Right Now
Temperature
87.8°F
Conditions
Partly Cloudy
Humidity
66%
Wind
0 mph
Today: Sunny, high near 97°F, low around 72°F
Source: National Weather Service.
Active Weather Alerts
No active alerts right now.
Recent Earthquakes
No recent earthquakes recorded.
Gas Prices
EIA does not publish a state-level retail gasoline series for Mississippi. See national gas prices.
Electricity
commercial price
13.03¢/kWh
industrial price
7.38¢/kWh
residential price
14.03¢/kWh
Energy mix (generation share)
natural gas: 73.9%nuclear: 14.7%coal: 5.4%solar: 3.7%other: 1.7%wind: 0.6%
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
165069.3
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
125356.9
All-Transactions House Price Index for Mississippi
424.2
Unemployment Rate
3.8%
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED), Mississippi-specific series.
Housing
Median home value
$169,800
Median gross rent
$954/mo
Homeownership rate
70%
Housing units
1,341,114
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Population & Income
Median age
38.6
Median household income
$56,447
Per capita income
$31,549
Poverty rate
18.9%
Unemployment rate (ACS)
5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher
25.1%
Avg. commute
24 min
Veterans
6.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Race & Ethnicity
White alone
55.8%
Black or African American
36.4%
Asian
1.0%
Hispanic or Latino
3.7%