In 2022, South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS had a population of 130k people with a median age of 38.6 and a median household income of $44,376. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS declined from 130,714 to 130,198, a −0.395% decrease and its median household income grew from $42,177 to $44,376, a 5.21% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS are White (Non-Hispanic) (60.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (33.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.51%), White (Hispanic) (1.41%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.923%).
3.62% of the households in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
98.3% of the residents in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS are Jones County Junior College (1,118 degrees awarded in 2022), Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture (39 degrees), and Southeastern Baptist College (14 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS was $102,500, and the homeownership rate was 77.6%.
Most people in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.5 minutes. The average car ownership in South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS was 2 cars per household.
South Region--Covington, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones & Wayne Counties PUMA, MS borders Southwest Alabama PUMA, AL, Mobile County (Outer)--Prichard & Saraland Cities PUMA, AL, Central Region--Rankin & Simpson Counties PUMA, MS, East Central Region--Jasper, Leake, Kemper, Neshoba, Scott & Smith Counties PUMA, MS, East Central Region--Clarke, Lauderdale & Newton Counties--Meridian City PUMA, MS, Southwest Region PUMA, MS, South Region--Forrest, Lamar, Marion & Perry Counties PUMA, MS, and South Region--George, Hancock, Pearl River & Stone Counties PUMA, MS.
