Amite County vs. Wilkinson County

	Amite County (MS)	Wilkinson County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12,326	8,792
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.1%	-11.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,128	9,878
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,131	9,878
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.5%	21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.5%	17.2%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	46.4%
White alone, percent	58.1%	28.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	40.6%	70.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	0.8%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.4%	0.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	57.3%	27.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	597	289
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.6%	0.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,788	5,182
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	85.0%	81.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$75,500	$70,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$953	$1,066
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$316	$309
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$647	$561
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	1.9%	4.3%
Households, 2014-2018	5,003	2,898
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	96.4%	93.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	0.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	67.7%	66.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	55.3%	47.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.7%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.1%	13.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.2%	17.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.4%	16.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.3%	37.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.0%	44.5%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	12,505	29,056
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	13,973	46,772
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	39,229	54,406
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,028	$5,768
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.9	30.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,854	$26,599
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,380	$13,231
Persons in poverty, percent	22.2%	30.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	169	130
Total employment, 2017	1,364	1,378
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	47,919	38,573
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.4%	1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	842	575
All firms, 2012	823	752
Men-owned firms, 2012	432	367
Women-owned firms, 2012	301	266
Minority-owned firms, 2012	314	317
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	491	407
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	107	94
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	691	601
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	25.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	18.0	14.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	730.10	678.11

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Amite county (MS) and Wilkinson county (MS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.