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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators Mississippi Hinds County  Populations Total population 2,918,785[1] 249,157[2] Families 333,345[3] 28,582[4] Children 892,657[5] 80,494[6]  Households Average family size 3.17[7] 3.28[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 32.62%[9] 46.88%[10] One parent (male) 6.75%[11] 8.83%[12] Two-parent 60.62%[13] 44.29%[14]  Income Median family income $44,769[15] $46,201[16] Mean family income $59,439[17] $65,486[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $619[19] $747[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $24,746[21] $29,880[22]  Employment Unemployed 9.26%[23] 7.85%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 24.62%[25] 26.23%[26] Children under 5 34.13%[27] 46.03%[28] Children 5-17 26.86%[29] 33.93%[30]  Education No high school diploma 21.50%[31] 16.82%[32] High school and above 78.50%[33] 83.18%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 18.90%[35] 25.83%[36] High school dropout rate 2.80%[37] n/a  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 15.56%[38] 17.20%[39] Birth rate ranking 50[40] 562[41]