| 2018-2022 American Community Survey |
Oktibbeha County |
Mississippi |
| Total population |
51,388 |
2,958,846 |
| Male population |
25,696 |
1,437,988 |
| Female population |
25,692 |
1,520,858 |
| Median age |
25.4 |
38.1 |
| Age dependency ratio |
41.0 |
66.2 |
| Citizen voting age population |
42,454 |
2,267,770 |
| Male voting age population |
21,168 |
1,085,881 |
| Female voting age population |
21,286 |
1,181,889 |
| Median Household Income (2022 inflation-adjusted dollars) |
$42,953 |
$52,985 |
| Labor force participation rate (population 16 and older) |
56.3% |
57.2% |
| Percentage of households with own children under 18, female householder, no spouse present |
6.9% |
8.6% |
| Median earnings in the past 12 months (2022 inflation-adjusted dollars) for the population 25 years and over by educational attainment |
| Less than high school graduate |
$21,556 |
$25,363 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
$29,112 |
$32,974 |
| Some college or associate's degree |
$34,412 |
$36,994 |
| Bachelor's degree |
$42,936 |
$50,373 |
| Graduate or professional degree |
$58,159 |
$63,251 |
|
| Educational attainment of the population 25 years and older |
| Less than 9th grade |
3.4% |
4.6% |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma |
5.7% |
9.1% |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
21.4% |
29.8% |
| Some college, no degree |
16.4% |
21.9% |
| Associate's degree |
8.7% |
10.6% |
| Bachelor's degree |
22.4% |
14.5% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
22.0% |
9.3% |
|
| High school graduate or higher |
90.9% |
86.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
44.4% |
23.9% |
|
| Poverty status in the past 12 months |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined |
46,114 |
2,858,819 |
| Percent of population below poverty level |
28.5% |
19.2% |
| By age: |
| Under 18 |
14.3% |
33.1% |
| 18-64 |
80.9% |
55.3% |
| 65 and over |
4.8% |
12.8% |
|
| By sex: |
| Male |
52.1% |
43.2% |
| Female |
47.9% |
56.8% |
|
| By educational attainment: |
| Less than high school graduate |
32.7% |
31.8% |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
27.2% |
19.5% |
| Some college or associate's degree |
16.7% |
13.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
5.9% |
5.4% |
|
|
| Bureau of Economic Analysis 2022 Annual Data |
Oktibbeha County |
Mississippi |
| Per capita income |
$35,457 |
$38,914 |
| Personal income (thousands of dollars) |
$1,758,204 |
$115,814,213 |
| Personal current transfer receipts (thousands of dollars) |
$389,771 |
$30,682,815 |
| Share of total personal income from transfer receipts |
22.2% |
26.5% |
| Personal current transfer receipts: county as a percent of the state |
1.3% |
100.0% |
| Manufacturing as a percentage of total employment |
4.75% |
9.45% |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics 2022 Annual Data |
Oktibbeha County |
Mississippi |
| Labor force |
22,096 |
1,259,347 |
| Employment |
20,414 |
1,157,546 |
| Unemployment |
1,682 |
101,801 |
| Unemployment rate |
7.6% |
8.1% |
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