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Issaquena County, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Issaquena County, Mississippi has a population of 928 across 413 square miles, down 3.0 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $22.6 m in 2024, 17 establishments operate here.
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Issaquena County
How many people live in Issaquena County
- Population928
- Households350
- Average household size2.65
- Median household income$31,429
- Median age49.8
- Median gross rent$339 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$110,800
- Home value to household income3.5 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over804
- Population under 1854
- Share under 185.8 percent
- Population 65 and over227
- Share 65 and over24.5 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 64647
- Civilian labor force196
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over22.4 percent
- Rank by population among Mississippi counties82nd of 82
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents3190th
Issaquena County is the 82nd largest of 82 Mississippi counties by population. A median home costs 3.5 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 24.5 percent against 5.8 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Issaquena County
Is Issaquena County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-3.00 percent
- Census 2020 base population1,335
- Births, 20249
- Deaths, 202412
- Natural change, 2024-3
- Net domestic migration, 202418
- Net international migration, 20240
- Total net migration, 202418
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-1
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2739th
The county has lost 3.00 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Issaquena County
Where people moving to Issaquena County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving21
- People arriving, from those returns37
- Adjusted gross income arriving$549,000
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$26,143
- Largest single originIssaquena County Non-migrants (305 households)
- Largest single destination (305 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issaquena County Non-migrants | 305 | 613 | $15.7 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 21 | 37 | $549,000 |
The largest single source of arrivals is Issaquena 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.
Issaquena County
What the Issaquena County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$22.6 m
- County GDP, 2023$40.6 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-44.3 percent
- GDP change over five years-17.3 percent
- Rank by GDP among Mississippi counties82nd
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents3115th
- GDP per resident$24,385
Output grew -44.3 percent in the latest year and -17.3 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.
Issaquena County
Who employs people in Issaquena County
- Covered employment, annual average207
- Establishments reporting38
- Average annual pay$34,898
- Average weekly wage$671
- Sector 11, employment21
- Sector 11, average annual pay$42,280
- Sector 62, employment21
- Sector 62, average annual pay$41,536
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 11 | 21 | 6 | $42,280 |
| Sector 62 | 21 | 3 | $41,536 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 21 jobs, 10.1 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job exceeds median household income, which usually means single earner households and a wage base that can carry rent.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Issaquena County
What businesses operate in Issaquena County
- Establishments, all industries17
- Employment at those establishments71
- Annual payroll$3.9 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents18.3
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.
Issaquena County
How big is Issaquena County
- Land area413 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Mississippi counties73rd of 82
- Width, east to west30.3 mi
- Height, north to south39.3 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land2
- Establishments per square mile0.04
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 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- The Building Permits Survey does not carry a 2024 record for this county.
- 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 Issaquena 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 Issaquena County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population928
- Households350
- Average household size2.65
- Median household income$31,429
- Median age49.8
Common questions
Issaquena County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Issaquena County, Mississippi?
928, in 350 households, ranking 82nd of 82 Mississippi counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Issaquena County growing?
The population has fallen 3.00 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 9 births against 12 deaths, with net migration of 18. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Issaquena County?
$31,429. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $110,800, which is 3.5 times income, and median gross rent is $339 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Issaquena County?
17 establishments, employing 71 people with an annual payroll of $3.9 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 Issaquena County?
Average annual pay is $34,898, or $671 a week, across 207 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is the radon zone for Issaquena 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 Issaquena County come from?
The largest single origin is Issaquena County Non-migrants, with 305 households. Arriving households report an average income of $26,143 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 Issaquena 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 Issaquena 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.