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Homeless Demographics

Indicators National Mississippi  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 2,918,785[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 333,345[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 892,657[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.17[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 32.62%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 6.75%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 60.62%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $44,769[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $59,439[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $619[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $24,746[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 9.26%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 24.62%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 34.13%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 26.86%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 21.50%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 78.50%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 18.90%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 2.80%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 15.56%[40] Birth rate ranking 50[41]