Grenada County, Mississippi Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Grenada County, MS Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • C
    Health Below average
  • D
    Income Well below average
  • D
    Education Well below average
    Better educated than 78% of counties in Mississippi

Source: Map AI Methodology

Grenada County
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Grenada County Mississippi Avg U.S. Average
Population 21,217 2,946,497 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 47.2 60.8 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -0.17% -0.18% 0.59%
Median age 37.7 36.7 37.3
Households 8,464 1,145,227 130,235,071

Population in Grenada County declined by 7.8% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 21,217 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Grenada County is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 21.0% of residents. That is 1.2 points below Mississippi as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Mississippi, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 52.3% of the people living in Grenada County and men 47.7%.

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Economy

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

Metric Grenada County Mississippi Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $48,140 $56,669 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 4.79% 4.27% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 4.9% 5.7% 5.2%

The median household income in Grenada County is about 15% lower than in Mississippi.

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Housing

Metric Grenada County Mississippi Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $542,500 $130,069 $248,835
Median rent $807 $954 $1,407
Homeownership rate 66.6% 70.0% 65.2%

The median home price in Grenada County is about 56.0 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $807 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Grenada County spend about 31 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 129 hours, about 5.4 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Grenada County Mississippi Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 15.5 21.5 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 31.1 43.0 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 129 179 187
Estimated yearly cost $4,013 $5,558 $5,790
Work from home 3.5% 5.9% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 2,818 6,176 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 459 914 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Mississippi: Sharkey County (11.9 min), Coahoma County (13.2 min), Leflore County (15.2 min).
Slowest: Wilkinson County (36.8 min), Tate County (32.8 min), Greene County (32.7 min).

The average commute time in Grenada County is 16 minutes, shorter than the 22 minutes in Mississippi.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Grenada County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Grenada County Mississippi Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 20.7% 21.7% 31.6%
Average household size 2.47 2.49 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Mississippi: Madison County (0.4), Lafayette County (0.3), Oktibbeha County (0.3).
Lowest: Issaquena County (0.1), Tallahatchie County (0.2), Greene County (0.2).

Health

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

Metric Grenada County Mississippi Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 73.3 74.7 78.3
Self-rated poor health 23.4% 23.5% 16.3%
Smokers 21.1% 22.1% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Mississippi: Madison County (0.8), Lafayette County (0.8), Oktibbeha County (0.8).
Lowest: Holmes County (0.7), Quitman County (0.7), Sharkey County (0.7).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Grenada County, Mississippi.

How many people live in Grenada County, Mississippi?

About 21,217 people live in Grenada County, Mississippi, in 8,464 households of 2.5 people on average. The median age is 37.7, close to the U.S. median of 37.3.

How densely populated is Grenada County, Mississippi?

Averaged over its land area, Grenada County, Mississippi has 47 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 55% of the U.S. average of 86.

Is Grenada County, Mississippi an affordable place to live?

The median home costs 11.3 times the median household income ($542,500 against $48,140), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $807 a month takes about 20% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

How common is a college degree in Grenada County, Mississippi?

20.7% of adults in Grenada County, Mississippi hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 5), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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