Mississippi County vs. Shelby County

Mississippi County (AR)Shelby County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)41,239935,764
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-11.3%0.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)46,480927,682
Population, Census, April 1, 201046,480927,644
Persons under 5 years, percent7.2%7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.1%24.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.8%13.6%
Female persons, percent51.3%52.5%
White alone, percent61.8%41.1%
Black or African American alone, percent35.7%54.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.3%
Asian alone, percent0.5%2.7%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.2%6.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent58.2%35.6%
Veterans, 2014-20182,23751,042
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.7%6.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)20,612406,215
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201856.4%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, 2009-201317.3%27.5%
Building permits, 2018332,251
Households, 2014-201816,888350,260
Persons per household, 2014-20182.492.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.0%84.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.9%9.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.2%83.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201866.3%72.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201880.7%88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.8%31.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.4%9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.6%11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.1%64.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.3%60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)51,4511,889,742
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)131,3938,166,690
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,231,10922,412,702
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)437,76322,058,481
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,608$23,447
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.122.8
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, percent25.7%21.7%
Total employer establishments, 201779419,541
Total employment, 201716,174440,133
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)689,51222,534,451
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-6.4%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,28582,844
All firms, 20122,35195,433
Men-owned firms, 20121,11243,633
Women-owned firms, 201285545,031
Minority-owned firms, 201261852,295
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,57240,569
Veteran-owned firms, 20122549,486
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,81182,645
Black-owned firms, percent, 200713.4%30.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.9%30.8%
Population per square mile, 201051.61,215.5
Land area in square miles, 2010900.57763.17

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.