COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Panola County

Mississippi · 29,996 residents · 685 sq mi

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Panola County is a county of 29,996 people in Mississippi. The poverty rate is 33.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $39,000. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. The median household earns $17,686, about 41% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,996

−12%vs 2000

vs 34,274 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 33.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

685 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(2,460)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.5%(2,851)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(2,598)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.3%(2,790)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(2,016)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(4,442)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(3,701)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(2,711)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(2,467)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(2,192)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(1,339)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(429)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,686

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,785 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,537

−42%vs 2000

vs $13,075 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

33.8%

+8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,000

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$249

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $387 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.1%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

23.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic50.2%(17,191)

Black48.1%(16,478)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(384)

Asian0.2%(53)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic51.2%(15,366)

Black48.5%(14,542)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(154)

Asian0.1%(38)

Other0.2%(50)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(530)

Spaniard0.3%(110)

Cuban0.1%(19)

Puerto Rican0.1%(17)

Central American0%(1)

Guatemalan0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(137)

Vietnamese0.1%(20)

Asian Indian0%(7)

Ancestry

English12.9%(4,218)

Irish5.4%(1,763)

American5%(1,626)

German3.1%(1,013)

Italian2.4%(802)

Subsaharan African1%(318)

French0.9%(294)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(239)

Scottish0.5%(168)

Dutch0.4%(126)

Swedish0.2%(78)

Arab0.2%(76)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.2%(52)

Jordanian0.1%(42)

Palestinian0.1%(28)

Norwegian0.1%(21)

Swiss0.1%(18)

British0%(16)

Welsh0%(15)

Ukrainian0%(11)

Polish0%(10)

Portuguese0%(6)

Lebanese0%(5)

Hungarian0%(5)

Egyptian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.3%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 20.3 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 married40.3%(4,973)

Married44.7%(5,514)

Widowed2.9%(354)

Divorced12.1%(1,487)

Women 15+

Never married35.1%(4,857)

Married40.4%(5,584)

Widowed11%(1,527)

Divorced13.4%(1,853)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.7%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 16.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.4%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.9%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.9%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.0%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.3% 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)30%(331)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.6%(106)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.2%(455)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(62)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,105 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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