Mississippi

Alcorn County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
81.6%
African
12.2%
Hispanic
3.3%
Other
2.9%

Compared with Mississippi and the United States

Alcorn Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricAlcorn CountyMississippiUnited States
Non-Hispanic White81.6%54.7%58%
Black or African American12.2%36.2%—
Hispanic3.3%4.6%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%0.5%—
Indian0.2%0.3%—
East Asian0.1%0.3%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Alcorn County next to Mississippi and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricAlcorn CountyMississippiUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—87.0 (−13.0%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—56.5 (−43.5%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$51,260$56,447$80,734
Median home value$142,100$169,800$332,700
Home price to income2.8×3.0×4.1×
Median gross rent$751/mo$954/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income17.6%20.3%21.0%