Greene County vs. Washington County

	Greene County (MS)	Washington County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13,586	16,378
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.6%	-6.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	14,395	17,581
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	14,400	17,581
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.5%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.9%	19.1%
Female persons, percent	42.2%	50.8%
White alone, percent	73.1%	66.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	25.5%	23.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	7.9%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.9%
Two or More Races, percent	0.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.3%	1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	72.1%	65.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	841	1,050
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.4%	1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,265	8,573
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	84.8%	83.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$80,900	$85,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,073	$1,039
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$327	$347
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$661	$709
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.5%	2.0%
Households, 2014-2018	4,172	6,007
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.45	2.75
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.1%	92.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.1%	0.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.3%	76.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.9%	58.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.1%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	8.6%	11.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.0%	18.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.4%	13.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	37.8%	44.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.6%	38.9%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	48,337	75,720
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,378	$4,426
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.7	34.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,447	$40,794
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$17,453	$22,776
Persons in poverty, percent	22.6%	17.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	128	208
Total employment, 2017	785	5,214
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	32,844	396,183
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.7%	4.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	699	1,043
All firms, 2012	679	1,176
Men-owned firms, 2012	374	583
Women-owned firms, 2012	241	402
Minority-owned firms, 2012	162	341
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	502	789
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	53	132
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	594	998
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%	25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	20.2	16.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	712.76	1,080.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

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