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Copiah County, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Copiah County, Mississippi has a population of 27,855 across 777 square miles, down 2.9 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $948.5 m in 2024, 440 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 35 7(a) approvals worth $12.9 m.
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Copiah County
How many people live in Copiah County
- Population27,855
- Households10,060
- Average household size2.77
- Median household income$49,089
- Median age39.6
- Median gross rent$766 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$114,100
- Home value to household income2.3 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over18,704
- Population under 186,253
- Share under 1822.4 percent
- Population 65 and over5,315
- Share 65 and over19.1 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6416,287
- Civilian labor force11,351
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over52.5 percent
- Rank by population among Mississippi counties31st of 82
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents1550th
Copiah County is the 31st largest of 82 Mississippi counties by population. A median home costs 2.3 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 22.4 percent against 19.1 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Copiah County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-2.94 percent
- Census 2020 base population28,369
- Births, 2024321
- Deaths, 2024396
- Natural change, 2024-75
- Net domestic migration, 2024-242
- Net international migration, 2024118
- Total net migration, 2024-124
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-769
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2731st
The county has lost 2.94 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where people moving to Copiah County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving460
- People arriving, from those returns942
- Adjusted gross income arriving$20.2 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$43,867
- Largest single originCopiah County Non-migrants (9,108 households)
- Largest single destination (9,108 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copiah County Non-migrants | 9,108 | 18,831 | $468.0 m |
| Hinds County | 135 | 286 | $5.3 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 106 | 215 | $3.7 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 78 | 144 | $4.0 m |
| Other flows - South | 78 | 144 | $4.0 m |
| Lincoln County | 62 | 153 | $3.9 m |
| Rankin County | 56 | 101 | $2.5 m |
| Simpson County | 23 | 43 | $748,000 |
The largest single source of arrivals is Copiah County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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What the Copiah County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$948.5 m
- County GDP, 2023$875.4 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20248.3 percent
- GDP change over five years37.9 percent
- Rank by GDP among Mississippi counties36th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents1887th
- GDP per resident$34,051
Output grew 8.3 percent in the latest year and 37.9 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Who employs people in Copiah County
- Covered employment, annual average6,434
- Establishments reporting483
- Average annual pay$40,976
- Average weekly wage$788
- Sector 31-33, employment1,444
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$51,963
- Sector 44-45, employment828
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$28,799
- Sector 72, employment557
- Sector 72, average annual pay$15,717
- Sector 62, employment538
- Sector 62, average annual pay$36,326
- Sector 23, employment244
- Sector 61, employment240
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 31-33 | 1,444 | 20 | $51,963 |
| Sector 44-45 | 828 | 94 | $28,799 |
| Sector 72 | 557 | 44 | $15,717 |
| Sector 62 | 538 | 47 | $36,326 |
| Sector 23 | 244 | 39 | $58,976 |
| Sector 61 | 240 | 5 | $31,477 |
| Sector 48-49 | 174 | 21 | $43,233 |
| Sector 11 | 172 | 10 | $51,449 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 1,444 jobs, 22.4 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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What businesses operate in Copiah County
- Establishments, all industries440
- Employment at those establishments5,524
- Annual payroll$214.0 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents15.8
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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What is being built in Copiah County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20245
- Declared construction value permitted$1.3 m
- Single family units authorised5
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$267,400
- Units authorised per 1,000 households0.5
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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How much SBA lending happens in Copiah County
- 7(a) approvals recorded35
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$12.9 m
- Average 7(a) approval$369,434
- Median 7(a) approval$114,000
- 10th percentile approval$20,600
- 90th percentile approval$845,000
- Largest single approval$3,668,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)191
- Jobs per approval5.5
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active9
- Distinct industries receiving approvals18
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer8.6 percent
- Loans on real estate terms3
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter27
- Franchise loans0
- Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
- Leading industry by approval countBroilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production (7)
- Most active lenderTrustmark Bank (12)
The average approval of $369,434 sits well above the median of $114,000, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. Only 8.6 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Do SBA loans in Copiah County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded14
- Paid in full14
- Charged off0
- Charge off rate on resolved loans0.0 percent
- Status: Paid in full14
- Status: Exempt from disclosure18
- Status: Cancelled2
- Status: Committed, not yet disbursed1
Of the 14 loans that have reached a final outcome, 0.0 percent were charged off. This is computed only over resolved loans, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed and counting it either way would be wrong.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Which parts of Copiah County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending5
- CRYSTAL SPRINGS, approvals15
- HAZLEHURST, approvals10
- WESSON, approvals7
- GEORGETOWN, approvals2
- Union Church, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| CRYSTAL SPRINGS | 15 | $3,939,200 |
| HAZLEHURST | 10 | $3,815,200 |
| WESSON | 7 | $4,909,300 |
| GEORGETOWN | 2 | $126,500 |
| Union Church | 1 | $140,000 |
CRYSTAL SPRINGS accounts for 15 approvals against 10 in HAZLEHURST. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Copiah County
How big is Copiah County
- Land area777 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Mississippi counties6th of 82
- Width, east to west36.1 mi
- Height, north to south24.3 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land36
- Establishments per square mile0.57
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Copiah County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Copiah County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population27,855
- Households10,060
- Average household size2.77
- Median household income$49,089
- Median age39.6
Common questions
Copiah County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Copiah County, Mississippi?
27,855, in 10,060 households, ranking 31st of 82 Mississippi counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Copiah County growing?
The population has fallen 2.94 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 321 births against 396 deaths, with net migration of -124. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Copiah County?
$49,089. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $114,100, which is 2.3 times income, and median gross rent is $766 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Copiah County?
440 establishments, employing 5,524 people with an annual payroll of $214.0 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Copiah County?
Average annual pay is $40,976, or $788 a week, across 6,434 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Copiah County?
35 7(a) approvals totalling $12.9 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, with a median approval of $114,000. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans in Copiah County get paid back?
Of the 14 loans that have reached a final outcome, 14 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded, because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
What is being built in Copiah County?
5 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $1.3 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Copiah County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Copiah County come from?
The largest single origin is Copiah County Non-migrants, with 9,108 households. Arriving households report an average income of $43,867 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Copiah County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Copiah County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.