Tippah County, Mississippi Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Tippah County, Mississippi, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Tippah County, Mississippi. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Tippah County, Mississippi. The estimated population of Tippah County, Mississippi is 21,877 people, with a median age of 39.4.

We can look at the total population in Tippah County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
21,877
 -0.45% -0.53%
2020
21,976
 -0.19% -
2019
22,018
+0.13%
-
2018
21,990
 -0.01% -
2017
21,993
 - -

Population of Tippah County, Mississippi by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
76.8%
77.3%
 -0.65%
Black/African American
15.5%
16.6%
 -6.63%
Native
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
4.8%
4.7%
 +2.13%
Asian
0.1%
0.5%
 -80.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Two Or More Races
2.5%
0.9%
 +177.78%
Other
0.3%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Tippah County, Mississippi by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 39.4 +0.51% 37.5 -0.53% 40 +1.27%
2020 39.2 +1.03% 37.7 +0.27% 39.5 -0.25%
2019 38.8 -1.52% 37.6 +0.8% 39.6 -1.74%
2018 39.4 +2.07% 37.3 0% 40.3 +0.25%
2017 38.6 - 37.3 - 40.2 -

The median age of Tippah County, Mississippi gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,533 -36.74% 1,281 -6.21% 1,027 1,198
10 to 19 1,601 +31.08% 1,717 0.12% 2,103 1,709
20 to 29 1,360 0.26% 1,305 +3.53% 1,354 1,346
30 to 39 1,203 0.61% 1,288 +5.16% 1,191 1,341
40 to 49 1,542 -12.09% 1,554 -6.19% 1,355 1,450
50 to 59 1,431 -0.93% 1,279 +11.5% 1,406 1,413
60 to 69 1,220 +3.61% 1,596 -10.7% 1,260 1,410
70+ 872 +14.88% 1,211 +8% 1,006 1,308

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Tippah County, Mississippi is $41,506.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Tippah County.

  • Under 25
    $40,069.00
  • 25 to 44
    $43,345.00
  • 45 to 64
    $47,063.00
  • 65 and over
    $32,492.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Tippah County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Tippah County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Tippah County, Mississippi is currently $57,981.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

1.69% of households in Tippah County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Tippah County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    31.81%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    26.64%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.95%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    10.78%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    10.87%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1.26%
  • $200,000 or more
    1.69%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Tippah County is $26,348.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Tippah County by the total population of Tippah County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Tippah County, Mississippi, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Tippah County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    7.69%
  • Bachelor's degree
    20.72%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.23%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    53.51%
  • Less than high school diploma
    5.84%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Tippah County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Tippah County over the age of 16 is 17,100.

Of those people, a total of 55.70% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Tippah County is 52.10%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,260 21.90% 8.70%
20 to 24 years 1,422 66.50% 17.60%
25 to 29 years 1,278 76.40% 6.20%
30 to 34 years 1,068 84.50% 13.90%
35 to 44 years 2,833 78.20% 5.50%
45 to 54 years 2,848 74.20% 5.30%
55 to 59 years 1,407 55.60% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 1,415 37.50% 1.30%
65 to 74 years 2,231 31.60% 0.00%
75 years and over 1,338 6.40% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Tippah County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 13,378 52.90% 6.00%
Black or African American 2,690 61.50% 8.40%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 12 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 548 80.10% 9.10%
Two or more races 469 75.30% 3.20%
Hispanic or Latino 685 74.70% 7.40%
Not Hispanic or Latino 13,365 53.00% 6.00%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Tippah County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Tippah County is 8,910, with median earnings of $31,714.00.

Women in Tippah County, Mississippi earning approximately 57.40% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 8,910 $31,714.00
Male 4,448 $38,592.00
Female 4,462 $22,151.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 477 $51,875.00
Business and Financial 153 $22,119.00
Computer and Mathematical 67 $80,179.00
Architecture and Engineering 97 $52,067.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 32 $0.00
Community and Social Service 103 $60,156.00
Legal 22 $16,447.00
Educational and Library 380 $41,250.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 85 $30,404.00
Healthcare Practitioners 639 $52,202.00
Healthcare Support 227 $22,243.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 61 $46,349.00
Law Enforcement 18 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 381 $9,834.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 334 $19,873.00
Personal Care and Service 68 $35,313.00
Sales 718 $14,722.00
Office and Administrative Support 956 $32,139.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 81 $52,699.00
Construction and Extraction 556 $31,743.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 408 $33,919.00
Production 1,852 $30,217.00
Transportation and Material Moving 433 $50,625.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 287 $72,975.00 190 $40,479.00
Business and Financial 50 $56,786.00 103 $21,357.00
Computer and Mathematical 67 $80,179.00 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 97 $52,067.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 13 $0.00 19 $0.00
Community and Social Service 102 $60,313.00 1 $0.00
Legal 0 $0.00 22 $16,447.00
Educational and Library 46 $32,045.00 334 $41,429.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 81 $30,551.00 4 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 160 $32,202.00 479 $52,793.00
Healthcare Support 13 $55,179.00 214 $22,206.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 61 $46,349.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 18 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 70 $23,214.00 311 $9,389.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 136 $19,211.00 198 $20,714.00
Personal Care and Service 8 $0.00 60 $35,625.00
Sales 286 $30,083.00 432 $14,330.00
Office and Administrative Support 98 $32,050.00 858 $32,250.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 73 $0.00 8 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 539 $31,464.00 17 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 331 $40,865.00 77 $0.00
Production 995 $40,288.00 857 $22,051.00
Transportation and Material Moving 405 $55,190.00 28 $8,036.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 7,854 households in Tippah County, with an average household size of 2.74 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 5,435 families in Tippah County with an average family size of 3.36 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 4,015 448 972 2,419
Average Household Size 3.35 3.83 3.67 1.16
Total Families 4,015 448 972 0
Average Household Size 3.31 3.17 3.61 0

Poverty

Of the 5,435 families in Tippah County, 14.90% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Tippah County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 9,864 housing units in Tippah County, Mississippi.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 7,854 79.62%
Vacant 2,010 20.38%

17.18% of the total 9,864 housing units in Tippah County are rental units. This is approximately 1,695 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 5,533 are occupied by the owner - or 56.09% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Tippah County is $600.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Tippah County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    626
  • Less than $500
    603
  • $500 to $999
    847
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    245
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    0
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Tippah County is $106,400.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Tippah County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    834
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,768
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,079
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    777
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    763
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    141
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    114
  • $1,000,000 or more
    57

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Tippah County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Tippah County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    807
  • 1940 to 1949
    182
  • 1950 to 1959
    771
  • 1960 to 1969
    989
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,468
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,124
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,138
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,478
  • 2010 to 2013
    907
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Tippah County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    335
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,436
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,353
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,730

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Tippah County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Tippah County that commute to work in a particular way.

23.1 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Tippah County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    344
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,034
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,384
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,183
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,567
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    272
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,163
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    80
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    373
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    729
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    319
  • 90 or more minutes
    113

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Tippah County, Mississippi in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Tippah County, Mississippi

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