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Country around Pickens is a rural area of about 2,614 people in Holmes County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Jackson, MS and 154 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $62k and rent runs about $764 a month.
2,614people
$62kTypical home
$764/moRent
89° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,614 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Memphis, TN
- 41 mi to Jackson, MS
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $62k (≈$388/mo)
- Median rent $764/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (389 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to JAN airport
- 150 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 302 ft
- 172 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holmes County: D+62 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.