Yalobusha County, Mississippi

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,439
Median household income: $49,171
Median home value: $97,200

Home to 12,439 residents, Yalobusha County is one of Mississippi's counties. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $49,171 runs below the Mississippi figure of $54,915.

Between 2019 and 2023, Yalobusha County's population held roughly steady from 12,367 to 12,439, while its median household income rose 18.6% from $41,464 to $49,171.

Owners occupy 70.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,439
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $49,171
Median home value: $97,200
Median gross rent: $810
Housing units: 6,476
Homeownership rate: 70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,36712,439

Median household income

$41,464$49,171

Median home value

$79,700$97,200

Median gross rent

$665$810

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,367	$41,464	$79,700	$665
2020	12,276	$41,440	$85,500	$674
2021	12,586	$44,348	$83,900	$684
2022	12,499	$47,006	$94,100	$683
2023	12,439	$49,171	$97,200	$810

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	776	6.2%
5 to 17	1,931	15.5%
18 to 24	760	6.1%
25 to 34	1,600	12.9%
35 to 44	1,411	11.3%
45 to 54	1,515	12.2%
55 to 64	1,780	14.3%
65 to 74	1,612	13.0%
75 and over	1,054	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,173	57.7%
Black or African American	4,556	36.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	55	0.4%
Asian	18	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	435	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	202	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate45.1%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree6.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,421	15.8%
High school graduate	4,043	45.1%
Some college or associate's	2,402	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	571	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	535	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,163	86.5%
Carpooled	406	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	180	3.7%
Other means	50	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,274	27.5%
15 to 29 min	1,216	26.3%
30 to 44 min	1,372	29.6%
45 to 59 min	137	3.0%
60+ min	631	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 22.7% (2,765 of 12,163)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,183	63.2%
Nonfamily households	1,854	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,037	77.8%
Vacant	1,439	22.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,541	70.3%
Renter-occupied	1,496	29.7%

1-unit, detached68.0%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other26.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,401	68.0%
1-unit, attached	45	0.7%
2 to 4 units	226	3.5%
5 to 19 units	77	1.2%
20 or more units	36	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1,691	26.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 28161
State: Mississippi
Land area: 467 sq mi
Water area: 28 sq mi
Center point: 34.0307, -89.7038