Walthall
Mississippi

What stands out

If you had to describe Walthall County in numbers, start here: home internet speed is in the top 4% of American counties (302 Mbps), the median household income is in the bottom 5% of American counties ($37,145), and the restaurant count per person is in the bottom 7% of American counties (0.3 per 1,000). Within Mississippi it ranks 10th of 82 counties for home internet speed.

Where you are

You live in Walthall County, Mississippi. 13,888 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.3% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +65).

Mississippi exempts all retirement income from its income tax, which is a flat 4% on income over $10,000 for 2026 and is scheduled to be eliminated over the coming decade. Home prices and overall cost of living are the lowest in the country. The state also ranks last or near last on health, income and school measures, and the Gulf coast carries hurricane exposure.

Money

The typical household here brings in $37,145 a year, lower than 95% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $38,595. Unemployment runs 4.9%, higher than 88% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home.

Mississippi takes 2.9% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,086 a year.

Home

The median home costs $158K, cheaper than 81% of American counties, about 1.9 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $776 a month. Property tax is 0.80% of home value, roughly $908 a year on that median home, lower than 56% of American counties. 82% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.2 per 1,000 residents, higher than 67% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 24 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 71.9 years, shorter than 88% of American counties. There are 6 active physicians in the county, about 4.3 per 10,000 people. 16.2% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.83 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 69% of American counties. 81% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 28 points. 65% of eligible voters turned out. Under Mississippi law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 68°F, highs near 80 and lows near 56, warmer than 92% of American counties. About 50 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 49 out of 100, safer than 51% of American counties; the county has had 29 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 302 Mbps down, faster than 96% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.3 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.