Forrest County vs. Perry County

	Forrest County (MS)	Perry County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	75,036	11,931
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.1%	-2.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	74,928	12,249
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	74,934	12,250
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.6%	18.3%
Female persons, percent	52.5%	51.1%
White alone, percent	59.2%	78.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	37.8%	19.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.9%	1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	57.0%	77.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,642	620
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.8%	0.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	33,215	5,671
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	54.7%	83.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$120,700	$83,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,104	$869
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$384	$354
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$761	$622
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	25.0%	4.4%
Building permits, 2018	99	1
Households, 2014-2018	28,033	4,563
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.55	2.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	79.0%	89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.5%	0.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.3%	77.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.9%	64.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.0%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.6%	11.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	17.1%	21.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.4%	16.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.2%	51.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.8%	45.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	181,019	1,938
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	873,523	19,348
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,680,206	62,373
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$47,861	$5,161
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.6	32.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,675	$39,007
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,042	$21,611
Persons in poverty, percent	24.0%	22.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,779	143
Total employment, 2017	30,423	1,713
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,244,129	81,347
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-7.1%	4.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	5,342	767
All firms, 2012	6,473	878
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,322	447
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,443	368
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,773	117
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,393	733
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	780	112
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	5,173	739
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	12.4%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	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	24.8%	21.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	160.7	18.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	466.31	647.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

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