Wilcox County vs. Lowndes County

	Wilcox County (AL)	Lowndes County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,627	9,974
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-8.9%	-11.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	11,667	11,296
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	11,670	11,299
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.8%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.4%	18.8%
Female persons, percent	52.4%	53.2%
White alone, percent	27.4%	25.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	71.3%	72.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	0.8%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.4%	1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	26.6%	25.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	447	366
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.5%	0.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,780	5,224
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.0%	73.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$82,200	$66,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$950	$1,050
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$402	$402
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$524	$650
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.7%	9.5%
Households, 2014-2018	3,804	4,180
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.77	2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.3%	89.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.8%	0.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	62.4%	66.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	49.2%	49.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	76.9%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.5%	14.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.4%	19.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.5%	10.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.8%	48.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	38.7%	47.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	15,973	5,539
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	72,837	100,834
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,372	$9,287
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.4	32.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,237	$30,833
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$16,584	$19,491
Persons in poverty, percent	33.4%	25.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	185	108
Total employment, 2017	2,031	1,904
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	95,907	80,483
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.9%	-3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	562	675
All firms, 2012	862	884
Men-owned firms, 2012	467	406
Women-owned firms, 2012	315	433
Minority-owned firms, 2012	512	585
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	314	282
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	137	49
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	669	810
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	66.2%	57.3%
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	37.6%	35.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	13.1	15.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	888.50	715.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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