Sunflower County vs. Coahoma County

	Sunflower County (MS)	Coahoma County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	25,735	22,628
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-12.4%	-13.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	29,383	26,145
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	29,450	26,151
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	7.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.1%	27.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.7%	15.4%
Female persons, percent	46.6%	53.7%
White alone, percent	24.7%	21.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	73.9%	77.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	0.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.9%	1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	23.7%	20.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	964	1,126
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.4%	0.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,679	10,707
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	54.9%	52.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$73,900	$67,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$920	$988
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$377	$326
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$638	$587
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.7%	21.9%
Building permits, 2018	11	18
Households, 2014-2018	8,389	8,744
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.67	2.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.7%	85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.9%	1.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.6%	73.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	56.8%	58.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	72.9%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.4%	17.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.2%	10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.1%	13.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.1%	56.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.4%	55.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	18,340	82,277
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	104,756	184,686
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	137,773	288,392
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	244,070	295,392
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,585	$11,490
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.9	21.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,029	$30,009
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$15,464	$17,518
Persons in poverty, percent	32.6%	35.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	435	520
Total employment, 2017	5,456	5,907
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	174,374	193,217
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.3%	-5.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,787	1,685
All firms, 2012	1,786	2,075
Men-owned firms, 2012	823	907
Women-owned firms, 2012	792	965
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,073	1,225
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	619	724
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	158	183
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,474	1,752
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.5%	33.0%
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	28.6%	27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	42.2	47.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	697.75	552.44

Source: United States Census Bureau

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