DeSoto County vs. Tunica County

DeSoto County (MS)Tunica County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)182,0019,944
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)12.9%-7.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)161,26710,778
Population, Census, April 1, 2010161,25210,778
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%8.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.7%29.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.9%12.2%
Female persons, percent51.8%53.2%
White alone, percent67.7%20.2%
Black or African American alone, percent29.0%77.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.5%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.1%2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent63.1%18.5%
Veterans, 2014-201810,930399
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.6%2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)68,5184,948
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.7%40.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$162,000$101,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,265$1,023
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$395$431
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,029$759
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201312.0%37.0%
Building permits, 20181,323110
Households, 2014-201862,0783,943
Persons per household, 2014-20182.832.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.4%84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.6%3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.1%82.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.5%64.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.7%81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201824.1%16.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.3%9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.4%12.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.4%61.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.3%58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)311,321873,212
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)637,79212,271
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,232,37584,221
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,320,903107,394
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,962$10,252
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.022.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$65,169$37,822
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,190$19,115
Persons in poverty, percent9.0%26.5%
Total employer establishments, 20172,910196
Total employment, 201753,0456,927
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,764,718218,575
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.4%-5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201713,883709
All firms, 201213,1571,017
Men-owned firms, 20126,746459
Women-owned firms, 20124,582441
Minority-owned firms, 20123,461533
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,195409
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,30480
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201210,992859
Black-owned firms, percent, 200713.0%32.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.5%34.2%
Population per square mile, 2010338.723.7
Land area in square miles, 2010476.15454.67

Source: United States Census Bureau

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