Attala County vs. Montgomery County

	Attala County (MS)	Montgomery County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18,365	10,023
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.1%	-8.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	19,562	10,926
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	19,564	10,925
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.2%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.2%	21.6%
Female persons, percent	52.6%	52.3%
White alone, percent	55.2%	53.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	43.3%	45.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	0.8%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.1%	1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	53.4%	52.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	885	510
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	0.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,244	5,765
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.8%	71.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$76,000	$80,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$948	$968
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$327	$361
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$518	$544
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.1%	4.6%
Building permits, 2018	1	87
Households, 2014-2018	7,129	4,619
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.6%	90.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.4%	1.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.5%	74.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	61.6%	64.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	76.6%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.6%	20.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.9%	18.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.5%	15.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.6%	53.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.9%	48.0%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	192,464	144,353
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,047	$13,600
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.9	30.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,756	$33,667
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,936	$22,913
Persons in poverty, percent	23.7%	22.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	348	208
Total employment, 2017	4,336	2,252
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	157,344	68,268
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.1%	-6.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,288	631
All firms, 2012	1,213	696
Men-owned firms, 2012	646	424
Women-owned firms, 2012	419	200
Minority-owned firms, 2012	430	129
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	681	534
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	137	88
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	952	574
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	25.6%
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	27.1%	29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	26.6	26.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	734.98	406.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

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