COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Itawamba County

Mississippi · 20,017 residents · 533 sq mi

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Itawamba County is home to 20,017 people in Mississippi. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $35,400. Median rent is $249 a month. Households take in $20,770 at the median, 31% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,017

−12%vs 2000

vs 22,770 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

−3%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

533 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202424K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(1,196)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(1,303)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,437)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(1,825)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(1,449)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(2,746)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(2,747)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(2,286)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(1,924)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(1,701)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(1,104)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(299)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,770

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,156 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,476

−37%vs 2000

vs $14,956 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.6%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,400

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$249

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $384 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.3%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

14.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92%(20,942)

Black6.4%(1,449)

Hispanic / Latino1%(226)

Asian0.2%(41)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(18,604)

Black6.8%(1,353)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(59)

Asian0.1%(26)

Other0.2%(34)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(430)

Spaniard0%(2)

Puerto Rican0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.5%(111)

Ancestry

American15.2%(3,652)

English12.1%(2,914)

Irish9.9%(2,372)

German5.5%(1,315)

Scottish1.9%(445)

Polish0.9%(223)

Italian0.8%(204)

French0.7%(169)

Welsh0.4%(104)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(93)

Norwegian0.3%(82)

Swiss0.2%(59)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.2%(58)

Greek0.2%(42)

Swedish0.1%(27)

British0.1%(18)

Czech0.1%(15)

Danish0%(6)

Arab0%(5)

Jordanian0%(5)

Subsaharan African0%(5)

Finnish0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.0%

−16.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.8%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 18.1 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 married29.4%(2,890)

Married53.1%(5,219)

Widowed3.2%(314)

Divorced14.3%(1,410)

Women 15+

Never married23.4%(2,351)

Married48.3%(4,859)

Widowed11.9%(1,192)

Divorced16.4%(1,653)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.0%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 11.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.2%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 46.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.6%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.3%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 60.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 39.0% 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)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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