Lowndes County vs. Pickens County

Lowndes County (MS)Pickens County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)58,93019,938
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.4%1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)59,77919,746
Population, Census, April 1, 201059,77919,746
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.6%19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.9%19.0%
Female persons, percent52.4%50.1%
White alone, percent52.8%57.8%
Black or African American alone, percent44.8%40.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Asian alone, percent0.9%0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.1%1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.1%4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent51.1%53.9%
Veterans, 2014-20184,8111,316
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.4%3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)27,4899,623
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.5%74.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$131,800$97,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,108$1,025
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$348$348
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$770$456
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.5%10.7%
Building permits, 20181237
Households, 2014-201822,7427,530
Persons per household, 2014-20182.532.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.3%89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.9%4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.6%72.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201870.0%62.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.8%80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.7%13.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.3%16.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.3%11.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.5%47.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.6%36.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)323,78544,741
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)736,479100,573
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,343$5,183
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.735.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$45,355$37,458
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,499$22,417
Persons in poverty, percent23.1%23.1%
Total employer establishments, 20171,491256
Total employment, 201721,4672,654
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)863,74286,315
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.6%0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,9581,102
All firms, 20124,8471,489
Men-owned firms, 20122,594796
Women-owned firms, 20121,726585
Minority-owned firms, 20121,439496
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,149966
Veteran-owned firms, 2012579158
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,9561,297
Black-owned firms, percent, 200711.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%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, 200723.0%10.0%
Population per square mile, 2010118.322.4
Land area in square miles, 2010505.51881.41

Source: United States Census Bureau

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