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Yazoo County, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Yazoo County, Mississippi has a population of 24,835 across 923 square miles, down 13.9 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $1.09 bn in 2024, 359 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals worth $8.2 m.
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Yazoo County
How many people live in Yazoo County
- Population24,835
- Households8,767
- Average household size2.83
- Median household income$39,295
- Median age38.6
- Median gross rent$790 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$153,800
- Home value to household income3.9 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over17,132
- Population under 185,684
- Share under 1822.9 percent
- Population 65 and over3,780
- Share 65 and over15.2 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6415,371
- Civilian labor force8,465
- Unemployment rate9.7 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over44.2 percent
- Rank by population among Mississippi counties37th of 82
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents1669th
Yazoo County is the 37th largest of 82 Mississippi counties by population. A median home costs 3.9 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 22.9 percent against 15.2 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Yazoo County
Is Yazoo County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-13.91 percent
- Census 2020 base population26,745
- Births, 2024291
- Deaths, 2024336
- Natural change, 2024-45
- Net domestic migration, 2024-1,564
- Net international migration, 202427
- Total net migration, 2024-1,537
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-3,432
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents3137th
The county has lost 13.91 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Yazoo County
Where people moving to Yazoo County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving325
- People arriving, from those returns630
- Adjusted gross income arriving$12.8 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$39,443
- Largest single originYazoo County Non-migrants (7,567 households)
- Largest single destination (7,567 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yazoo County Non-migrants | 7,567 | 15,744 | $362.0 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 102 | 188 | $3.0 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 87 | 185 | $4.3 m |
| Other flows - South | 82 | 159 | $2.6 m |
| Madison County | 61 | 122 | $3.1 m |
| Hinds County | 45 | 80 | $1.1 m |
| Rankin County | 30 | 55 | $1.3 m |
| Other flows - Midwest | 20 | 29 | $447,000 |
The largest single source of arrivals is Yazoo 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.
Yazoo County
What the Yazoo County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$1.09 bn
- County GDP, 2023$1.04 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 20244.7 percent
- GDP change over five years40.6 percent
- Rank by GDP among Mississippi counties34th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents1768th
- GDP per resident$43,921
Output grew 4.7 percent in the latest year and 40.6 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.
Yazoo County
Who employs people in Yazoo County
- Covered employment, annual average6,234
- Establishments reporting456
- Average annual pay$52,788
- Average weekly wage$1,015
- Sector 44-45, employment692
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$26,782
- Sector 31-33, employment557
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$93,288
- Sector 23, employment341
- Sector 23, average annual pay$58,795
- Sector 42, employment256
- Sector 42, average annual pay$80,739
- Sector 11, employment180
- Sector 52, employment102
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 44-45 | 692 | 72 | $26,782 |
| Sector 31-33 | 557 | 15 | $93,288 |
| Sector 23 | 341 | 31 | $58,795 |
| Sector 42 | 256 | 20 | $80,739 |
| Sector 11 | 180 | 49 | $45,243 |
| Sector 52 | 102 | 20 | $52,914 |
| Sector 21 | 72 | 4 | $85,929 |
| Sector 54 | 70 | 22 | $53,448 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 692 jobs, 11.1 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.
Yazoo County
What businesses operate in Yazoo County
- Establishments, all industries359
- Employment at those establishments4,104
- Annual payroll$178.1 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents14.5
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 Yazoo County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202412
- Declared construction value permitted$1.0 m
- Single family units authorised9
- Multifamily units authorised3
- Multifamily share of units25.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$85,572
- Units authorised per 1,000 households1.4
Multifamily is 25.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Yazoo County
How much SBA lending happens in Yazoo County
- 7(a) approvals recorded8
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$8.2 m
- Average 7(a) approval$1,025,750
- Median 7(a) approval$686,000
- 10th percentile approval$15,000
- 90th percentile approval$5,000,000
- Largest single approval$5,000,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)99
- Jobs per approval12.4
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active6
- Distinct industries receiving approvals7
- Median 7(a) term180 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer25.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms2
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter4
- Franchise loans2
- Franchise share of approvals25.0 percent
- Leading industry by approval countHotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (2)
- Most active lenderPeoples Bank (3)
The average approval of $1,025,750 sits well above the median of $686,000, 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 25.0 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.
Yazoo County
Do SBA loans in Yazoo County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Status: Exempt from disclosure7
- Status: Cancelled1
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 0 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Yazoo County
Which parts of Yazoo County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending3
- YAZOO CITY, approvals6
- BENTONIA, approvals1
- Benton, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| YAZOO CITY | 6 | $8,041,000 |
| BENTONIA | 1 | $15,000 |
| Benton | 1 | $150,000 |
YAZOO CITY accounts for 6 approvals against 1 in BENTONIA. 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.
Yazoo County
How big is Yazoo County
- Land area923 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Mississippi counties1st of 82
- Width, east to west46.2 mi
- Height, north to south34.7 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary7
- Residents per square mile of land27
- Establishments per square mile0.39
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 Yazoo 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 Yazoo County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population24,835
- Households8,767
- Average household size2.83
- Median household income$39,295
- Median age38.6
Common questions
Yazoo County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Yazoo County, Mississippi?
24,835, in 8,767 households, ranking 37th of 82 Mississippi counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Yazoo County growing?
The population has fallen 13.91 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 291 births against 336 deaths, with net migration of -1,537. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Yazoo County?
$39,295. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $153,800, which is 3.9 times income, and median gross rent is $790 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Yazoo County?
359 establishments, employing 4,104 people with an annual payroll of $178.1 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 Yazoo County?
Average annual pay is $52,788, or $1,015 a week, across 6,234 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Yazoo County?
8 7(a) approvals totalling $8.2 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, with a median approval of $686,000. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Yazoo County?
12 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $1.0 m. Multifamily was 25.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Yazoo 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 Yazoo County come from?
The largest single origin is Yazoo County Non-migrants, with 7,567 households. Arriving households report an average income of $39,443 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 Yazoo 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 Yazoo 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.