Itawamba County vs. Lee County

	Itawamba County (MS)	Lee County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	23,517	85,202
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.5%	2.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	23,401	82,910
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	23,401	82,910
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	25.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.7%	14.8%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	52.2%
White alone, percent	91.1%	67.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.0%	30.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.9%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.6%	2.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.8%	65.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,289	4,063
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,339	37,052
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.8%	66.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$89,500	$131,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$909	$1,129
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$308	$364
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$665	$738
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.2%	15.0%
Building permits, 2018	6	135
Households, 2014-2018	8,706	32,267
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.5%	85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.0%	3.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.6%	83.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.0%	72.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.5%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.4%	23.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.7%	11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.3%	14.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.4%	62.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.2%	56.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	17,158	199,255
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	930,592	3,413,976
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	41,862	1,049,101
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	157,061	1,628,067
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,729	$19,144
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.3	20.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,510	$47,978
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,629	$25,467
Persons in poverty, percent	13.7%	13.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	372	2,483
Total employment, 2017	5,480	47,560
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	184,174	1,771,512
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.6%	0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,320	6,415
All firms, 2012	1,634	7,338
Men-owned firms, 2012	945	4,294
Women-owned firms, 2012	499	2,189
Minority-owned firms, 2012	131	1,269
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,445	5,687
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	191	718
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,294	6,133
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	7.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.3%	21.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	43.9	184.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	532.79	449.95

Source: United States Census Bureau

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