Mississippi vs. Louisiana

	Mississippi	Louisiana
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,976,149	4,648,794
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.3%	2.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,968,130	4,533,487
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,967,297	4,533,372
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.9%	15.4%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	51.2%
White alone, percent	59.1%	62.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	37.8%	32.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.4%	5.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	56.5%	58.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	168,996	250,497
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.3%	4.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,332,577	2,076,028
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.2%	65.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$114,500	$157,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,134	$1,267
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$357	$338
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$762	$850
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.9%	18.3%
Building permits, 2018	6,883	15,835
Households, 2014-2018	1,105,576	1,736,021
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.62	2.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.6%	87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.9%	8.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.5%	83.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.0%	72.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.9%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.8%	23.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.8%	11.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.4%	9.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.0%	59.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.4%	55.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,999,175	11,697,949
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	16,630,587	27,951,792
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	66,441,608	271,191,050
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	28,302,952	68,012,838
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	37,053,190	61,396,364
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,413	$13,342
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.6	25.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,567	$47,942
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,434	$27,027
Persons in poverty, percent	19.7%	18.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	59,294	106,599
Total employment, 2017	939,485	1,688,674
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	35,366,718	75,415,899
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	219,596	378,493
All firms, 2012	235,454	414,291
Men-owned firms, 2012	125,079	215,111
Women-owned firms, 2012	89,159	151,114
Minority-owned firms, 2012	74,824	126,100
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	155,094	277,676
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	26,789	42,211
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	198,566	354,460
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	18.0%	15.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	2.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.9%	27.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	63.2	104.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	46,923.27	43,203.90

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Mississippi and Louisiana using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.