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Forrest County

County in Mississippi. 78,272 residents. 1,207 km² of land (466 sq mi).

Rents

Median gross rent

$972USD per month, ± $32

Mississippi $954, U.S. $1,413

2020–2024.

Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

By number of bedrooms

Home sizeMedian rent, USD per month
Studio (no bedroom)$561 ± $105
1 bedroom$785 ± $39
2 bedrooms$993 ± $51
3 bedrooms$1,083 ± $66
4 bedrooms$1,313 ± $350
5 or more bedrooms$1,077 ± $213

2020–2024. Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Home prices

Median home value

$168,000USD, ± $6,755

Mississippi $169,800, U.S. $332,700

2020–2024.

The value is each owner's own estimate of what the home would sell for, not a sale price. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $2,000,000 are published only as "$2,000,000+" and medians below $10,000 as "$10,000-".

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Work and pay

Average wage

$24.78$991$4,294USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per month

Mississippi $24.50$980$4,247, U.S. $36.35$1,454$6,301

2014: $18.20$728$3,1552024: $24.78$991$4,294

2024.

Hourly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage divided by 40 hours. The source does not report hours worked and counts part-time jobs, so actual hourly pay is higher where part-time work is common.

Monthly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage times 52, divided by 12.

Covers jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. Wages include bonuses. It is an average per job, full-time and part-time alike, not per worker. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer. Recent figures are revised by the publisher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

Employment

39,390jobs

2014: 37,7152024: 39,390

2024.

Counts jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. A person with two jobs is counted twice. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

By industry sector

SectorWage, private sector, USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per monthJobs, private sectorEstablishments
Health care and social assistance$34.55$1,382$5,9895,444197
Accommodation and food services$9.65$386$1,6734,319200
Retail trade$18.08$723$3,1334,020329
Manufacturing$27.73$1,109$4,8063,61057
Administrative and support and waste management services$15.33$613$2,6562,00582
Construction$30.70$1,228$5,3211,324107
Wholesale trade$29.18$1,167$5,0571,28484
Transportation and warehousing$24.38$975$4,2251,14766
Finance and insurance$28.60$1,144$4,957948127
Management of companies and enterprises$39.83$1,593$6,9038689
Professional, scientific, and technical services$28.80$1,152$4,992704131
Other services (except public administration)$17.33$693$3,003625164
Educational services$26.63$1,065$4,61559118
Utilities$49.75$1,990$8,62353619
Real estate and rental and leasing$20.93$837$3,62747788
Arts, entertainment, and recreation$7.00$280$1,21336924
Information$28.03$1,121$4,85815428
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and huntingwithheldwithheld5
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extractionwithheldwithheld5

Periods: 2024, 2023. “Withheld” marks cells the publisher suppresses to protect individual employers.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Businesses

Business establishments

1,741establishments

2023.

Employer establishments only: the self-employed are not counted. Excludes crop and animal production, rail transportation, the postal service, public administration and most government. The source publishes no turnover.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Business establishments per 1,000 residents

22.2per 1,000 residents

Mississippi 20.5, U.S. 25.0

2023.

The two inputs cover different periods (2023 and 2020–2024). Establishments are counted where they operate and residents where they live, so employment centres score high. The self-employed and most government are not counted.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Calculated by Marsadata from County Business Patterns 2023 total establishments divided by the ACS 5-year 2020–2024 population estimate, times 1,000. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Energy

Residential electricity price

Published for states only. See Mississippi

Residential natural gas price

Published for states only. See Mississippi

People

Population

78,272people

2020–2024.

Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. It is a survey estimate, not a census count. The national figure covers the 50 states and the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico is published separately.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Population density

64.8people per km²

Mississippi 24.2, U.S. 36.6

2020–2024.

Land area excludes water. The national figure uses the land area of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, matching the population estimate.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from the ACS 5-year population estimate (table B01003) divided by the land area in the Census Bureau's 2025 cartographic boundary files. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages

People speaking a language other than English at home

3.9%% of people aged 5 and over

Mississippi 4.3%, U.S. 22.3%

2020–2024.

Says nothing about English ability: many of these people also speak English very well. Based on a sample survey with large margins of error for census tracts; no margin of error is given for the share.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from ACS table C16001: population aged 5 and over minus people who speak only English at home, divided by the population aged 5 and over, times 100. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages spoken at home

Language groupSharePeople
English only96.1%70,553 ± 442
Spanish2.3%1,714 ± 354
Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)0.4%258 ± 145
Other Indo-European languages0.3%241 ± 135
Vietnamese0.3%202 ± 110
Other and unspecified languages0.2%135 ± 100
Arabic0.1%108 ± 126
Russian, Polish or other Slavic languages0.1%79 ± 63
French, Haitian or Cajun0.1%59 ± 76
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%43 ± 38
Other Asian and Pacific Island languages0.0%36 ± 45
German or other West Germanic languages0.0%7 ± 12

2020–2024. Of 73,435 residents aged five and over. Shares are calculated by Marsadata from the published counts.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.