Demographics of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Oktibbeha County, Mississippi had 51,896 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +199 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.

Oktibbeha County, in four figures

51,896
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +199 people.; 25.5 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,695 ±$4,149
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.

Oktibbeha County, Mississippi's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Oktibbeha 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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Oktibbeha County, Mississippi's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Oktibbeha 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	51,697	100.0	100.0
2021	51,801	100.2	100.2
2022	51,567	99.7	100.7
2023	51,463	99.5	101.6
2024	51,756	100.1	102.5
2025	51,896	100.4	103.1

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Population of Oktibbeha 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	51,697	−82	+15	+7	−111
2021	51,801	+104	+50	+56	−63
2022	51,567	−234	+84	+280	−596
2023	51,463	−104	+136	+329	−579
2024	51,756	+293	+88	+717	−514
2025	51,896	+140	+75	+587	−519

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 25.5 ±0.2: for men 24.8 ±0.2 and for women 26.4 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Oktibbeha County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	2,586 ±351	5.0% ±0.7	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,472 ±478	12.5% ±0.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	16,187 ±1,275	31.3% ±2.5	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,964 ±542	23.1% ±1.0	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,239 ±487	15.9% ±0.9	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,323 ±515	12.2% ±1.0	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,695 ±$4,149, and income per person $30,700 ±$1,925, 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 Oktibbeha County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	6,528 ±861	29.9% ±3.9	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,828 ±716	22.1% ±3.3	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,989 ±503	13.7% ±2.3	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,172 ±428	9.9% ±2.0	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,726 ±415	12.5% ±1.9	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,394 ±303	6.4% ±1.4	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,203 ±262	5.5% ±1.2	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 Oktibbeha County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	11,735 ±1,243	25.5% ±2.7	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,803 ±449	20.0% ±4.7	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,881 ±942	31.1% ±2.9	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,051 ±274	12.6% ±3.2	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Oktibbeha County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Oktibbeha County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	25,618 ±64	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.3% ±1.6	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.7% ±1.6	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	48.0% ±2.2	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	52.0% ±2.5	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$237,700 ±$19,848	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$915 ±$37	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±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 Oktibbeha County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,253 ±0	2.4% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	28,309 ±239	54.7% ±0.5	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	18,305 ±503	35.4% ±1.0	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,652 ±135	3.2% ±0.3	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 165	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 61	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	14 to 118	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,087 ±552	4.0% ±1.1	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 Oktibbeha County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	35,047 ±1,010	67.7% ±2.0	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,893 ±942	26.8% ±1.8	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	133 to 493	0.3% to 1.0%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,518 ±547	4.9% ±1.1	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	780 ±254	1.5% ±0.5	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,738 ±526	3.4% ±1.0	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Oktibbeha County among the counties of Mississippi

15th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Oktibbeha County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Lowndes County	57,346	−2.4%
Oktibbeha County	51,896	+0.4%
Hancock County	46,873	+1.6%
Warren County	41,759	−6.3%
Washington County	40,446	−9.4%
Pike County	38,712	−3.7%
Lincoln County	35,012	+0.5%

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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