COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Choctaw County

Mississippi · 9,071 residents · 418 sq mi

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Choctaw County is home to 9,071 people in Mississippi. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $35,800. The poverty rate is 25.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $235 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,071

−7%vs 2000

vs 9,758 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.0

−11%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

418 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(631)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(761)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.5%(866)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(759)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(496)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(1,300)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(1,072)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(1,021)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(841)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(686)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(492)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(146)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,313

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,020 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,076

−40%vs 2000

vs $13,474 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.0%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,800

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$235

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $332 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.6%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.3% in 2000

14.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67.8%(6,613)

Black30.5%(2,980)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(79)

Asian0.1%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.3%(6,289)

Black30.1%(2,733)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(63)

Asian0.3%(26)

Other0.3%(23)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American0.9%(77)

Salvadoran0.6%(47)

Mexican0.5%(44)

Costa Rican0.4%(30)

Puerto Rican0.2%(19)

South American0.2%(14)

Peruvian0.2%(14)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(47)

Vietnamese0.3%(28)

Ancestry

English16.7%(1,355)

American12.9%(1,046)

Irish10.3%(836)

German4.6%(375)

Scottish2.3%(188)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(102)

Italian0.8%(68)

French0.5%(44)

Iranian0.4%(36)

Dutch0.4%(35)

Croatian0.3%(22)

Swedish0.3%(21)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.2%(16)

Welsh0.2%(16)

West Indian0.2%(13)

Jamaican0.1%(12)

Swiss0.1%(9)

British0.1%(8)

Austrian0%(2)

Polish0%(2)

Norwegian0%(1)

Haitian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.8%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.6%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 18.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30%(972)

Married52.1%(1,690)

Widowed6.9%(224)

Divorced11%(357)

Women 15+

Never married20.9%(728)

Married55.3%(1,921)

Widowed14%(486)

Divorced9.8%(341)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.6%

−7.1 ptssince 2013

from 17.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.7%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.0%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.6%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.0%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 56.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.5%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)18.1%(56)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.4%(88)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30%(93)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.9%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 310 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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