Yazoo County, Mississippi

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 26,837
Median household income: $40,974
Median home value: $129,200

Home to 26,837 residents, Yazoo County is one of Mississippi's counties. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $40,974 is below the Mississippi median ($54,915).

Between 2019 and 2023, Yazoo County's population declined 6.0% from 28,565 to 26,837, while its median household income rose 23.1% from $33,279 to $40,974.

81.9% of workers drive to work alone. 63.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,837
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $40,974
Median home value: $129,200
Median gross rent: $804
Housing units: 10,473
Homeownership rate: 55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,56526,837

Median household income

$33,279$40,974

Median home value

$88,900$129,200

Median gross rent

$636$804

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,565	$33,279	$88,900	$636
2020	28,511	$32,729	$88,600	$742
2021	27,924	$40,037	$109,100	$766
2022	27,467	$41,867	$117,800	$829
2023	26,837	$40,974	$129,200	$804

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4418.2%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,477	5.5%
5 to 17	4,344	16.2%
18 to 24	2,310	8.6%
25 to 34	4,001	14.9%
35 to 44	4,875	18.2%
45 to 54	3,073	11.5%
55 to 64	2,994	11.2%
65 to 74	2,240	8.3%
75 and over	1,523	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,379	34.9%
Black or African American	15,472	57.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	65	0.2%
Asian	13	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	472	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,436	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.3%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,736	25.3%
High school graduate	6,687	35.7%
Some college or associate's	4,804	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,685	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	794	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,923	81.9%
Carpooled	855	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	142	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	355	4.2%
Other means	176	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,885	35.6%
15 to 29 min	1,619	20.0%
30 to 44 min	1,481	18.3%
45 to 59 min	1,402	17.3%
60+ min	709	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 31.4% (6,846 of 21,832)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,585	62.8%
Nonfamily households	3,307	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,892	84.9%
Vacant	1,581	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,920	55.3%
Renter-occupied	3,972	44.7%

1-unit, detached63.6%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other21.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,664	63.6%
1-unit, attached	33	0.3%
2 to 4 units	676	6.5%
5 to 19 units	800	7.6%
20 or more units	104	1.0%
Mobile home & other	2,196	21.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 28163
State: Mississippi
Land area: 922 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 32.7657, -90.3879