Pontotoc County vs. Lafayette County

	Pontotoc County (MS)	Lafayette County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	31,833	54,793
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.3%	15.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	29,957	47,359
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	29,957	47,351
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.1%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.6%	18.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.0%	12.6%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	51.5%
White alone, percent	82.2%	72.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	15.3%	23.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.0%	2.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	76.5%	70.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,597	1,874
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.0%	3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	12,922	26,458
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.7%	61.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$102,700	$188,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$934	$1,391
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$315	$430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$677	$914
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.1%	25.6%
Building permits, 2018	42	260
Households, 2014-2018	10,788	19,317
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.88	2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.8%	75.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.4%	5.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.7%	90.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	59.5%	79.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	76.6%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.9%	43.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.4%	8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.6%	13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.7%	58.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.0%	53.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	20,270	135,616
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,469,859	167,579
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	65,234	161,249
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	259,261	548,785
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,474	$11,088
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.7	18.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,379	$47,132
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,401	$26,154
Persons in poverty, percent	16.5%	18.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	483	1,293
Total employment, 2017	11,365	17,428
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	374,055	602,431
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.3%	2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,097	4,542
All firms, 2012	2,060	4,197
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,184	2,375
Women-owned firms, 2012	614	1,333
Minority-owned firms, 2012	147	843
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,853	3,085
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	160	488
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,818	3,471
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	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	14.5%	21.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	60.2	75.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	497.69	631.71

Source: United States Census Bureau

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