Jackson County vs. George County

Jackson County (MS)George County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)143,27724,250
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.6%7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)139,66822,579
Population, Census, April 1, 2010139,66822,578
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.3%26.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.9%14.5%
Female persons, percent50.8%49.4%
White alone, percent73.3%89.7%
Black or African American alone, percent21.8%7.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.3%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.0%3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent67.4%86.8%
Veterans, 2014-201812,7771,375
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.5%1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)62,7279,565
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.9%83.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$129,400$109,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,239$1,090
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$375$317
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$862$686
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.4%2.2%
Building permits, 20183813
Households, 2014-201851,4297,362
Persons per household, 2014-20182.743.15
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.5%89.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.2%4.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.5%76.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.8%63.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.9%81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.8%12.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.7%15.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.8%14.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.5%49.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.7%43.6%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)236,33554,163
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,220,485229,453
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,699$10,007
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.035.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$51,142$48,319
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,341$21,105
Persons in poverty, percent17.9%16.1%
Total employer establishments, 20172,309338
Total employment, 201745,7943,575
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,216,944119,048
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.1%-2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179,4761,426
All firms, 201210,2231,565
Men-owned firms, 20124,796704
Women-owned firms, 20124,648668
Minority-owned firms, 20122,851158
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,0851,341
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,40177
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,4331,393
Black-owned firms, percent, 200712.5%4.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.6%21.3%
Population per square mile, 2010193.247.2
Land area in square miles, 2010722.75478.71

Source: United States Census Bureau

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