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Mississippi Demographics

Population Mississippi U.S.
Total Population 2,844,658 281,421,920
Female 51.7% 50.9%
Male 48.3% 49.1%
18 years and over 72.7% 74.3%
65 years and over 12.1% 12.4%
Married Persons 54.3% 56.5%
Single Persons 45.7% 43.5%
Median Age 33.8 35.3
Average Family Size 3.1 3.1
Ethnicity
White 61.8% 77.0%
Black or African American 36.6% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4% 0.9%
Asian 0.7% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Other 0.5% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1.4% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Mississippi U.S.
Total Housing Units 1,161,953 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $71,400 $119,600
Number of Households 1,046,434 105,480,104