Lauderdale County vs. Kemper County

Lauderdale County (MS)Kemper County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)75,31710,027
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-6.2%-4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)80,26710,446
Population, Census, April 1, 201080,26110,456
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.4%18.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.4%20.2%
Female persons, percent51.5%49.9%
White alone, percent53.6%34.3%
Black or African American alone, percent44.1%61.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%3.5%
Asian alone, percent0.9%0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.0%
Two or More Races, percent1.0%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.2%0.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent52.1%33.9%
Veterans, 2014-20185,222454
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.0%0.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)35,3494,833
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.4%75.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$93,100$71,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,113$757
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$359$319
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$725$377
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.7%7.1%
Households, 2014-201829,6573,710
Persons per household, 2014-20182.492.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.0%90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.2%2.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201880.5%66.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201865.6%44.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.5%83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.0%11.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.7%13.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.6%20.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.8%44.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.7%42.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)883,58514,529
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,488,17237,819
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,551$3,659
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.933.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,704$28,176
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,741$15,518
Persons in poverty, percent25.5%27.5%
Total employer establishments, 20171,890127
Total employment, 201729,1641,517
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,021,63680,197
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.6%-1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,152548
All firms, 20126,374402
Men-owned firms, 20123,303189
Women-owned firms, 20122,352162
Minority-owned firms, 20121,945226
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,107154
Veteran-owned firms, 201272674
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,174304
Black-owned firms, percent, 200719.0%34.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
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, 200726.2%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010114.113.6
Land area in square miles, 2010703.63766.18

Source: United States Census Bureau

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