Pontotoc County vs. Lee County

	Pontotoc County (MS)	Lee County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	31,833	85,202
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.3%	2.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	29,957	82,910
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	29,957	82,910
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.1%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.6%	25.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.0%	14.8%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	52.2%
White alone, percent	82.2%	67.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	15.3%	30.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.9%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.0%	2.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	76.5%	65.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,597	4,063
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.0%	1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	12,922	37,052
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.7%	66.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$102,700	$131,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$934	$1,129
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$315	$364
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$677	$738
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.1%	15.0%
Building permits, 2018	42	135
Households, 2014-2018	10,788	32,267
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.88	2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.8%	85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.4%	3.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.7%	83.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	59.5%	72.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	76.6%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.9%	23.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.4%	11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.6%	14.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.7%	62.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.0%	56.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	20,270	199,255
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,469,859	3,413,976
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	65,234	1,049,101
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	259,261	1,628,067
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,474	$19,144
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.7	20.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,379	$47,978
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,401	$25,467
Persons in poverty, percent	16.5%	13.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	483	2,483
Total employment, 2017	11,365	47,560
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	374,055	1,771,512
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.3%	0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,097	6,415
All firms, 2012	2,060	7,338
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,184	4,294
Women-owned firms, 2012	614	2,189
Minority-owned firms, 2012	147	1,269
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,853	5,687
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	160	718
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,818	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	14.5%	21.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	60.2	184.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	497.69	449.95

Source: United States Census Bureau

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