Demographics of Forrest County, Mississippi

Forrest County, Mississippi had 79,034 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +836 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Forrest County, in four figures

79,034
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +836 people.; 32.0 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,640 ±$2,780
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Forrest County, Mississippi's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Forrest County, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Forrest County, Mississippi's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Forrest County, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	78,198	100.0	100.0
2021	78,007	99.8	100.2
2022	78,240	100.1	100.7
2023	78,439	100.3	101.6
2024	78,813	100.8	102.5
2025	79,034	101.1	103.1

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Population of Forrest County, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	78,198	+32	+51	+1	−50
2021	78,007	−191	+36	+28	−320
2022	78,240	+233	−60	+241	+103
2023	78,439	+199	+184	+126	−99
2024	78,813	+374	+236	+431	−288
2025	79,034	+221	+234	+269	−286

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.0 ±0.4: for men 31.9 ±0.5 and for women 32.1 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Forrest County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	4,837 ±117	6.2% ±0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,936 ±653	16.5% ±0.8	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	13,010 ±799	16.6% ±1.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	20,238 ±671	25.9% ±0.9	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	16,500 ±617	21.1% ±0.8	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,751 ±676	13.7% ±0.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,640 ±$2,780, and income per person $31,103 ±$1,849, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Forrest County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	7,481 ±784	24.8% ±2.6	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,700 ±776	22.2% ±2.6	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,016 ±624	16.6% ±2.1	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,016 ±471	13.3% ±1.6	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,593 ±420	11.9% ±1.4	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,572 ±346	5.2% ±1.1	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,749 ±313	5.8% ±1.0	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Forrest County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	15,484 ±1,526	21.0% ±2.1	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,771 ±729	27.5% ±3.8	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,537 ±916	20.4% ±2.1	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,176 ±383	14.9% ±2.5	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Forrest County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Forrest County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	33,753 ±43	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.3% ±1.3	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.7% ±1.4	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.2% ±1.9	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.8% ±2.1	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$168,000 ±$6,755	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$972 ±$32	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Forrest County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,428 ±0	4.4% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	43,656 ±202	55.8% ±0.3	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	27,783 ±448	35.5% ±0.6	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	691 ±145	0.9% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	9 to 91	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 368	0% to 0.5%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	13 to 271	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,357 ±445	3.0% ±0.6	3.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Forrest County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	55,499 ±1,417	70.9% ±1.8	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,740 ±1,430	25.2% ±1.8	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	667 ±257	0.9% ±0.3	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,366 ±413	3.0% ±0.5	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	793 ±271	1.0% ±0.3	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,573 ±340	2.0% ±0.4	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Forrest County among the counties of Mississippi

8th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Forrest County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
DeSoto County	197,918	+6.3%
Rankin County	162,181	+3.2%
Jackson County	147,666	+3.0%
Madison County	116,298	+6.5%
Lee County	83,731	+0.5%
Forrest County	79,034	+1.1%
Lauderdale County	70,317	−3.2%
Lamar County	67,403	+4.7%
Jones County	66,496	−1.0%
Lafayette County	59,597	+6.6%
Pearl River County	59,363	+5.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026