COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Simpson County

Mississippi · 23,953 residents · 589 sq mi

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Simpson County is home to 23,953 people in Mississippi. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $39,200. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 22.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median rent is $246 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

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

23,953

−13%vs 2000

vs 27,639 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

589 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(1,785)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(1,925)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(2,162)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(1,937)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(1,362)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(3,869)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(3,065)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(2,570)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(2,203)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(1,638)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(1,133)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(304)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,053

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,343 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,284

−38%vs 2000

vs $13,344 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.7%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,200

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$246

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $376 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.0%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

19.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic64%(17,686)

Black34.1%(9,432)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(318)

Asian0.1%(35)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic67.5%(16,163)

Black32.3%(7,727)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(55)

Asian0.1%(27)

Other0.2%(36)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(342)

Cuban0.1%(32)

Dominican0.1%(23)

Puerto Rican0.1%(14)

Central American0%(12)

Honduran0%(12)

Spaniard0%(12)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(49)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(49)

Chamorro0.1%(20)

Ancestry

English10.8%(2,784)

American9.3%(2,394)

Irish6.7%(1,720)

German2.6%(660)

Scotch-Irish2.3%(599)

Italian1.8%(460)

Scottish1.2%(308)

French1.2%(305)

Dutch0.3%(68)

Polish0.3%(67)

British0.2%(39)

French Canadian0.1%(38)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.1%(25)

Welsh0.1%(22)

Russian0.1%(19)

Hungarian0.1%(13)

Greek0%(10)

West Indian0%(7)

Subsaharan African0%(6)

Portuguese0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.0%

−10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.2 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 24.9 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 married32.2%(3,196)

Married53.7%(5,336)

Widowed2.6%(259)

Divorced11.5%(1,143)

Women 15+

Never married28.3%(3,101)

Married48.5%(5,323)

Widowed11.9%(1,302)

Divorced11.3%(1,243)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.1%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 20.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.8%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 43.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.7%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.5%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 55.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.9% 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)29.4%(357)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.4%(345)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.7%(373)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(54)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,216 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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