Tunica County vs. DeSoto County

Tunica County (MS)DeSoto County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)9,944182,001
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-7.7%12.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)10,778161,267
Population, Census, April 1, 201010,778161,252
Persons under 5 years, percent8.6%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent29.3%25.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.2%12.9%
Female persons, percent53.2%51.8%
White alone, percent20.2%67.7%
Black or African American alone, percent77.5%29.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent0.8%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.2%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.5%5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent18.5%63.1%
Veterans, 2014-201839910,930
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.5%3.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)4,94868,518
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201840.5%73.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$101,600$162,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,023$1,265
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$431$395
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$759$1,029
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201337.0%12.0%
Building permits, 20181101,323
Households, 2014-20183,94362,078
Persons per household, 2014-20182.552.83
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.0%85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.3%5.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201882.4%91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201864.6%83.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201881.5%89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.8%24.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.3%8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.8%10.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.8%68.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.8%64.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)873,212311,321
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)12,271637,792
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)84,2213,232,375
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)107,3942,320,903
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,252$13,962
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.425.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,822$65,169
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$19,115$29,190
Persons in poverty, percent26.5%9.0%
Total employer establishments, 20171962,910
Total employment, 20176,92753,045
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)218,5751,764,718
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-5.4%3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201770913,883
All firms, 20121,01713,157
Men-owned firms, 20124596,746
Women-owned firms, 20124414,582
Minority-owned firms, 20125333,461
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124099,195
Veteran-owned firms, 2012801,304
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201285910,992
Black-owned firms, percent, 200732.2%13.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200734.2%28.5%
Population per square mile, 201023.7338.7
Land area in square miles, 2010454.67476.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

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