Pontotoc County, Mississippi Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Pontotoc County is 3rd in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in People per household

Pontotoc County is 3rd in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Pontotoc County is 6th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Pontotoc County is 9th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - Two or More

Pontotoc County is 9th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - White

Pontotoc County is 10th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Pontotoc County is 11th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Foreign born residents

Pontotoc County is 12th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Pontotoc County is 15th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Pontotoc County is 18th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Income per household

Size Demographics
	Pontotoc County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Current population (2012)	30,594	28th	2,984,926	313,914,040
Size in square miles	497.7	49th	46,923.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	60.2	25th	63.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Pontotoc County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	6.9%	33rd	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.3%	15th	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.5%	58th	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Pontotoc County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	74.1%	58th	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	10.6%	67th	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Pontotoc County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	82.8%	9th	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	14.8%	75th	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	6th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.2%	58th	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	12th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.3%	9th	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	3rd	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	77.7%	10th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Pontotoc County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	50.6%	64th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.3%	11th	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Pontotoc County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	12,570	28th	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	3.6%	66th	13.4%	25.9%
Households	10,028	32nd	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	77.7%	28th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$80,600	33rd	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	2.9	3rd	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	34	20th	6,039	829,658

Income Demographics
	Pontotoc County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$17,759	44th	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$38,574	18th	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.4%	76th	21.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Pontotoc County	Rank	Mississippi	US
Non-farm private establishments	459	35th	58,592	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	9,818	24th	887,772	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,706	42nd	225,977	27,092,908
Retail sales	$203,614	38th	$33,751,407	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,068	48th	$11,552	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$14,755	42nd	$7,045,097	$613,795,732