Covington County vs. Jefferson Davis County

	Covington County (MS)	Jefferson Davis County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18,853	11,234
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.7%	-10.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	19,573	12,481
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	19,568	12,487
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.6%	19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.9%	22.7%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	52.7%
White alone, percent	62.1%	38.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	36.1%	60.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.4%	1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	60.4%	37.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	906	729
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.4%	0.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,739	5,990
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.5%	76.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$78,600	$84,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,054	$871
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$300	$391
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$665	$576
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.5%	5.8%
Households, 2014-2018	6,794	4,839
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.77	2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	95.4%	92.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.2%	0.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.0%	66.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	55.0%	42.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.1%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.4%	13.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.3%	13.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.0%	17.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.5%	49.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.1%	46.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	188,345	61,565
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,606	$5,117
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.2	34.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,931	$30,083
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$18,353	$19,233
Persons in poverty, percent	26.5%	26.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	327	145
Total employment, 2017	4,165	1,319
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	140,328	85,053
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.7%	4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,472	866
All firms, 2012	1,778	1,016
Men-owned firms, 2012	757	504
Women-owned firms, 2012	770	421
Minority-owned firms, 2012	741	587
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	991	407
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	153	151
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,527	817
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	12.3%	32.2%
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	20.1%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	47.3	30.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	413.79	408.44

Source: United States Census Bureau

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