Sharkey County vs. Yazoo County

	Sharkey County (MS)	Yazoo County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,377	28,248
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-11.0%	0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	4,916	28,065
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	4,916	28,065
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.1%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.1%	13.3%
Female persons, percent	52.2%	42.4%
White alone, percent	27.5%	40.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	70.8%	57.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	0.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.2%	7.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	26.1%	34.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	130	1,453
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.7%	4.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,142	10,189
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.3%	62.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$61,800	$81,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,096	$986
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$315	$359
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$486	$628
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.8%	15.7%
Households, 2014-2018	1,755	8,689
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.0%	86.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.8%	7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	69.4%	71.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	61.6%	58.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	73.7%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.7%	14.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.0%	17.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.4%	14.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.4%	43.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.8%	52.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	18,912	73,822
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	86,736	282,083
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	31,541	177,376
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,572	$6,291
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.2	25.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,799	$31,402
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$17,877	$18,866
Persons in poverty, percent	33.6%	37.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	113	388
Total employment, 2017	771	4,323
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	22,978	140,930
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.0%	5.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	362	1,516
All firms, 2012	407	1,881
Men-owned firms, 2012	186	767
Women-owned firms, 2012	191	830
Minority-owned firms, 2012	229	903
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	155	893
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	43	164
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	336	1,612
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	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	0.0%	30.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	11.4	30.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	431.72	922.95

Source: United States Census Bureau

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