Union County vs. Lafayette County

Union County (MS)Lafayette County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)28,60654,793
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)5.4%15.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)27,13447,359
Population, Census, April 1, 201027,13447,351
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.9%18.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.7%12.6%
Female persons, percent51.0%51.5%
White alone, percent81.5%72.7%
Black or African American alone, percent15.3%23.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.0%2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.3%2.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.0%70.5%
Veterans, 2014-20189881,874
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.4%3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)11,97426,458
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.3%61.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$95,000$188,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$926$1,391
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$327$430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$697$914
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.0%25.6%
Building permits, 20189260
Households, 2014-20189,95119,317
Persons per household, 2014-20182.822.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.0%75.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.7%5.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201879.0%90.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201864.9%79.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201877.8%89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201814.8%43.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.8%8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent17.5%13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.8%58.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.2%53.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)26,152135,616
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)111,667363,153
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,379,293167,579
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)200,558161,249
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)297,195548,785
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,841$11,088
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.318.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,287$47,132
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$20,088$26,154
Persons in poverty, percent13.4%18.0%
Total employer establishments, 20174921,293
Total employment, 201710,36017,428
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)376,368602,431
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20177.8%2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,0174,542
All firms, 20122,3074,197
Men-owned firms, 20121,5242,375
Women-owned firms, 20125371,333
Minority-owned firms, 2012211843
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,0033,085
Veteran-owned firms, 2012234488
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,9633,471
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%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, 200719.7%21.9%
Population per square mile, 201065.375.0
Land area in square miles, 2010415.60631.71

Source: United States Census Bureau

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