Mississippi Profile and Statistics

Mississippi Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Mississippi had 1079584 total households with the average home having 2.6 residents and the average family coming in at 3.15.

Of those homes reported, 32% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 19.1% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 24419 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 114639 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Mississippi, 284290 people live alone, and of that, 102974 are 65 and over.

There were 404283 (37.4%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 259524 (24%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Mississippi

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 2810513, 38.4 percent are the main “Householder,” while 18 are spouses. There are 884189 children, and 228910 comprise “other relatives.” 111808 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 45716 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Mississippi Census Marital Status data

In Mississippi, there are 1083526 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 366872 have never married; 548660 are currently still married, but have separated. 27377 are legally separated, 109132 are divorced and 31485 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (1190387), 27.9% never married, 44.9% are married but separated while 3.8% are legally still separated. 11.3% are divorced and 12.1% are widowed.

Mississippi Fertility Rates and MS Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Mississippi (MS): In the 2007 report, 44024 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Mississippi (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 20935 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 53 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 60 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 40 babies, while there were 117 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 15.

Mississippi Grandparents Statistics

There are 85898 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 50405 (58.7%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 65% are the grandmothers and 68.4% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 10903 have done it for less than a year; 12013 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 8263 handling things 3 or 4 years and 19226 doing the job 5 or more years.

Mississippi School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (MS)

In Mississippi, 789041 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 54265 (6.9%) are in nursery or preschool; 46856 (5.9%) are in kindergarten, while 336584 (42.7%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 172639 (21.9%) are slogging through High School, while 178697 (22.6%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 31.9% (583128); 12.2% (223939) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (1829680), 142032 (7.8%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 261311 (14.3%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 583128 (31.9%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 366586 (20%) have some college experience but no degree; 136134 (7.4%) reached an Associate’s degree; 223939 (12.2%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 116550 (6.4%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Mississippi is 2128137. Of that, 218446 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 2624633 (100%) – of that, 553165 (21.1%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (459657), 35490 (7.7%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (1824066), 336049 (18.4%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (340910), 181626 (53.3%) have a disability.

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