Wilkinson County vs. Amite County

	Wilkinson County (MS)	Amite County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,792	12,326
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-11.0%	-6.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	9,878	13,128
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	9,878	13,131
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.2%	20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	23.5%
Female persons, percent	46.4%	51.6%
White alone, percent	28.3%	58.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	70.6%	40.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	0.7%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	0.9%	1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	27.8%	57.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	289	597
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.0%	0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,182	6,788
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.0%	85.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$70,000	$75,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,066	$953
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$309	$316
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$561	$647
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.3%	1.9%
Households, 2014-2018	2,898	5,003
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.73	2.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.2%	96.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.2%	1.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	66.6%	67.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	47.9%	55.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	72.0%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.8%	13.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	17.5%	13.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.2%	18.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	37.9%	47.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.5%	39.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	29,056	12,505
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	46,772	13,973
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	54,406	39,229
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,768	$3,028
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.7	39.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,599	$31,854
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$13,231	$20,380
Persons in poverty, percent	30.3%	22.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	130	169
Total employment, 2017	1,378	1,364
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	38,573	47,919
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.4%	-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	575	842
All firms, 2012	752	823
Men-owned firms, 2012	367	432
Women-owned firms, 2012	266	301
Minority-owned firms, 2012	317	314
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	407	491
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	94	107
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	601	691
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	25.5%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	14.6	18.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	678.11	730.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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