Oktibbeha
County, Mississippi
\n
Oktibbeha
County is a
county
located in the
U.S. State
of
Mississippi.
As of
2000, the population is
42,902. Its
county seat
is
Starkville6.
Geography
\nAccording to the
U.S.
Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,196
km²
(462
mi²). 1,185
km² (458 mi²) of it is land and 11 km² (4 mi²) of it is water.
The total area is 0.91% water.
Demographics
\nAs
of the
census2
of
2000, there are 42,902 people,
15,945 households, and 9,264 families residing in the county. The
population
density is 36/km² (94/mi²). There are 17,344 housing units at an
average density of 15/km² (38/mi²). The racial makeup of the county
is 58.66%
White,
37.43%
Black
or
African
American, 0.16%
Native
American, 2.53%
Asian,
0.03%
Pacific
Islander, 0.47% from
other
races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 1.07% of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race. There are 15,945 households out of which 28.20% have children under
the age of 18 living with them, 39.90% are married couples living together, 14.80%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.90% are non-families.
27.70% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.70% have someone living
alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.42 and
the average family size is 3.03. In the county the population is spread out with
21.00% under the age of 18, 29.60% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 16.00%
from 45 to 64, and 8.60% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 25
years. For every 100 females there are 99.90 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there are 99.20 males. The median income for a household in the county
is $24,899, and the median income for a family is $36,914. Males have a median
income of $32,162 versus $20,622 for females. The per capita income for the county
is $14,998. 28.20% of the population and 18.00% of families are below the poverty
line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 30.30% are under the age of 18
and 17.80% are 65 or older.
Cities and towns
\n*
Maben\n*
Starkville\n*
Sturgis
