Mississippi 2nd Congressional District Demographics

MS2 is 2nd out of 436 other congressional districts in Race - Black or African American

MS2 is 5th out of 436 other congressional districts in Income below poverty line

MS2 is 20th out of 436 other congressional districts in Female residents

MS2 is 1st in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Female residents

MS2 is 1st in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Income below poverty line

MS2 is 1st in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in People per household

MS2 is 1st in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Race - Black or African American

MS2 is 1st in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Residents younger than 18

MS2 is 1st in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Residents younger than 5

MS2 is 2nd in Mississippi out of 2 other congressional districts in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

MS2 is 2nd in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Units inside multi-unit buildings

MS2 is 3rd in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Race - Asian

MS2 is 4th in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Current population (2012)

Size Demographics
	2nd Congressional District	Rank	Mississippi	US
Current population (2012)	726,870	4th	2,984,926	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	2nd Congressional District	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	7.4%	1st	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.2%	1st	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.9%	4th	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	2nd Congressional District	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	77.6%	4th	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	17.7%	4th	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	2nd Congressional District	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	32.9%	4th	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	65.0%	1st	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	2nd	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	3rd	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Two or More	0.5%	4th	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	4th	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	32.2%	4th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	2nd Congressional District	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	52.4%	1st	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.6%	4th	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	2nd Congressional District	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	307,214	4th	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	15.1%	2nd	13.4%	25.9%
Households	253,098	4th	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	62.8%	4th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$81,600	4th	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	2.5	1st	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	2nd Congressional District	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$16,436	4th	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$29,981	4th	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	32.4%	1st	21.6%	14.3%