Walthall County, Mississippi

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Walthall County is a county located in Mississippi, in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 15156. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 15416, giving it the 25th smallest population among Mississippi's county. It is spread over 404.44 square miles (1047.49 kmē), of which, 403.82 square miles (1045.89 kmē ) of it is land and 0.62 square miles (1.61 kmē) of it is water, it is the second smallest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 15156 people, 5571 households, and 4114 families residing in the county. The population density was 37.5 people per square mile (14.48/kmē), giving it the 47th most densely populated county among the Mississippi. There were 6418 housing units at an average density of 15.9 per square mile (6.14/kmē). The average household size was 2.69 persons, and the average family size was 3.19 persons. In the county Age distribution was 28.4% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 109.3 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 116.1 females. The July 2008 population estimate is 15416, The racial makeup of the county was 54.07% White, 44.8% Black or African American, 0.13% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.68% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $22945, it is the 14th lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The median income for a family in the county was $29169, it would be the 16th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The per capita income for the county was $12563, making it the 23rd lowest county by per capita income in Mississippi.

In 2000, 4094 pupils and students, of which 49.49% are male and 50.51% are female, 27.01% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.64% nursery or pri school, 7.33% kindergarten, 50.49% elementary school, 23.5% high school and 12.04% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Tylertown Town	Walthall County	3.06	3.05	0.01	1910	625.9	13712	20515

Year	Population
April 2000 census	15156
April 2000 Estimate	15156
July 2000 Estimate	15101
July 2001 Estimate	15093
July 2002 Estimate	14945
July 2003 Estimate	14970
July 2004 Estimate	14996
July 2005 Estimate	14939
July 2006 Estimate	15412
July 2007 Estimate	15346
July 2008 Estimate	15416

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	153	119	272
Kindergarten	185	115	300
Elementary school	1009	1058	2067
High school	493	469	962
College or graduate school	186	307	493

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Walthall County, Mississippi	$22945	$29169	$12563
Mississippi, United States	$31330	$37406	$15853
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587