DeSoto County vs. Shelby County

	DeSoto County (MS)	Shelby County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	182,001	935,764
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12.9%	0.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	161,267	927,682
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	161,252	927,644
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.7%	24.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.9%	13.6%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	52.5%
White alone, percent	67.7%	41.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	29.0%	54.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.5%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.1%	6.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.1%	35.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	10,930	51,042
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.6%	6.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	68,518	406,215
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.7%	55.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$162,000	$142,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,265	$1,371
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$395	$495
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,029	$922
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.0%	27.5%
Building permits, 2018	1,323	2,251
Households, 2014-2018	62,078	350,260
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.83	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.4%	84.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.6%	9.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.1%	83.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.5%	72.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.7%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.1%	31.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.3%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.4%	11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.4%	64.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.3%	60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	311,321	1,889,742
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	637,792	8,166,690
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,269,539	22,412,702
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,232,375	35,454,262
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,320,903	22,058,481
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,962	$23,447
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.0	22.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$65,169	$49,782
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,190	$28,828
Persons in poverty, percent	9.0%	21.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,910	19,541
Total employment, 2017	53,045	440,133
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,764,718	22,534,451
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.4%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	13,883	82,844
All firms, 2012	13,157	95,433
Men-owned firms, 2012	6,746	43,633
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,582	45,031
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,461	52,295
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	9,195	40,569
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,304	9,486
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	10,992	82,645
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.0%	30.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.5%	1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.5%	30.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	338.7	1,215.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	476.15	763.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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