Copiah County vs. Jefferson County

	Copiah County (MS)	Jefferson County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	28,543	7,106
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.1%	-8.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	29,447	7,732
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	29,449	7,726
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.0%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.6%	16.9%
Female persons, percent	51.9%	50.9%
White alone, percent	46.4%	13.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	51.8%	85.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.6%	1.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	43.7%	13.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,185	266
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	12,265	3,776
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.7%	66.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$97,900	$62,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,042	$848
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$348	$404
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$724	$423
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.4%	9.5%
Households, 2014-2018	9,623	2,530
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.88	2.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.4%	97.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.1%	1.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	70.0%	67.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	44.7%	61.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.9%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.2%	15.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.9%	8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.6%	14.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.9%	34.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.1%	36.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	16,808	942
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	47,966	19,590
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	181,455	21,969
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,267	$2,876
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.6	24.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,361	$20,188
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,434	$13,374
Persons in poverty, percent	26.5%	35.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	436	58
Total employment, 2017	5,741	533
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	182,200	19,801
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.8%	-15.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,904	514
All firms, 2012	2,104	537
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,000	284
Women-owned firms, 2012	920	226
Minority-owned firms, 2012	922	451
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,109	70
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	376	81
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,613	440
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	19.7%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	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	1.5%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.5%	53.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	37.9	14.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	777.24	519.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

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