Shelby County vs. Mississippi County

Shelby County (TN)Mississippi County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)935,76441,239
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.9%-11.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)927,68246,480
Population, Census, April 1, 2010927,64446,480
Persons under 5 years, percent7.0%7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.9%26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.6%14.8%
Female persons, percent52.5%51.3%
White alone, percent41.1%61.8%
Black or African American alone, percent54.2%35.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.4%
Asian alone, percent2.7%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.5%4.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent35.6%58.2%
Veterans, 2014-201851,0422,237
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.5%1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)406,21520,612
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201855.4%56.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$142,300$82,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,371$926
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$495$350
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$922$609
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.5%17.3%
Building permits, 20182,25133
Households, 2014-2018350,26016,888
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.2%81.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.5%3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.2%81.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201872.6%66.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.2%80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.1%12.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%14.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.7%7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.4%58.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.7%54.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,889,74251,451
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)8,166,690131,393
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)22,412,7025,231,109
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)22,058,481437,763
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$23,447$9,608
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.818.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,782$37,237
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,828$20,879
Persons in poverty, percent21.7%25.7%
Total employer establishments, 201719,541794
Total employment, 2017440,13316,174
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)22,534,451689,512
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.1%-6.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201782,8442,285
All firms, 201295,4332,351
Men-owned firms, 201243,6331,112
Women-owned firms, 201245,031855
Minority-owned firms, 201252,295618
Nonminority-owned firms, 201240,5691,572
Veteran-owned firms, 20129,486254
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201282,6451,811
Black-owned firms, percent, 200730.9%13.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.4%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.8%28.9%
Population per square mile, 20101,215.551.6
Land area in square miles, 2010763.17900.57

Source: United States Census Bureau

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