Mississippi · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hinds County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hinds County pays $1,403 a year, an effective rate of 0.88%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,403
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.88%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -30%
- vs U.S. average
- #16 of 81
- rank in MS
The verdict
Homeowners in Hinds County pay a median $1,403 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.88%, more affordable than 44% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,403
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.88%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1749 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -30%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($159,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Mississippi. Population: 218,533. Owner-occupied homes: 52,263.
The median annual property tax in Hinds County is $1,403, which is 15% higher than the Mississippi state average and 30% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.88% on a median home value of $159,900. Property taxes represent 2.8% of the median household income in this county.
Hinds County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Hinds County's 0.88% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 44%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Mississippi counties by effective rate
Hinds County ranks #16 of 81 counties in Mississippi by effective rate (80% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Hinds County pay a median annual property tax of $1,403, well below the national median and notably higher than the Mississippi state median. On a $159,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.88% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Hinds County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $49,402 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hinds County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Hinds County's effective rate fell 13.5% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 31.6%, leaving the median bill 13.8% higher at $1,403. That rate move is larger than the one in 57% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,233 to $1,403, a gain of 14%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 12,008 of 52,263 owner-occupied homes (23.0%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
This county earns in the bottom quarter of the country and taxes above the median rate, so the median bill absorbs 2.8% of median household income. The rate alone understates that; it is the pairing that matters.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
Paying off the mortgage changes the picture here
28.5% of Hinds County homes owned free and clear (6,863 of 24,105) report no property tax at all, against 15.7% of homes still carrying a mortgage. A reported zero is not proof of an exemption: it can equally mean a bill paid by another party, or a reporting artefact. But a gap this size is where age- and disability-based relief usually shows up, because those programmes reach owners who have finished paying.
What Hinds County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hinds County homeowners, 12,008 of 52,263 owner-occupied homes (23.0%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 19.4% (10,152)
- $800 to $1,499 23.0% (12,008)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.6% (6,085)
- $2,000 to $2,999 12.4% (6,456)
- $3,000 or more 12.0% (6,290)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
11,272 homes here (21.6%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Mississippi handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Hinds County pay a substantially higher bill, 53% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Hinds County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Hinds County's effective rate is higher than 80% of the 81 counties in Mississippi - ranking #16 of 81.
Where Hinds County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.88% more affordable than 44% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Above Mississippi on both measures
Hinds County's effective rate runs 22% over the Mississippi median and its bill 15% over. When both move together the rate is not being offset by cheaper housing, so the $1,403 median bill is carrying the full weight of the higher rate rather than a valuation difference. This is a comparison of two published medians, not a statement about any individual parcel.
Hinds County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hinds County | Mississippi Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.8% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Hinds County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Mississippi counties.
Hinds County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,403 +1.0% | 0.88% |
| 2023 | $1,389 +2.9% | 0.92% |
| 2022 | $1,350 +5.0% | 0.95% |
| 2021 | $1,286 +4.3% | 0.99% |
| 2020 | $1,233 | 1.01% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Hinds County: tax-to-income at 2.8%
Counties near Hinds County's effective rate
On effective rate, Hinds County sits nearest Morrison County (MN), Webster County (KY), Boyd County (KY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Bossier Parish (LA), Washington County (ID), Johnson County (AR).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Hinds County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 5,860 of 96,640 returns from Hinds County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,687 - 30% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Hinds County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Hinds County, Mississippi?
- The median annual property tax in Hinds County is $1,403, an effective rate of 0.88% on a $159,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Hinds County?
- Hinds County, Mississippi scores D (43/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is bill size at C ($1,403/yr). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- How does Hinds County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Hinds County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.88% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Hinds County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Hinds County climbed 13.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,233 to $1,403, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Hinds County?
- Property taxes in Hinds County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $49,402 median household income.
What to do with Hinds County's UNDER rate
Hinds County's $1,403 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Hinds County ranks #16 of 81 Mississippi counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Mississippi overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Hinds County's UNDER effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.88%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,403/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Hinds County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Hinds County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Habersham County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Hinds County at $1,403/yr; rate 0.59% vs Hinds County 0.88%.
LaGrange County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Hinds County at $1,403/yr; rate 0.55% vs Hinds County 0.88%.
Jefferson County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,402/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.00% vs Hinds County 0.88%.
Keya Paha County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,404/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.29% vs Hinds County 0.88%.
Mississippi county set
State ACS overview for every published Mississippi county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Hinds County stamps UNDER · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Hinds County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.