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Amite County, Mississippi demographics

Population: 12,718

Median age: 48.2

Median household income: 31,367

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Amite County, Mississippi.

Population

2021	12,718
2020	12,341
2019	12,412
2018	12,468
2017	12,574
2016	12,692
2015	12,840
2014	12,957
2013	13,061
2012	13,139
2011	13,213
2010	13,318
2009	13,293

Amite County, MS cities

Centreville town - 2,087

Crosby town - 296

Gloster town - 1,158

Liberty town - 833

Census data for Amite County, Mississippi

Demographic and housing estimates in Amite County, Mississippi

Total population
Total population	12,718
Male	6,341
Female	6,377

Population by age
Total population	12,718
Under 5 years	418
5 to 9 years	878
10 to 14 years	1,015
15 to 19 years	479
20 to 24 years	629
25 to 34 years	1,342
35 to 44 years	1,030
45 to 54 years	1,743
55 to 59 years	1,391
60 to 64 years	790
65 to 74 years	1,795
75 to 84 years	910
85 years and over	298
Median age (years)	48.2
Under 18 years	2,627
16 years and over	10,370
18 years and over	10,091
21 years and over	9,904
62 years and over	3,444
65 years and over	3,003

Population by race
Total population	12,718
One race	12,555
White	7,317
Black or African American	5,193
American Indian and Alaska Native	9
Asian	15
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	21
Two or more races	163

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	10,057
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	4,866
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	5,191

Social characteristics in Amite County, Mississippi

Households by type
Total households	5,841
Family households (families)	2,610
Married-couple family	202
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,196
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,001
Nonfamily households	1,833
Average household size	2,143
Average family size	2.16

Economic characteristics in Amite County, Mississippi

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	5,841
Less than $10,000	950
$10,000 to $14,999	921
$15,000 to $24,999	717
$25,000 to $34,999	606
$35,000 to $49,999	737
$50,000 to $74,999	770
$75,000 to $99,999	495
$100,000 to $149,999	327
$150,000 to $199,999	206
$200,000 or more	112
Median household income (dollars)	31,367

Housing characteristics in Amite County, Mississippi

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	7,167
Occupied housing units	5,841
Vacant housing units	1,326

Units in structure
Total housing units	7,167
1-unit, detached	4,381
1-unit, attached	18
2 units	2
3 or 4 units	45
5 to 9 units	29
10 to 19 units	10
20 or more units	86
Mobile home	2,596
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	7,167
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	430
Built 2000 to 2009	983
Built 1990 to 1999	1,162
Built 1980 to 1989	1,200
Built 1970 to 1979	1,794
Built 1960 to 1969	643
Built 1950 to 1959	457
Built 1940 to 1949	191
Built 1939 or earlier	307

Rooms
Total housing units	7,167
1 room	9
2 rooms	101
3 rooms	676
4 rooms	920
5 rooms	1,983
6 rooms	1,484
7 rooms	920
8 rooms	485
9 rooms or more	589
Median rooms	5.4

Bedrooms
Total housing units	7,167
No bedroom	9
1 bedroom	250
2 bedrooms	1,635
3 bedrooms	4,325
4 bedrooms	793
5 or more bedrooms	155

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	5,841
Owner-occupied	4,656
Renter-occupied	1,185
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.14
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.24

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	5,841
Moved in 2017 or later	581
Moved in 2015 to 2016	975
Moved in 2010 to 2014	860
Moved in 2000 to 2009	1,309
Moved in 1990 to 1999	784
Moved in 1989 and earlier	1,332

Value
Owner-occupied units	4,656
Less than $50,000	1,531
$50,000 to $99,999	966
$100,000 to $149,999	580
$150,000 to $199,999	567
$200,000 to $299,999	601
$300,000 to $499,999	326
$500,000 to $999,999	83
$1,000,000 or more	2
Median (dollars)	86,200

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	4,656
Housing units with a mortgage	853
Housing units without a mortgage	3,803

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	714
Less than $500	257
$500 to $999	399
$1,000 to $1,499	58
$1,500 to $1,999	0
$2,000 to $2,499	0
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	702
No rent paid	471

Demographic data for Amite County, MS and each city in the county. Lists of cities by population, wealth and poverty in Amite County, MS.

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