Franklin County vs. Amite County

	Franklin County (MS)	Amite County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7,788	12,326
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.1%	-6.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	8,118	13,128
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	8,118	13,131
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.2%	20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.9%	23.5%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.6%
White alone, percent	63.5%	58.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	34.8%	40.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.1%	1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	62.8%	57.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	344	597
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.4%	0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,252	6,788
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.6%	85.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$76,500	$75,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,022	$953
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$363	$316
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$636	$647
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.2%	1.9%
Households, 2014-2018	3,004	5,003
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.55	2.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	95.7%	96.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.4%	1.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.8%	67.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.2%	55.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.3%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.3%	13.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.4%	13.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.4%	18.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.5%	47.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.3%	39.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	496	1,429
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	28,978	39,229
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,660	$3,028
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.6	39.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,810	$31,854
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,769	$20,380
Persons in poverty, percent	20.1%	22.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	110	169
Total employment, 2017	1,448	1,364
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	59,312	47,919
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	23.2%	-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	519	842
All firms, 2012	497	823
Men-owned firms, 2012	300	432
Women-owned firms, 2012	120	301
Minority-owned firms, 2012	117	314
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	344	491
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	439	691
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
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	14.4	18.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	563.78	730.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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