Tishomingo County, Mississippi

Tishomingo County is one of the 82 county of Mississippi, located towards the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 19163 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 18947, It is 52nd most populous county in Mississippi. It has total area of 444.54 mi˛ (1151.35 square kilometre), of which, 424.12 square miles (1098.47 square kilometre) of it is land and 20.41 square miles (52.86 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 19th smallest by area in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

Tishomingo County Mississippi
Map of Tishomingo County, Mississippi

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 19163 people, 7917 households, and 5575 families living in the county. The population density was 45.2 people per square mile (17.45/km˛), giving it the 42nd most densely populated county among the Mississippi. There were 9553 housing units at an average density of 22.5 per square mile (8.69/km˛). The average household size was 2.39 people, and the average family size was 2.89 people. In the Tishomingo County, 23.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.8% were 18 to 24, 27.5% were 25 to 44, 24.7% were 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 18947, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 95.3% White, 3.74% Black or African American, 0.22% American Indian, 0.07% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.65% from two or more races.

Tishomingo County Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Tishomingo County Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Tishomingo County Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $28315, it is the 34th wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $34378, making it the 35th highest county by median family income in Mississippi. The per capita income for the county was $15395, it is 20th wealthiest county by per capita income in Mississippi.

In 2000, 3842 pupils and students, of which 1968 are male and 1874 are female, 20.05% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 239 nursery or pri school, 249 kindergarten, 2141 elementary school, 838 high school and 375 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Belmont TownTishomingo County4.734.720.011961415.71612229702
2Burnsville TownTishomingo County4.774.750.021034217.61235920083
3Golden TownTishomingo County0.570.570201354.21304720208
4Iuka CityTishomingo County9.679.6603059316.61726124082
5Paden VillageTishomingo County0.890.890106118.61786138333
6Tishomingo TownTishomingo County0.550.550316572.51848019044
YearPopulation
April 2000 census19163
April 2000 Estimate19163
July 2000 Estimate19158
July 2001 Estimate18961
July 2002 Estimate19021
July 2003 Estimate18863
July 2004 Estimate18864
July 2005 Estimate18867
July 2006 Estimate18971
July 2007 Estimate19054
July 2008 Estimate18947
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school120119239
Kindergarten123126249
Elementary school112310182141
High school432406838
College or graduate school170205375
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Tishomingo County, Mississippi$28315$34378$15395
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587