The population of Choctaw county is estimated at 8,316. In 2017 there were 82 births and 105 deaths in Choctaw county. Choctaw county has 1,219 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 1,418 that are owned free and clear and 809 that are renter occupied.

  The good residents of Choctaw County filed 3,240 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.3% of all Mississippi filings and 0.002% of the entire nation. Choctaw had a combined total federal tax liability of $18,090,000 on earned income of $134,285,000. Other notable statistics from Choctaw County were 110 unemployment claims which collected a total of $396,000 and 500 charitable contributions valued at $2,986,000. 430 filings from Choctaw County paid a combined total of $469,000 in property taxes and 310 filings paid $1,331,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Choctaw county had 34 religious congregations with an estimated 4,818 members.
17.3% of the Choctaw population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 18.6% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 48% of Choctaw County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents an increase from the 2012 election by 173 votes.
At $37,561 the median income is 86.2% of the Mississippi average. An estimated 179 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Choctaw, the equivalant of around 4.9% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 5.7%.

Top 15 Industries in Choctaw County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
205	Manufacturing
203	Health care and social assistance
152	Retail trade
99	Utilities
63	Food and beverage stores
63	Grocery stores
27	Limited-service restaurants
27	Transportation and warehousing
26	Finance and insurance
23	Gasoline stations
23	Gasoline stations with convenience stores
19	Repair and maintenance
19	Automotive repair and maintenance
16	Professional, scientific, and technical services
14	Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

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