Smith County, Mississippi

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,193
Median household income: $51,396
Median home value: $114,000

Smith County is a county in Mississippi with a population of 14,193. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $51,396 is below the Mississippi median ($54,915).

Between 2019 and 2023, Smith County's population declined 11.3% from 16,009 to 14,193, while its median household income rose 19.2% from $43,105 to $51,396.

68.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,193
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $51,396
Median home value: $114,000
Median gross rent: $664
Housing units: 6,684
Homeownership rate: 86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,00914,193

Median household income

$43,105$51,396

Median home value

$102,600$114,000

Median gross rent

$587$664

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,009	$43,105	$102,600	$587
2020	15,919	$44,714	$108,300	$576
2021	14,483	$51,792	$111,100	$626
2022	14,310	$51,983	$120,200	$649
2023	14,193	$51,396	$114,000	$664

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	895	6.3%
5 to 17	2,369	16.7%
18 to 24	1,173	8.3%
25 to 34	1,482	10.4%
35 to 44	1,640	11.6%
45 to 54	1,779	12.5%
55 to 64	1,910	13.5%
65 to 74	1,660	11.7%
75 and over	1,285	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,406	73.3%
Black or African American	3,421	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	25	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	32	0.2%
Two or more races	215	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	94	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.7%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,727	17.7%
High school graduate	3,623	37.1%
Some college or associate's	3,036	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	842	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	528	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,155	82.7%
Carpooled	579	11.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	193	3.8%
Other means	66	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,120	23.2%
15 to 29 min	1,591	32.9%
30 to 44 min	1,074	22.2%
45 to 59 min	346	7.2%
60+ min	701	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 19.3% (2,712 of 14,034)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,606	66.8%
Nonfamily households	1,791	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,397	80.7%
Vacant	1,287	19.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,660	86.3%
Renter-occupied	737	13.7%

1-unit, detached68.1%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other28.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,555	68.1%
1-unit, attached	22	0.3%
2 to 4 units	96	1.4%
5 to 19 units	94	1.4%
20 or more units	30	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1,887	28.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 28129
State: Mississippi
Land area: 636 sq mi
Water area: 1 sq mi
Center point: 32.0190, -89.4949