Tishomingo County, Mississippi

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,738
Median household income: $46,257
Median home value: $132,500

Tishomingo County, Mississippi counts 18,738 residents. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $46,257, its median household income sits below Mississippi's $54,915.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tishomingo County's population declined 3.6% from 19,441 to 18,738, while its median household income rose 22.8% from $37,681 to $46,257.

The median gross rent is $703. 16.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,738
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $46,257
Median home value: $132,500
Median gross rent: $703
Housing units: 10,549
Homeownership rate: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,44118,738

Median household income

$37,681$46,257

Median home value

$88,100$132,500

Median gross rent

$564$703

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,441	$37,681	$88,100	$564
2020	19,396	$38,302	$97,000	$546
2021	18,945	$40,394	$105,400	$620
2022	18,837	$45,545	$123,100	$677
2023	18,738	$46,257	$132,500	$703

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	994	5.3%
5 to 17	3,042	16.2%
18 to 24	1,315	7.0%
25 to 34	2,249	12.0%
35 to 44	2,074	11.1%
45 to 54	2,510	13.4%
55 to 64	2,634	14.1%
65 to 74	2,301	12.3%
75 and over	1,619	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,046	91.0%
Black or African American	211	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	113	0.6%
Asian	56	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	90	0.5%
Two or more races	644	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	578	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,237	16.7%
High school graduate	4,507	33.7%
Some college or associate's	4,450	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,255	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	938	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone89.9%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,876	89.9%
Carpooled	493	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	193	2.5%
Other means	72	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,538	34.0%
15 to 29 min	2,310	31.0%
30 to 44 min	1,453	19.5%
45 to 59 min	612	8.2%
60+ min	542	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 19.9% (3,667 of 18,401)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,273	61.1%
Nonfamily households	3,360	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,633	81.8%
Vacant	1,916	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,702	77.6%
Renter-occupied	1,931	22.4%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other14.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,842	74.3%
1-unit, attached	149	1.4%
2 to 4 units	764	7.2%
5 to 19 units	104	1.0%
20 or more units	193	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1,497	14.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 28141
State: Mississippi
Land area: 424 sq mi
Water area: 20 sq mi
Center point: 34.7388, -88.2348