Smith County vs. Jasper County

	Smith County (MS)	Jasper County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,002	16,428
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.0%	-3.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	16,491	17,065
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	16,491	17,062
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.6%	20.4%
Female persons, percent	51.9%	51.6%
White alone, percent	75.0%	45.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.9%	53.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	0.7%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	73.7%	44.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	959	1,076
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.7%	0.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,425	8,409
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	83.0%	84.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$95,400	$73,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$946	$843
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$304	$343
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$572	$620
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.1%	3.4%
Households, 2014-2018	5,872	6,690
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	95.0%	91.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.5%	0.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.3%	72.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	49.2%	45.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.6%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.5%	14.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.3%	11.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.7%	15.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.0%	51.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.1%	47.5%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	10,791	20,506
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	321,111	327,723
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	47,195	73,006
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$2,887	$4,418
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.8	34.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,657	$35,931
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,164	$21,929
Persons in poverty, percent	16.8%	19.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	159	215
Total employment, 2017	2,145	3,390
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	82,805	142,045
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-6.7%	15.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	976	1,036
All firms, 2012	936	1,151
Men-owned firms, 2012	439	664
Women-owned firms, 2012	376	356
Minority-owned firms, 2012	223	380
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	697	745
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	118	117
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	792	963
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.8%	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	32.7%	31.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	25.9	25.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	636.25	676.24

Source: United States Census Bureau

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