George County vs. Perry County

	George County (MS)	Perry County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	24,250	11,931
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.4%	-2.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,579	12,249
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,578	12,250
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.7%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.4%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.5%	18.3%
Female persons, percent	49.4%	51.1%
White alone, percent	89.7%	78.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.9%	19.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.2%	1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	86.8%	77.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,375	620
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.4%	0.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,565	5,671
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	83.5%	83.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$109,800	$83,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,090	$869
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$317	$354
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$686	$622
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.2%	4.4%
Building permits, 2018	3	1
Households, 2014-2018	7,362	4,563
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.15	2.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.6%	89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.2%	0.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.5%	77.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	63.6%	64.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.7%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.6%	11.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.2%	21.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.7%	16.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.7%	51.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	43.6%	45.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,413	1,938
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	74,890	19,348
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	229,453	62,373
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,007	$5,161
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.2	32.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,319	$39,007
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,105	$21,611
Persons in poverty, percent	16.1%	22.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	338	143
Total employment, 2017	3,575	1,713
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	119,048	81,347
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.5%	4.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,426	767
All firms, 2012	1,565	878
Men-owned firms, 2012	704	447
Women-owned firms, 2012	668	368
Minority-owned firms, 2012	158	117
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,341	733
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	77	112
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,393	739
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.9%	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	21.3%	21.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	47.2	18.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	478.71	647.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

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