Itawamba County is a county of 24,036 people in Mississippi. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $142,400, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 1%. Median rent is $811 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,546, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Itawamba County
What changed most since 1990
White share92.7% → 88.2%(−4.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants85.3% → 79.0%(−6.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.7% → 16.0%(+9.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)27.3%(297)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.2%(350)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.1%(273)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(58)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,086 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
Itawamba County, decade by decade
Itawamba 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
20,017
$49,849
$84,962
6.7%
17.0
2000
22,770
$56,755
$100,738
8.8%
18.7
2010
23,401
$54,073
$115,086
12.4%
19.1
2020
23,863
$57,752
$109,932
13.9%
26.4
2024
24,036
$55,546
$142,400
16.0%
27.2
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.
