Demographics of Pontotoc County, Mississippi

Pontotoc County, Mississippi had 32,096 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +901 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.

Pontotoc County, in four figures

32,096
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.9%
Change since July 2020: +901 people.; 35.9 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,484 ±$2,949
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.

Pontotoc County, Mississippi's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pontotoc 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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Pontotoc County, Mississippi's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pontotoc 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	31,195	100.0	100.0
2021	31,336	100.5	100.2
2022	31,455	100.8	100.7
2023	31,705	101.6	101.6
2024	31,991	102.6	102.5
2025	32,096	102.9	103.1

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Population of Pontotoc 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	31,195	+6	−11	0	+10
2021	31,336	+141	−29	+3	+146
2022	31,455	+119	+8	+53	+80
2023	31,705	+250	+40	+91	+122
2024	31,991	+286	+21	+205	+64
2025	32,096	+105	+1	+74	+28

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.9 ±0.7: for men 33.8 ±0.8 and for women 38.3 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pontotoc County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	2,218 ±229	7.0% ±0.7	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,019 ±435	19.1% ±1.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,630 ±306	8.3% ±1.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,253 ±551	26.2% ±1.7	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,537 ±487	23.9% ±1.5	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,893 ±455	15.5% ±1.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,484 ±$2,949, and income per person $27,826 ±$1,728, 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 Pontotoc County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	2,314 ±388	19.6% ±3.2	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,342 ±557	28.3% ±4.6	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,814 ±355	15.3% ±3.0	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,461 ±340	12.4% ±2.8	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,867 ±335	15.8% ±2.8	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	603 ±199	5.1% ±1.7	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	418 ±150	3.5% ±1.3	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 Pontotoc County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	5,230 ±822	16.7% ±2.6	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,969 ±397	24.1% ±4.5	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,275 ±468	13.9% ±2.8	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	986 ±241	14.6% ±3.4	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pontotoc County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pontotoc County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	14,221 ±24	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.1% ±2.7	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.9% ±2.7	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.8% ±3.4	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.2% ±3.9	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$157,100 ±$11,824	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$864 ±$55	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±3	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 Pontotoc County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,254 ±0	7.1% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,355 ±264	74.0% ±0.8	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,626 ±371	14.7% ±1.2	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 40	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	7 to 313	< 0.1% to 1.0%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,137 ±422	3.6% ±1.3	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 Pontotoc County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	24,752 ±611	78.5% ±1.9	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,872 ±600	18.6% ±1.9	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	40 to 246	0.1% to 0.8%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	783 ±234	2.5% ±0.7	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	40 to 232	0.1% to 0.7%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	647 ±238	2.1% ±0.8	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%.

Pontotoc County among the counties of Mississippi

25th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Pontotoc County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lincoln County	35,012	+0.5%
Marshall County	34,654	+2.6%
Alcorn County	34,569	−0.5%
Monroe County	33,318	−2.4%
Panola County	32,691	−1.5%
Pontotoc County	32,096	+2.9%
Adams County	30,061	+2.2%
Neshoba County	28,732	−0.9%
Tate County	28,725	+2.1%
Union County	28,459	+2.3%
Bolivar County	28,262	−8.4%

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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