Benton County vs. Fayette County

	Benton County (MS)	Fayette County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,271	40,507
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.2%	5.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	8,728	38,439
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	8,729	38,413
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	19.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.7%	21.4%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	50.8%
White alone, percent	62.7%	70.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	35.4%	27.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.8%	2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	60.5%	67.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	477	2,788
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.5%	1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,252	17,419
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	83.3%	79.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$68,800	$191,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$854	$1,348
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$292	$381
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$509	$711
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.0%	5.5%
Households, 2014-2018	3,033	15,410
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.69	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.2%	91.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.2%	2.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.2%	82.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	54.8%	71.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	69.9%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	10.3%	21.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.3%	10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.6%	11.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.5%	57.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	40.2%	50.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	9,463	44,098
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	24,395	216,120
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$2,794	$5,590
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.7	32.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,974	$59,017
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,363	$31,629
Persons in poverty, percent	22.1%	13.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	57	597
Total employment, 2017	1,012	6,897
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	32,128	290,174
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.2%	-0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	617	3,559
All firms, 2012	530	4,054
Men-owned firms, 2012	301	2,299
Women-owned firms, 2012	218	1,429
Minority-owned firms, 2012	226	946
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	296	2,992
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	63	598
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	459	3,317
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	15.3%
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%	23.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	21.5	54.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	406.62	704.79

Source: United States Census Bureau

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