Panola County, Mississippi

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 32,965
Median household income: $43,990
Median home value: $121,500

Panola County, Mississippi counts 32,965 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $43,990, its median household income sits below Mississippi's $54,915.

Between 2019 and 2023, Panola County's population declined 3.6% from 34,190 to 32,965, while its median household income rose 14.8% from $38,304 to $43,990.

15.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,965
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $43,990
Median home value: $121,500
Median gross rent: $859
Housing units: 14,691
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,19032,965

Median household income

$38,304$43,990

Median home value

$83,300$121,500

Median gross rent

$679$859

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,190	$38,304	$83,300	$679
2020	34,079	$37,232	$82,700	$715
2021	33,300	$39,673	$90,800	$753
2022	33,157	$47,894	$115,800	$830
2023	32,965	$43,990	$121,500	$859

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,180	6.6%
5 to 17	5,989	18.2%
18 to 24	2,840	8.6%
25 to 34	3,791	11.5%
35 to 44	4,161	12.6%
45 to 54	3,876	11.8%
55 to 64	4,494	13.6%
65 to 74	3,436	10.4%
75 and over	2,198	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,401	46.7%
Black or African American	15,826	48.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.1%
Asian	117	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	116	0.4%
Some other race	10	0.0%
Two or more races	801	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	673	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,580	16.3%
High school graduate	7,356	33.5%
Some college or associate's	7,618	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,217	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,185	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone88.5%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,426	88.5%
Carpooled	691	5.9%
Public transit	20	0.2%
Walked	74	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	543	4.6%
Other means	27	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,633	23.4%
15 to 29 min	3,416	30.4%
30 to 44 min	3,127	27.8%
45 to 59 min	1,001	8.9%
60+ min	1,061	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 24.1% (7,874 of 32,622)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,051	65.0%
Nonfamily households	4,331	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,382	84.3%
Vacant	2,309	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,525	68.8%
Renter-occupied	3,857	31.2%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other23.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,134	69.0%
1-unit, attached	72	0.5%
2 to 4 units	797	5.4%
5 to 19 units	214	1.5%
20 or more units	67	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3,407	23.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 28107
State: Mississippi
Land area: 685 sq mi
Water area: 20 sq mi
Center point: 34.3652, -89.9631