COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pontotoc County

Mississippi · 22,237 residents · 498 sq mi

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Pontotoc County is a county of 22,237 people in Mississippi. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $41,900. Renters pay $255 a month at the median. Households take in $20,223 at the median, 33% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

22,237

−17%vs 2000

vs 26,726 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−5%vs 2000

vs 34.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

498 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202432K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,617)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(1,580)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(1,825)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(1,693)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(1,568)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(3,443)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(3,133)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(2,204)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(1,988)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(1,854)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(1,000)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(332)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,223

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,055 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,143

−42%vs 2000

vs $15,658 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.2%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,900

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$255

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $391 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.5%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

19.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.6%(22,336)

Black13.9%(3,711)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(481)

Asian0.1%(26)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.8%(18,860)

Black14.6%(3,249)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(103)

Asian0.2%(50)

Other0.4%(78)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.9%(1,223)

Central American2.5%(788)

Guatemalan2.1%(663)

Salvadoran0.4%(112)

Puerto Rican0.2%(57)

South American0.2%(53)

Cuban0.1%(43)

Spaniard0.1%(32)

Honduran0%(13)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(29)

Ancestry

Irish10.6%(3,333)

American9.7%(3,062)

English9.6%(3,043)

German6.5%(2,037)

Scottish2.1%(651)

Italian1.7%(538)

French1.2%(366)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(336)

Dutch0.5%(145)

British0.3%(93)

Norwegian0.2%(52)

Welsh0.1%(46)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.1%(39)

Swedish0.1%(32)

Polish0.1%(20)

Russian0.1%(20)

Danish0.1%(17)

Canadian0%(14)

Finnish0%(11)

Subsaharan African0%(5)

Nigerian0%(5)

Greek0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.4%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.0 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 15.1 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 married31.1%(3,812)

Married56.6%(6,936)

Widowed3.7%(458)

Divorced8.5%(1,039)

Women 15+

Never married23.9%(3,040)

Married53%(6,734)

Widowed11.1%(1,408)

Divorced12%(1,530)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.2%

−5.1 ptssince 2013

from 17.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 46.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.7%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 61.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.2% 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)22.2%(224)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)46.1%(464)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.1%(243)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,007 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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