Shelby County vs. DeSoto County

	Shelby County (TN)	DeSoto County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	935,764	182,001
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.9%	12.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	927,682	161,267
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	927,644	161,252
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.0%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.9%	25.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.6%	12.9%
Female persons, percent	52.5%	51.8%
White alone, percent	41.1%	67.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	54.2%	29.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	2.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.5%	5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	35.6%	63.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	51,042	10,930
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.5%	3.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	406,215	68,518
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	55.4%	73.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$142,300	$162,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,371	$1,265
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$495	$395
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$922	$1,029
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	27.5%	12.0%
Building permits, 2018	2,251	1,323
Households, 2014-2018	350,260	62,078
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.62	2.83
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.2%	85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.5%	5.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.2%	91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.6%	83.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.2%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.1%	24.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.2%	8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.7%	10.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.4%	68.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.7%	64.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,889,742	311,321
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,166,690	637,792
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	22,412,702	1,269,539
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	35,454,262	3,232,375
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	22,058,481	2,320,903
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$23,447	$13,962
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.8	25.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,782	$65,169
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,828	$29,190
Persons in poverty, percent	21.7%	9.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	19,541	2,910
Total employment, 2017	440,133	53,045
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	22,534,451	1,764,718
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.1%	3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	82,844	13,883
All firms, 2012	95,433	13,157
Men-owned firms, 2012	43,633	6,746
Women-owned firms, 2012	45,031	4,582
Minority-owned firms, 2012	52,295	3,461
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	40,569	9,195
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	9,486	1,304
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	82,645	10,992
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.9%	13.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.4%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.8%	28.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,215.5	338.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	763.17	476.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

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