Washington County vs. Wayne County

	Washington County (AL)	Wayne County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,378	20,298
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.8%	-2.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,581	20,747
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,581	20,747
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.0%	24.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.1%	17.1%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	52.0%
White alone, percent	66.2%	58.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.5%	40.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	7.9%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.6%	1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	65.1%	57.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,050	874
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.1%	0.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,573	9,481
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	83.8%	81.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$85,200	$84,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,039	$979
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$347	$364
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$709	$516
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.0%	3.4%
Households, 2014-2018	6,007	7,734
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.75	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.9%	95.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.9%	0.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.0%	77.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	58.3%	62.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.4%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.1%	16.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.5%	16.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.9%	16.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.6%	56.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	38.9%	53.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	75,720	183,856
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,426	$8,899
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.8	35.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,794	$37,970
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,776	$22,611
Persons in poverty, percent	17.6%	21.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	208	372
Total employment, 2017	5,214	4,214
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	396,183	151,865
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.7%	-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,043	1,546
All firms, 2012	1,176	1,547
Men-owned firms, 2012	583	852
Women-owned firms, 2012	402	614
Minority-owned firms, 2012	341	589
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	789	914
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	132	76
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	998	1,426
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	25.6%	28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	16.3	25.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,080.21	810.75

Source: United States Census Bureau

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