Wayne County vs. Greene County

	Wayne County (MS)	Greene County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	20,298	13,586
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.2%	-5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	20,747	14,395
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	20,747	14,400
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.8%	4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.5%	19.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.1%	14.9%
Female persons, percent	52.0%	42.2%
White alone, percent	58.4%	73.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	40.0%	25.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.6%	1.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	57.3%	72.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	874	841
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.1%	1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,481	5,265
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.6%	84.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$84,000	$80,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$979	$1,073
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$364	$327
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$516	$661
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.4%	5.5%
Building permits, 2018	12	1
Households, 2014-2018	7,734	4,172
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.62	2.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	95.4%	85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.7%	1.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.8%	79.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	62.0%	67.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.7%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.0%	8.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.8%	13.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.4%	15.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.4%	37.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.5%	45.6%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	183,856	48,337
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,899	$3,378
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.3	34.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,970	$49,447
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,611	$17,453
Persons in poverty, percent	21.4%	22.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	372	128
Total employment, 2017	4,214	785
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	151,865	32,844
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.3%	-2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,546	699
All firms, 2012	1,547	679
Men-owned firms, 2012	852	374
Women-owned firms, 2012	614	241
Minority-owned firms, 2012	589	162
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	914	502
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	76	53
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,426	594
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	28.6%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	25.6	20.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	810.75	712.76

Source: United States Census Bureau

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