South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS

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2023 Population
129,542
0.504% 1-year decline
US Senator
N/ARoger Wicker
Republican Party
US Senator
N/ACindy Hyde-Smith
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
38.7
0.259% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
21%
2.93% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$46,801
5.46% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
46,370
0.989% 1-year growth

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The 5 largest ethnic groups in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS are White (Non-Hispanic) (60.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (33%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.74%), White (Hispanic) (1.37%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.35%).

3.99% of the households in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, 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.

98.2% of the residents in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS are U.S. citizens.

Most people in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.2 minutes. The average car ownership in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS is home to a population of 130k people, from which 98.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.34% of South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS residents were born outside of the country (3.03k people).

In 2023, there were 1.82 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (78.1k people) in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 42.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.26k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS are Spanish (4,227 households), Vietnamese (111 households), and Other Native Languages of North America (92 households).

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
64,847
Women
49.8%
65,423
Men
50.2%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 130,270 inhabitants, with 50.2% men, and 49.8% women.

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Citizenship

98.2%
2023 Citizenship
98.3%
2022 Citizenship

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    78.1k ± 207
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    42.8k ± 719
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    2.26k ± 511
4.23%
Hispanic Population
5.48k people

In 2023, there were 1.82 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (78.1k people) in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 42.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.26k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.23% of the people in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS are hispanic (5.48k people).

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Foreign-Born Population

2.34%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.03k people
2.14%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
2.78k people

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    4,227 households (3.49%)
  2. Vietnamese
    111 households (0.0915%)
  3. Other Native Languages of North America
    92 households (0.0759%)

3.99% of the households in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22%. 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 most common non-English language spoken in households in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS was Spanish. 3.49% of the households in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,231 ± 372
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,106 ± 316
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    877 ± 237

South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.02 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS employs 46.4k people. The largest industries in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS are Elementary & secondary schools (4,498 people), Construction (3,816 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,436 people), and the highest paying industries are Offices of dentists ($167,466), Support activities for mining ($101,193), and Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing ($87,704).

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
22,383
Women
48.3%
24,001
Men
51.7%

The workforce of South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS in 2020 was 46,384 people, with 48.3% woman, and 51.7% men.

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Occupations

46.4k
2022 Value
0.989%
1 Year growth
± 0.989%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,874 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (1,479 people), and Registered nurses (1,411 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

46.4k
2022 Value
0.989%
1 Year growth
± 0.989%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,498 people), Construction (3,816 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,436 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS, though some of these residents may live in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,922
Median earning men ± $2,559
$28,526
Median earning women ± $1,624

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,102), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($64,375), and Information ($62,857).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,309), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($41,736), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,319).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.1%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% 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 11.2%.

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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.

US Senators from Mississippi

N/ARoger Wicker
Senator from Mississippi1
Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.
N/ACindy Hyde-Smith
Senator from Mississippi2
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.

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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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS awarded 1,248 degrees. The student population of South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,728 male students and 2,697 female students.

The median tuition cost in N/A for private four year colleges is $5,625.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 1.02% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.89% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (34.4k), Some college (23.6k), and Secondary Education (17.9k).

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Housing & Living

People in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS have an average commute time of 28.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS is $46,801. In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS was North Delta Region--DeSoto County--Southaven City PUMA, MS with a value of $82,980, followed by Central Region--Rankin & Simpson Counties PUMA, MS and Central Region--Madison & Rankin Counties PUMA, MS, with respective values of $73,385 and $71,018.

Rent vs Own

N/A%
Homeownership
N/A
64.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

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Income by Location

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In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS was North Delta Region--DeSoto County--Southaven City PUMA, MS with a value of $82,980, followed by Central Region--Rankin & Simpson Counties PUMA, MS and Central Region--Madison & Rankin Counties PUMA, MS, with respective values of $73,385 and $71,018.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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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.
$46,801
Median Household Income
± $3,603
N/A
Number of Households
± 0

The following chart displays the households in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

0.436
2022 Wage GINI in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS
0.424
2021 Wage GINI in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS

In 2022, the income inequality in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS was 0.436 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.78% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (82.7%)
  2. Carpooled (9.92%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.65%)

In 2023, 82.7% of workers in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.92%) and those who worked at home (3.65%).

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.

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Commute Time

28.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS have a longer commute time (28.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.8% of the workforce in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS (26k out of 124k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

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.

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Health

86.9% of the population of South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS has health coverage, with 38% on employee plans, 22.9% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 1.68% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Mississippi see 1860 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1860 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1989 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 502 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,860 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Mississippi

Primary care physicians in Mississippi see an average of 1,860 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,860 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.3% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 36.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.1%
Uninsured
38%
Employer Coverage
22.9%
Medicaid
12.8%
Medicare
11.5%
Non-Group
1.68%
Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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