Housing density: 338 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016: $90,579.
Median contract rent in 2016: $338 (lower quartile is $202, upper quartile is $437)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2016: $651
Median gross rent in Vicksburg, MS in 2016: $445
Housing units in Vicksburg with a mortgage: 2,644 (49 second mortgage, 126 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,941
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $56,274
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $37,397
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $100,646 (it was $62,800 in 2000)
Vicksburg:
$100,646
Mississippi:
$113,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $76,620 - $157,291Median year house/condo built: 1967
Median year apartment built: 1973
Household type by relationship:
Households: 23,316
In family households: 18,412 (1,919 male householders, 3,556 female householders)
2,706 spouses, 8,158 children (7,828 natural, 63 adopted, 265 stepchildren), 764 grandchildren, 311 brothers or sisters, 177 parents, 358 other relatives, 478 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,351 (1,623 male householders (1,374 living alone)), 2,177 female householders (1,923 living alone)), 551 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 570
Size of family households: 2,376 2-persons, 1,513 3-persons, 868 4-persons, 534 5-persons, 69 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,304 1-person, 504 2-persons.
1,898 married couples with children.
3,476 single-parent households (409 men, 3,067 women).
97.2% of residents of Vicksburg speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (35% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 407 (1.7%)
(60.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Vicksburg, Mississippi:
01 room
02 rooms
533 rooms
1824 rooms
1,1245 rooms
1,2006 rooms
1,0107 rooms
5328 rooms
5149+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Vicksburg population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vicksburg, Mississippi:
1791 room
1092 rooms
1,1143 rooms
1,2334 rooms
1,1325 rooms
6076 rooms
1387 rooms
968 rooms
539+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Vicksburg population
Year house built
Median 2016 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Vicksburg, MS household income distribution
1,661Less than $10,000
936$10,000 to $14,999
773$15,000 to $19,999
520$20,000 to $24,999
634$25,000 to $29,999
498$30,000 to $34,999
492$35,000 to $39,999
264$40,000 to $44,999
205$45,000 to $49,999
757$50,000 to $59,999
672$60,000 to $74,999
669$75,000 to $99,999
411$100,000 to $124,999
274$125,000 to $149,999
199$150,000 to $199,999
128$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2016 in Vicksburg, MS
103Less than $10,000
31$10,000 to $14,999
28$15,000 to $19,999
48$20,000 to $24,999
25$25,000 to $29,999
48$30,000 to $34,999
29$35,000 to $39,999
127$40,000 to $49,999
240$50,000 to $59,999
329$60,000 to $69,999
443$70,000 to $79,999
567$80,000 to $89,999
438$90,000 to $99,999
510$100,000 to $124,999
451$125,000 to $149,999
306$150,000 to $174,999
79$175,000 to $199,999
274$200,000 to $249,999
177$250,000 to $299,999
134$300,000 to $399,999
125$400,000 to $499,999
46$500,000 to $749,999
15$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
5$2,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in Vicksburg, MS
90Less than $100
187$100 to $149
378$150 to $199
159$200 to $249
147$250 to $299
303$300 to $349
394$350 to $399
301$400 to $449
183$450 to $499
390$500 to $549
519$550 to $599
280$600 to $649
109$650 to $699
138$700 to $749
115$750 to $799
351$800 to $899
144$900 to $999
91$1,000 to $1,249
18$2,000 to $2,499
336No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
192010 or later
1582000 to 2009
1081990 to 1999
661980 to 1989
111970 to 1979
139Before 1970
Note: State values scaled to Vicksburg population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 495
5 to 9 minutes: 2,251
10 to 14 minutes: 2,474
15 to 19 minutes: 1,258
20 to 24 minutes: 758
25 to 29 minutes: 124
30 to 34 minutes: 421
35 to 39 minutes: 64
40 to 44 minutes: 82
45 to 59 minutes: 270
60 to 89 minutes: 149
90 or more minutes: 88
Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.2% Number of people working at home: 105 (1.2% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 15,607 (88%)
Carpooled: 1,810 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 115 (1%)
Walked: 161 (1%)
Worked at home: 105 (1%)
First ancestries reported:
American: 721
English: 411
Italian: 294
Irish: 284
German: 246
African: 196
Scotch-Irish: 151
Scottish: 90
European: 84
Eastern European: 82
Lebanese: 57
Jamaican: 35
British: 34
French (except Basque): 31
Danish: 21
Russian: 13
Polish: 11
Dutch: 7
Cajun: 7
Swiss: 4
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
30%Mexico
13%India
11%Korea
8%Chile
8%Vietnam
5%Guatemala
5%Canada
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 18,816
Other state: 3,947
Northeast: 204
Midwest: 618
South: 2,632
West: 484
92% of Vicksburg residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Mississippi.
Vicksburg:
91.9%
State average:
86.6%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 55
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 139
7th and 8th grade: 138
9th grade: 197
10th grade: 234
11th grade: 159
12th grade, no diploma: 186
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,256
Less than 1 year of college: 199
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,116
Associate degree: 438
Bachelor's degree: 705
Master's degree: 407
Professional school degree: 105
Doctorate degree: 120
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 31
Nursery to 4th grade: 34
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 149
9th grade: 208
10th grade: 165
11th grade: 369
12th grade, no diploma: 139
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,776
Less than 1 year of college: 375
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,505
Associate degree: 610
Bachelor's degree: 1,408
Master's degree: 537
Professional school degree: 65
Doctorate degree: 51
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers in 2016 (%)
Unemployment by race in 2016
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
2.8%Males
3.2%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
13.2%Males
7.3%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 7,452
One, attached: 87
Two: 552
3 or 4: 546
5 to 9: 920
10 to 19: 708
20 to 49: 223
50 or more: 212
Mobile homes: 376
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,611
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2016: 6.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2016: 6.5%
House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago
Renter moved in on average 5 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Vicksburg:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Vicksburg
American: 721
