Forrest County vs. Pearl River County

Forrest County (MS)Pearl River County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)75,03655,387
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.1%-0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)74,92855,752
Population, Census, April 1, 201074,93455,834
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.1%22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.6%18.8%
Female persons, percent52.5%50.8%
White alone, percent59.2%84.4%
Black or African American alone, percent37.8%12.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.7%
Asian alone, percent1.0%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.9%3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent57.0%81.7%
Veterans, 2014-20184,6423,980
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.8%1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)33,21525,689
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201854.7%77.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$120,700$128,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,104$1,167
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$384$338
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$761$763
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.0%6.9%
Building permits, 201899256
Households, 2014-201828,03320,752
Persons per household, 2014-20182.552.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201879.0%86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.5%2.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.3%86.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201872.9%72.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.0%84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.6%16.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201817.1%14.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.4%15.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.2%53.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.8%47.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)181,01948,960
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)873,52373,883
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)942,371224,097
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,680,206477,332
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$47,861$8,632
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.634.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,675$45,820
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,042$23,135
Persons in poverty, percent24.0%18.1%
Total employer establishments, 20171,779809
Total employment, 201730,4238,088
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,244,129253,537
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-7.1%2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,3424,102
All firms, 20126,4734,403
Men-owned firms, 20123,3222,420
Women-owned firms, 20122,4431,594
Minority-owned firms, 20121,773651
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,3933,619
Veteran-owned firms, 2012780343
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,1733,829
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%0.8%
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%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010160.768.9
Land area in square miles, 2010466.31810.86

Source: United States Census Bureau

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