Lowndes County, Mississippi

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 58,187
Median household income: $54,460
Median home value: $157,400

Lowndes County is a county in Mississippi with a population of 58,187. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $54,460, its median household income sits in line with Mississippi's $54,915.

From 2019 to 2023, Lowndes County's population declined 1.6% from 59,150 to 58,187, while its median household income rose 8.0% from $50,441 to $54,460.

69.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1981.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 58,187
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $54,460
Median home value: $157,400
Median gross rent: $909
Housing units: 27,044
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

59,15058,187

Median household income

$50,441$54,460

Median home value

$134,200$157,400

Median gross rent

$805$909

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	59,150	$50,441	$134,200	$805
2020	58,896	$48,170	$136,300	$808
2021	58,904	$49,660	$142,200	$798
2022	58,547	$53,687	$155,300	$903
2023	58,187	$54,460	$157,400	$909

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,753	6.4%
5 to 17	10,095	17.3%
18 to 24	5,639	9.7%
25 to 34	8,002	13.8%
35 to 44	6,920	11.9%
45 to 54	6,472	11.1%
55 to 64	7,450	12.8%
65 to 74	5,862	10.1%
75 and over	3,994	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,955	49.8%
Black or African American	25,478	43.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	136	0.2%
Asian	597	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	399	0.7%
Two or more races	1,317	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,305	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,617	11.9%
High school graduate	12,404	32.1%
Some college or associate's	11,402	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	6,667	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,610	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone86.9%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,235	86.9%
Carpooled	1,473	6.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	339	1.4%
Bicycle	17	0.1%
Worked from home	1,254	5.1%
Other means	112	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,843	33.8%
15 to 29 min	11,162	48.2%
30 to 44 min	2,325	10.0%
45 to 59 min	565	2.4%
60+ min	1,281	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 16.9% (9,585 of 56,573)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,262	62.5%
Nonfamily households	8,567	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	22,829	84.4%
Vacant	4,215	15.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,224	62.3%
Renter-occupied	8,605	37.7%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other11.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,835	69.6%
1-unit, attached	496	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1,813	6.7%
5 to 19 units	2,261	8.4%
20 or more units	431	1.6%
Mobile home & other	3,208	11.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 28087
State: Mississippi
Land area: 505 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 33.4714, -88.4397