MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

McComb Micro

McComb, MS · 2 counties · 51,234 residents · 813 sq mi

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McComb is home to 51,234 people. 33.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $40,052. The median household earns $14,865, about 51% below the national median. Renters pay $237 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

51,234

−5%vs 2000

vs 54,096 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

63 / sq mi

−5%vs 2000

vs 67 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 35.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

813 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202453K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(3,622)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(4,496)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(4,788)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(4,588)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(3,110)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(7,130)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(6,698)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(4,905)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(4,442)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(4,066)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(2,784)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(605)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,865

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,109 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,879

−42%vs 2000

vs $13,626 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

33.7%

+7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,052

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,465 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$237

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $370 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.5%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

22.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic51.9%(28,049)

Black46.3%(25,026)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(485)

Asian0.3%(160)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic55%(28,198)

Black44.7%(22,888)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(182)

Asian0.2%(84)

Other0.1%(64)

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%(534)

South American0.2%(117)

Central American0.2%(110)

Spaniard0.3%(100)

Colombian0.2%(89)

Salvadoran0.6%(79)

Venezuelan0.1%(28)

Guatemalan0.1%(20)

Cuban0%(9)

Puerto Rican0%(6)

Honduran0%(6)

Panamanian0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(85)

Asian Indian0.1%(62)

Chinese0.1%(30)

Vietnamese0%(14)

Cambodian0.1%(13)

Japanese0%(6)

Korean0%(3)

Ancestry

Irish7.8%(4,191)

Subsaharan African7.2%(3,871)

English6.9%(3,700)

American6%(3,215)

German4.2%(2,225)

Scottish1.8%(969)

Italian1.6%(854)

French1.4%(728)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(405)

Norwegian0.4%(223)

British0.3%(182)

French Canadian0.3%(134)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.2%(97)

Hungarian0.2%(83)

Welsh0.2%(80)

Polish0.2%(64)

Dutch0.1%(47)

West Indian0%(18)

Danish0%(17)

Swedish0%(17)

Russian0%(13)

Nigerian0%(13)

Croatian0.1%(9)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Belgian0.1%(8)

Ukrainian0%(8)

Lebanese0%(6)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(6)

Czech0%(4)

Haitian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.1%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.0%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+11%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 married38.5%(7,666)

Married46.4%(9,236)

Widowed4.1%(813)

Divorced11.1%(2,202)

Women 15+

Never married33.6%(7,649)

Married41%(9,346)

Widowed11.2%(2,542)

Divorced14.2%(3,235)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.6%

−5.1 ptssince 2013

from 16.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.9%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.0%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 53.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.4%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 45.8% 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)14.1%(294)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.2%(360)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.7%(830)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.5%(94)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,089 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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