Amite County is a county of 12,565 people in Mississippi. The median age is 49.2, about 10 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 11% of adults. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 27.6%, above the 12.5% national rate. The typical home is worth $100,800, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,222, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Amite County
What changed most since 1990
White share54.2% → 58.6%(+4.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age33.3 → 49.2(+15.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$83,042 → $100,800(+21%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)8%(30)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3.2%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era54.7%(204)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War18%(67)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 373 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Amite County, decade by decade
Amite County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
13,328
$37,607
$83,042
8.7%
62.8
2000
13,599
$47,423
$93,269
9.4%
63.2
2010
13,131
$39,726
$104,009
9.2%
62.9
2020
12,720
$37,337
$103,266
12.0%
64.2
2024
12,565
$37,222
$100,800
11.2%
62.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
