Lowndes County vs. Wilcox County

	Lowndes County (AL)	Wilcox County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9,974	10,627
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-11.7%	-8.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	11,296	11,667
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	11,299	11,670
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.6%	23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.8%	19.4%
Female persons, percent	53.2%	52.4%
White alone, percent	25.9%	27.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	72.5%	71.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	0.7%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	25.1%	26.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	366	447
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.3%	0.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,224	5,780
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.7%	65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$66,300	$82,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,050	$950
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$402	$402
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$650	$524
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.5%	5.7%
Households, 2014-2018	4,180	3,804
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.43	2.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.4%	92.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.9%	2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	66.2%	62.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	49.4%	49.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.5%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.1%	12.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	19.8%	13.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.8%	10.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.3%	39.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.0%	38.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	5,539	15,973
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	100,834	72,837
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,287	$6,372
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.0	25.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,833	$27,237
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,491	$16,584
Persons in poverty, percent	25.1%	33.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	108	185
Total employment, 2017	1,904	2,031
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	80,483	95,907
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.3%	5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	675	562
All firms, 2012	884	862
Men-owned firms, 2012	406	467
Women-owned firms, 2012	433	315
Minority-owned firms, 2012	585	512
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	282	314
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	49	137
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	810	669
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	57.3%	66.2%
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	35.2%	37.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	15.8	13.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	715.91	888.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

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