Median household income (2019 inflation-adjusted dollars)
$39,840
$45,081
Labor force participation rate (population 16 and older)
60.0%
57.2%
Percentage of households with own children under 18, female householder, no spouse present
10.1%
9.0%
Median earnings in the past 12 months (2019 inflation-adjusted dollars) for the population 25 years and over by educational attainment
Less than high school graduate
$15,648
$21,933
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
$23,622
$27,454
Some college or associate's degree
$27,764
$31,773
Bachelor's degree
$34,616
$43,511
Graduate or professional degree
$49,488
$55,505
Educational attainment of the population 25 years and older
Less than 9th grade
4.0%
5.1%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
8.6%
10.4%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
27.2%
30.4%
Some college, no degree
22.1%
22.3%
Associate's degree
10.3%
9.8%
Bachelor's degree
16.5%
13.7%
Graduate or professional degree
11.3%
8.4%
High school graduate or higher
87.4%
84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
27.8%
22.0%
Poverty status in the past 12 months
Population for whom poverty status is determined
71,682
2,886,767
Percent of population below poverty level
26.0%
20.3%
By age:
Under 18
32.2%
28.7%
18-64
25.8%
18.8%
65 and over
15.5%
12.8%
By sex:
Male
23.4%
18.2%
Female
28.4%
22.3%
By educational attainment:
Less than high school graduate
42.4%
31.9%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
28.0%
19.5%
Some college or associate's degree
19.2%
13.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
7.2%
5.3%
Census Bureau
Forrest County
Mississippi
2019 Population Estimates
74,897
2,976,149
2010 Census
Population
74,934
2,967,297
Population per square mile
160.7
63.0
Bureau of Economic Analysis 2019 Annual Data
Forrest County
Mississippi
Per capita income
$39,450
$38,914
Personal income (thousands of dollars)
$2,954,711
$115,814,213
Personal current transfer receipts (thousands of dollars)
$791,861
$30,682,815
Share of total personal income from transfer receipts
26.8%
26.5%
Personal current transfer receipts: county as a percent of the state
2.6%
100.0%
Manufacturing as a percentage of total employment
7.24%
9.45%
Bureau of Labor Statistics 2020 Annual Data
Forrest County
Mississippi
Labor force
32,983
1,259,347
Employment
30,328
1,157,546
Unemployment
2,655
101,801
Unemployment rate
8.0%
8.1%
Mississippi Department of Health, 2017
Forrest County
Mississippi
Number of births to unwed mothers
556
20,009
Percent of births to unwed mothers
54.8%
53.5%
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, 2017
Forrest County
Mississippi
Physicians by county
517
6,245
Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners
Forrest County
Mississippi
Active dentists by county, 2016
103
1,385
By sex:
Male
72
1,021
Female
31
364
County Business Patterns, 2019
Forrest County
Mississippi
Total number of establishments
1,717
59,130
Annual payroll ($1,000)
$1,373,298
$37,730,520
By employment-size class:
1 to 4 employees
756
29,543
5 to 9 employees
373
12,574
10 to 19 employees
259
8,205
20 to 49 employees
219
5,724
50 to 99 employees
62
1,776
100 to 249 employees
36
875
250 to 499 employees
6
274
500 to 999 employees
4
102
1000+ employees
N/A
57
By (2012) NAICS code:
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11)
11
642
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21)
6
308
Utilities (22)
21
582
Construction (23)
83
3,865
MFG (31-33)
62
2,072
Wholesale trade (42)
81
2,652
Retail trade (44-45)
329
11,324
Transportation and warehousing (48-49)
65
2,200
Information (51)
26
1,048
Finance and insurance (52)
132
4,620
Real estate and rental and leasing (53)
86
2,433
Professional, scientific, and technical services (54)
143
4,648
Management of companies and enterprises (55)
12
319
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (56)
80
2,383
Educational services (61)
16
580
Health care and social assistance (62)
191
6,506
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (71)
21
692
Accommodation and food services (72)
192
5,744
Other services (except public administration) (81)
160
6,404
Industries not classified (99)
N/A
108
University Research Center
Forrest County
Mississippi
Retail sales pull factor by county, 2017
1.10
N/A
The University Research Center (URC) conducts applied unbiased research on a variety of state and local issues including revenue estimation, economic impact analysis, socio-economic policy analysis, tax analysis, and economic forecasting for the State of Mississippi. Clients include both public and private entities. URC routinely works closely with both the Legislative and Executive branches of state government. State Economist Dr. Darrin Webb is the current Director of the University Research Center. URC is a division of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning.
