Prentiss County vs. Itawamba County

	Prentiss County (MS)	Itawamba County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	25,315	23,517
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.2%	0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	25,276	23,401
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	25,276	23,401
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.2%	17.7%
Female persons, percent	51.0%	50.7%
White alone, percent	83.6%	91.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	14.5%	7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.5%	1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	82.4%	89.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,374	1,289
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.6%	0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	11,220	10,339
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.7%	77.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$91,800	$89,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$914	$909
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$314	$308
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$562	$665
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.2%	3.2%
Building permits, 2018	9	6
Households, 2014-2018	9,399	8,706
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.0%	88.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	2.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	74.8%	81.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.5%	70.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.7%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.2%	13.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.3%	14.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.5%	15.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.6%	52.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.7%	50.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	21,822	17,158
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	814,180	930,592
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,484	41,862
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	189,061	157,061
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,446	$6,729
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.2	25.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,519	$40,510
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,693	$20,629
Persons in poverty, percent	19.8%	13.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	470	372
Total employment, 2017	5,596	5,480
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	173,104	184,174
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.6%	-0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,598	1,320
All firms, 2012	2,080	1,634
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,220	945
Women-owned firms, 2012	681	499
Minority-owned firms, 2012	168	131
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,847	1,445
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	251	191
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,727	1,294
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	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	32.1%	25.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	60.9	43.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	414.98	532.79

Source: United States Census Bureau

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