Sharkey County vs. Issaquena County

	Sharkey County (MS)	Issaquena County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,377	1,308
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-11.0%	-6.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	4,916	1,399
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	4,916	1,406
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	2.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.1%	11.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.1%	16.7%
Female persons, percent	52.2%	40.8%
White alone, percent	27.5%	35.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	70.8%	63.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	0.7%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.2%	1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	26.1%	34.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	130	38
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.7%	0.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,142	568
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.3%	45.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$61,800	$57,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,096	$1,082
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$315	$336
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$486	$406
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.8%	12.0%
Households, 2014-2018	1,755	484
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.17
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.0%	78.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.8%	0.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	69.4%	61.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	61.6%	49.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	73.7%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.7%	6.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.0%	21.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.4%	18.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.4%	36.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.8%	48.1%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.2	24.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,799	$25,776
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$17,877	$18,942
Persons in poverty, percent	33.6%	40.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	113	15
Total employment, 2017	771	101
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	22,978	3,096
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.0%	77.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	362	72
All firms, 2012	407	64
Men-owned firms, 2012	186	33
Minority-owned firms, 2012	229	48
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	43	25
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	336	27
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	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	11.4	3.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	431.72	413.05

Source: United States Census Bureau

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