Stone County, Mississippi

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,515
Median household income: $59,307
Median home value: $163,300

Stone County is a county in Mississippi with a population of 18,515. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $59,307 runs above the Mississippi figure of $54,915.

From 2019 to 2023, Stone County's population grew 1.3% from 18,276 to 18,515, while its median household income rose 30.4% from $45,483 to $59,307.

87.6% of workers drive to work alone. 70.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,515
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $59,307
Median home value: $163,300
Median gross rent: $839
Housing units: 7,595
Homeownership rate: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,27618,515

Median household income

$45,483$59,307

Median home value

$112,800$163,300

Median gross rent

$680$839

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,276	$45,483	$112,800	$680
2020	18,282	$47,683	$124,500	$679
2021	18,356	$50,807	$150,500	$726
2022	18,360	$55,894	$164,400	$772
2023	18,515	$59,307	$163,300	$839

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	959	5.2%
5 to 17	3,025	16.3%
18 to 24	2,348	12.7%
25 to 34	2,007	10.8%
35 to 44	2,162	11.7%
45 to 54	2,338	12.6%
55 to 64	2,447	13.2%
65 to 74	2,052	11.1%
75 and over	1,177	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,008	75.7%
Black or African American	3,248	17.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	75	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	30	0.2%
Two or more races	682	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	456	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's37.7%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,466	12.0%
High school graduate	4,350	35.7%
Some college or associate's	4,590	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,094	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	683	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone87.6%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,112	87.6%
Carpooled	379	5.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	233	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	253	3.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,957	29.1%
15 to 29 min	1,094	16.3%
30 to 44 min	1,526	22.7%
45 to 59 min	1,174	17.5%
60+ min	973	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 17.9% (3,178 of 17,782)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,960	75.0%
Nonfamily households	1,656	25.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,616	87.1%
Vacant	979	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,295	80.0%
Renter-occupied	1,321	20.0%

1-unit, detached70.9%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other23.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,387	70.9%
1-unit, attached	23	0.3%
2 to 4 units	250	3.3%
5 to 19 units	119	1.6%
20 or more units	32	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1,784	23.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 28131
State: Mississippi
Land area: 445 sq mi
Water area: 2.59 sq mi
Center point: 30.7902, -89.1123