Smith County vs. Newton County

	Smith County (MS)	Newton County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,002	21,443
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.0%	-1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	16,491	21,720
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	16,491	21,720
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	25.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.6%	16.7%
Female persons, percent	51.9%	52.2%
White alone, percent	75.0%	61.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.9%	31.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	5.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	0.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	2.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	73.7%	60.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	959	1,341
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.7%	1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,425	9,533
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	83.0%	77.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$95,400	$83,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$946	$998
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$304	$324
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$572	$628
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.1%	4.1%
Households, 2014-2018	5,872	8,042
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	95.0%	90.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.5%	4.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.3%	78.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	49.2%	60.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.6%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.5%	16.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.3%	14.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.7%	16.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.0%	53.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.1%	49.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	10,791	57,317
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,522	8,022
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	47,195	137,420
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$2,887	$6,362
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.8	27.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,657	$33,831
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,164	$21,600
Persons in poverty, percent	16.8%	21.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	159	329
Total employment, 2017	2,145	3,434
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	82,805	120,232
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-6.7%	-8.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	976	1,375
All firms, 2012	936	1,300
Men-owned firms, 2012	439	687
Women-owned firms, 2012	376	488
Minority-owned firms, 2012	223	445
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	697	810
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	118	129
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	792	1,103
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%	26.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	25.9	37.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	636.25	578.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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