COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

George County

Mississippi · 16,673 residents · 479 sq mi

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With 16,673 people, George County is a county in Mississippi. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $37,900. The poverty rate is 24.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median household income is $18,397, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,673

−13%vs 2000

vs 19,144 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.9

−7%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

479 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,262)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(1,504)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(1,344)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(1,537)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(1,180)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(2,529)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(2,017)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.4%(2,061)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(1,369)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(1,054)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(679)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(137)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,397

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,730 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,000

−44%vs 2000

vs $14,337 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.4%

+7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,900

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$264

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $428 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 86.2% in 2000

13.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.7%(16,976)

Black8.8%(1,681)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(307)

Asian0.2%(30)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90%(15,007)

Black9.4%(1,560)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(53)

Asian0.1%(21)

Other0.5%(85)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(294)

Central American0.8%(206)

Guatemalan0.4%(110)

Puerto Rican0.4%(108)

Honduran0.4%(96)

South American0.2%(61)

Cuban0.1%(32)

Colombian0.1%(32)

Peruvian0.1%(29)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(33)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(51)

Ancestry

English21.4%(5,395)

American12.6%(3,162)

Irish10.8%(2,730)

German7.1%(1,789)

Scottish2.3%(578)

Italian2.1%(534)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(322)

French0.9%(232)

Swedish0.7%(171)

British0.5%(135)

Welsh0.4%(98)

Polish0.3%(78)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.3%(73)

Finnish0.2%(51)

Subsaharan African0.2%(44)

Dutch0.1%(36)

Danish0.1%(33)

Brazilian0.1%(29)

Hungarian0.1%(29)

West Indian0.1%(29)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(29)

Norwegian0.1%(26)

Portuguese0.1%(25)

Austrian0.1%(23)

Russian0.1%(19)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

Romanian0%(5)

Arab0%(2)

Lebanese0%(2)

Ukrainian0%(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

8.3%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.8%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.0 min

−4%vs 2000

vs 30.3 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 married26.1%(2,581)

Married57%(5,642)

Widowed2.4%(238)

Divorced14.5%(1,432)

Women 15+

Never married19.4%(1,887)

Married59.2%(5,745)

Widowed8%(772)

Divorced13.4%(1,304)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.5%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 21.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.0%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.2%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.0%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.1%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 56.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.5%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% 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)34.7%(485)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16%(223)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.3%(479)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,396 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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