Amite County vs. Lincoln County

	Amite County (MS)	Lincoln County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12,326	34,205
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.1%	-1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,128	34,870
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,131	34,869
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.5%	23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.5%	17.2%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	52.4%
White alone, percent	58.1%	68.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	40.6%	30.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	0.8%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.4%	1.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	57.3%	67.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	597	1,387
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.6%	0.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,788	15,562
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	85.0%	75.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$75,500	$99,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$953	$1,089
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$316	$344
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$647	$670
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	1.9%	6.8%
Households, 2014-2018	5,003	12,827
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	96.4%	91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	0.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	67.7%	74.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	55.3%	56.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.7%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.1%	16.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.2%	11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.4%	14.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.3%	51.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.0%	45.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,429	43,588
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	12,505	181,240
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	39,229	540,559
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,028	$15,489
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.9	29.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,854	$40,355
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,380	$21,892
Persons in poverty, percent	22.2%	19.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	169	803
Total employment, 2017	1,364	10,692
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	47,919	386,777
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.4%	-0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	842	2,602
All firms, 2012	823	2,307
Men-owned firms, 2012	432	1,131
Women-owned firms, 2012	301	851
Minority-owned firms, 2012	314	659
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	491	1,550
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	107	172
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	691	1,999
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	17.5%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	18.0	59.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	730.10	586.12

Source: United States Census Bureau

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