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8/28/2019

75,263

Forrest County, Mississippi Population 2019

Forrest County, Mississippi's estimated population is 75,263 with a growth rate of -0.56% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Forrest County, Mississippi is the 9th largest county in Mississippi.

Year	Population	Growth	Growth Rate
2018	75,036	-227	-0.30%
2017	75,263	-424	-0.56%
2016	75,687	-18	-0.02%
2015	75,705	-190	-0.25%
2014	75,895	-760	-0.99%
2013	76,655	176	0.23%
2012	76,479	629	0.83%
2011	75,850	841	1.12%
2010	75,009	6,695	9.80%
1990	68,314	2,296	3.48%
1980	66,018	8,169	14.12%
1970	57,849	5,127	9.72%
1960	52,722	7,667	17.02%
1950	45,055	10,154	29.09%
1940	34,901	4,786	15.89%
1930	30,115	8,877	41.80%
1920	21,238	516	2.49%
1910	20,722		0.00%

Forrest County, Mississippi Population Growth

Population Data via

Population by Race

Race	Population
White	45,182
Black or African American	27,930
Two or More Races	1,642
Asian	659
Some Other Race	232
American Indian and Alaska Native	181
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	9

Forrest County, Mississippi Population by Race

Source:

US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table B03002)

Forrest County, Mississippi Population Pyramid 2019

Forrest County, Mississippi Median Age

Total

31.2

Male

32.9

Female

Forrest County, Mississippi Adults

There are 58,258 adults, (9,661 of whom are seniors) in Forrest County, Mississippi.

Forrest County, Mississippi Age Dependency

Age Dependency Ratio

19.9

Old Age Dependency Ratio

36.2

Child Dependency Ratio

Forrest County, Mississippi Sex Ratio

Female

39,729

52.39%

Male

36,106

47.61%

Forrest County, Mississippi Population by Age

Source:

US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S0101)

Forrest County, Mississippi Households and Families

Forrest County, Mississippi Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Forrest County, Mississippi Household Types

Type	Owner	Renter
Married	78%	22%
All	55.1%	44.9%
Male	45.6%	54.4%
Non Family	41.5%	58.5%
Female	38.8%	61.2%

55.1%

Rate of Home Ownership

Forrest County, Mississippi Households and Families

Source:

US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1101)

Type	Count	Average Size	Owned
All	28,063	2.56	55.1
Married	10,701	3.21	78
Non Family	10,475	1.4	41.5
Female	5,387	3.42	38.8
Male	1,500	2.97	45.6

3.16

Average Family Size

2.56

Average Household Size

6.7%

Unmarried (Opposite Sex)

0.3%

Unmarried (Same Sex)

Forrest County, Mississippi Households by Type

Source:

US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1101)

Forrest County, Mississippi Education

Education Attained	Count	Percentage
Less Than 9th Grade	2,039	4.38%
9th to 12th Grade	4,174	8.96%
High School Graduate	12,865	27.62%
Some College	10,744	23.07%
Associates Degree	4,303	9.24%
Bachelors Degree	7,286	15.64%
Graduate Degree	5,168	11.10%

Forrest County, Mississippi Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Source:

US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Forrest County, Mississippi Educational Attainment by Race

Name	Total	High School	Bachelors
White	28,607	25,484	9,321
Black	15,727	13,140	2,353
Hispanic	1,176	872	296
Multiple Races	578	485	164
Asian	436	391	337
Other Race	163	128	39
Native American	114	39	22
Islander	9	9

The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100.00%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 77.29%.

Forrest County, Mississippi Educational Attainment by Race

Source:

US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Name	Average	Male	Female
Overall	$29,543	$32,237	$25,381
Less Than High School	$18,596	$23,456	$11,405
High School Grad	$22,059	$26,225	$16,916
Some College	$26,595	$36,762	$20,870
Bachelors Degree	$35,695	$37,554	$34,569
Graduate Degree	$43,652	$45,078	$42,973

$29,543

Average Earnings

$32,237

Average Male

$25,381

Average Female

Forrest County, Mississippi Earnings by Educational Attainment

Source:

US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Forrest County, Mississippi Language

Forrest County, Mississippi Language by Age

Forrest County, Mississippi Language

96.64% of Forrest County, Mississippi residents speak only English, while 3.36% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 1.97% of the population.

Forrest County, Mississippi Language

Source:

US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1601)

Forrest County, Mississippi Poverty

Forrest County, Mississippi Poverty by Race

Name	Total	In Poverty	Poverty Rate
Black	26,494	9,779	36.91%
White	41,374	7,587	18.34%
Hispanic	2,246	874	38.91%
Multiple	1,510	518	34.30%
Asian	556	227	40.83%
Other	212	109	51.42%
Native	181	54	29.83%
Islander	9	9	100.00%

26.30%

Overall Poverty Rate

23.89%

Male Poverty Rate

28.59%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Forrest County, Mississippi

The race most likely to be in poverty in Forrest County, Mississippi is Islander, with 100.00% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Forrest County, Mississippi is White, with 18.34% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 6.35%. Among those working part-time, it was 34.20%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 35.03%.