Washington County vs. Sharkey County

	Washington County (MS)	Sharkey County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	45,063	4,377
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-11.9%	-11.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	51,135	4,916
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	51,137	4,916
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.2%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.8%	24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.8%	19.1%
Female persons, percent	53.6%	52.2%
White alone, percent	25.9%	27.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	72.4%	70.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	0.7%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	24.9%	26.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,824	130
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.4%	1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,609	2,142
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	54.0%	66.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$74,700	$61,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$969	$1,096
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$334	$315
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$684	$486
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.3%	8.8%
Building permits, 2018	11	3
Households, 2014-2018	18,299	1,755
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.54	2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.6%	92.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.2%	0.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	75.7%	69.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	62.3%	61.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.5%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.8%	18.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.3%	18.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.2%	16.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.9%	50.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.1%	49.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	249,430	18,912
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,152,705	86,736
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	656,607	31,541
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,198	$6,572
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.7	23.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,834	$28,799
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,884	$17,877
Persons in poverty, percent	32.6%	33.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,116	113
Total employment, 2017	13,924	771
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	450,732	22,978
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.9%	0.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,377	362
All firms, 2012	4,060	407
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,823	186
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,808	191
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,243	229
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,601	155
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	398	43
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,428	336
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	43.9%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.5%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	35.3%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	70.6	11.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	724.74	431.72

Source: United States Census Bureau

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