Bolivar County, MS

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2023 Population

30,163

1.71% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ARoger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ACindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2023 Median Household Income

$37,315

1.4% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$123,600

4.57% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Bolivar County, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Bolivar County, MS was $123,600, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Bolivar County, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Bolivar County, MS was 2 cars per household.

Bolivar County, MS borders Chicot County, AR, Desha County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Coahoma County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, and Washington County, MS.

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Economy

The economy of Bolivar County, MS employs N/A people. The largest industries in Bolivar County, MS are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,465 people), Educational Services (1,423 people), and Manufacturing (1,289 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Mississippi have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $46,477. The income inequality in Mississippi (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bolivar County, MS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,305 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,037 people), and Management Occupations (936 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bolivar County, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bolivar County, MS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,465 people), Educational Services (1,423 people), and Manufacturing (1,289 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bolivar County, MS, though some of these residents may live in Bolivar County, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.38%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.17M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 1.38% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Mississippi.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Other Services (except Public Administration)
62
Retail Trade
45
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$92.4k
Manufacturing
$68.2k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$40k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Mississippi. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Mississippi

N/ARoger Wicker

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.

N/ACindy Hyde-Smith

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on April 9, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing Mississippi.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Mississippi over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Mississippi

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Mississippi have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Bolivar County, MS awarded 741 degrees. The student population of Bolivar County, MS in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

The median tuition cost in Bolivar County, MS for a public four year colleges is $8,435 for in-state students and $8,435 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,743 students enrolled in Bolivar County, MS, 36.6% men and 63.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,422 records, of which 61.3% were women and 38.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
42 degrees awarded
Elementary Education & Teaching
40 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
46 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Bolivar County, MS was Physical Education Teaching & Coaching with 42 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Bolivar County, MS according to their major.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.04% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.852% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (690k), Some college (543k), and Secondary Education (397k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bolivar County, MS was $123,600 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $118,200 to $123,600, a 4.57% increase. The homeownership rate in Bolivar County, MS is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Bolivar County, MS have an average commute time of 19.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bolivar County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 18.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bolivar County, MS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.54%.

Housing

Property

$123,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,431

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bolivar County, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bolivar County, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Bolivar County, MS colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$37,315

Median Household Income

± $3,178

11.9k

Number of Households

± 793

The following chart displays the households in Bolivar County, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bolivar County, MS is from Mississippi.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2022, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.553% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (84.9%)
Carpooled (10.4%)
Worked At Home (2.06%)

In 2023, 84.9% of workers in Bolivar County, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.4%) and those who worked at home (2.06%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bolivar County, MS have a shorter commute time (19.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Bolivar County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bolivar County, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bolivar County, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bolivar County, MS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 18.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bolivar County, MS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.54%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 46.6% of the children was living in poverty in Bolivar County, MS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Health

N/A% of the population of Bolivar County, MS has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bolivar County, MS see 1773 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.61% decrease from the previous year (1802 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2331 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1263 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.7% were men and 55.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,773 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bolivar County, MS

Primary care physicians in Bolivar County, MS see an average of 1,773 patients per year. This represents a 1.61% decrease from the previous year (1,802 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Bolivar County, MS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.2% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 35.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.7% were men and 55.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bolivar County, MS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.