Forrest County vs. Lamar County

Forrest County (MS)Lamar County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)75,03662,447
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.1%12.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)74,92855,668
Population, Census, April 1, 201074,93455,658
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.1%24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.6%13.8%
Female persons, percent52.5%52.0%
White alone, percent59.2%75.9%
Black or African American alone, percent37.8%20.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.0%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.9%2.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent57.0%73.7%
Veterans, 2014-20184,6423,810
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.8%2.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)33,21524,770
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201854.7%69.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$120,700$170,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,104$1,360
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$384$377
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$761$920
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.0%22.3%
Building permits, 2018996
Households, 2014-201828,03322,213
Persons per household, 2014-20182.552.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201879.0%81.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.5%3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.3%91.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201872.9%81.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.0%90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.6%35.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201817.1%11.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.4%13.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.2%64.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.8%59.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)181,019118,069
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)873,523344,850
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,680,2061,041,387
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$47,861$18,021
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.625.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,675$58,188
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,042$28,934
Persons in poverty, percent24.0%14.0%
Total employer establishments, 20171,7791,438
Total employment, 201730,42319,169
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,244,129559,070
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-7.1%11.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,3424,942
All firms, 20126,4735,185
Men-owned firms, 20123,3222,884
Women-owned firms, 20122,4431,700
Minority-owned firms, 20121,773707
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,3934,284
Veteran-owned firms, 2012780643
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,1734,152
Black-owned firms, percent, 200712.4%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%1.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.8%22.4%
Population per square mile, 2010160.7112.0
Land area in square miles, 2010466.31497.06

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