Mississippi Delta, AR Demographics

There are 396,873 residents in Mississippi Delta, with a median age of 42.6. Of this, 49.08% are males and 50.92% are females. US-born citizens make up 97.47% of the resident pool in Mississippi Delta, while non-US-born citizens account for 1%. Additionally, 1.53% of the population is represented by non-citizens. A total of 327,111 people in Mississippi Delta currently live in the same house as they did last year.

White-collar workers make up 67.84% of the working population in Mississippi Delta, while blue-collar employees account for 32.16%. There are also 17,680 entrepreneurs in Mississippi Delta (10.75% of the workforce); 109,565 workers employed in private companies (66.62%); and 26,162 people working in governmental institutions (15.91%).

There are a total of 152,422 households in Mississippi Delta, each made up of around 2 members. Family establishments represent 64.45% of these Mississippi Delta households, while non-family units account for the remaining 35.55%. Additionally, 31.85% of households have children and 68.15% of households are without children.

The average annual household income in Mississippi Delta is $61,529, while the median household income sits at $44,625 per year. Residents aged 25 to 44 earn $54,428, while those between 45 and 64 years old have a median wage of $52,250. In contrast, people younger than 25 and those older than 65 earn less, at $40,071 and $33,456, respectively.

There are 181,002 housing units in Mississippi Delta, and the median year in which these properties were built is 1976. Of the 152,422 occupied housing units in Mississippi Delta, 61.18% are owner-occupied, while 38.82% have renters living in them. Meanwhile, properties bought with mortgages account for 48.98% of the units, and the median value of a home with a mortgage is $106,850. In general, housing costs reach $576 per month in Mississippi Delta.

Approximately 48.27% of the population in Mississippi Delta holds a high school degree (that's 149,711 residents), while 24.14% have attained a college certificate (74,881 locals) and 10.48% have a bachelor's degree (32,492 people).

A total of 99,861 people in Mississippi Delta have never been married (which represents 30.51% of the total population), while 147,872 of them are wedded (45.19%). Separated and divorced residents are in smaller numbers, at 9,277 (2.83%) and 45,461 (13.89%), respectively.

The top three means of transportation people in Mississippi Delta use to get to work are: car, walking and bus or trolley bus. A total of 149,912 residents commute by car, 2,739 prefer going to work by walking and 174 by bus or trolley bus