What is the population of Amite County, Mississippi?

The population of Amite County, Mississippi is 12,220, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Amite County, Mississippi?

The median household income in Amite County, Mississippi is $35,249, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Amite County, Mississippi is $9,666, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Amite County, Mississippi is 6.6%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education F

Metric	Amite County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Population	12,220	2,949,037	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	16.7	60.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.08%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	46.3	36.3	37.1
Households	5,862	1,131,698	128,459,983

Year	Amite County

Group	Share

Amite County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Amite County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$35,249	$55,084	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.65%	4.47%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	5.9%	5.2%

Metric	Amite County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$9,666	$119,791	$242,182
Median rent	$688	$923	$1,342
Homeownership rate	83.2%	69.5%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM .

Metric	Amite County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	28.2	21.4	22.5
Work from home	6.8%	5.3%	13.4%

Amite County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Amite County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	21.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.14	2.52	2.54

Amite County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Amite County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.9	74.7	78.3
Self-rated poor health	25.1%	23.5%	16.3%
Smokers	21.8%	22.1%	19.0%