Mississippi County vs. Shelby County
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Mississippi County (AR) Shelby County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 41,239 935,764
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -11.3% 0.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 46,480 927,682
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 46,480 927,644
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.2% 7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 26.1% 24.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.8% 13.6%
Female persons, percent 51.3% 52.5%
White alone, percent 61.8% 41.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 35.7% 54.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 0.5% 2.7%
Two or More Races, percent 1.5% 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.2% 6.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 58.2% 35.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018 2,237 51,042
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.7% 6.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 20,612 406,215
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 56.4% 55.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $82,700 $142,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $926 $1,371
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $350 $495
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $609 $922
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 17.3% 27.5%
Building permits, 2018 33 2,251
Households, 2014-2018 16,888 350,260
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.49 2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 81.0% 84.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 3.9% 9.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 81.2% 83.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 66.3% 72.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 80.7% 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 12.8% 31.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 14.4% 9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.6% 11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.1% 64.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.3% 60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 51,451 1,889,742
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 131,393 8,166,690
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 5,231,109 22,412,702
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 437,763 22,058,481
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,608 $23,447
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 18.1 22.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $37,237 $49,782
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $20,879 $28,828
Persons in poverty, percent 25.7% 21.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 794 19,541
Total employment, 2017 16,174 440,133
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 689,512 22,534,451
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -6.4% 1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,285 82,844
All firms, 2012 2,351 95,433
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,112 43,633
Women-owned firms, 2012 855 45,031
Minority-owned firms, 2012 618 52,295
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,572 40,569
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 254 9,486
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,811 82,645
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 13.4% 30.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 3.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.9% 30.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 51.6 1,215.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 900.57 763.17
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Mississippi county (AR) and Shelby county (TN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.