Hinds County vs. Copiah County

Hinds County (MS)Copiah County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)237,08528,543
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.4%-3.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)245,36529,447
Population, Census, April 1, 2010245,28529,449
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.1%23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.1%17.6%
Female persons, percent53.3%51.9%
White alone, percent25.5%46.4%
Black or African American alone, percent72.7%51.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.1%0.3%
Asian alone, percent0.8%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent0.9%1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.6%3.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent24.2%43.7%
Veterans, 2014-201811,5731,185
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.8%2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)104,31812,265
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201858.4%78.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$115,200$97,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,150$1,042
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$393$348
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$845$724
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201323.6%3.4%
Building permits, 20182137
Households, 2014-201888,7059,623
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.88
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.6%92.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.9%3.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.8%70.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201873.8%44.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.0%79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.1%14.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.5%9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.2%15.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.8%51.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.2%49.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)475,60816,808
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,150,94147,966
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,374,377626,768
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,274,38746,346
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,072,334181,455
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,356$6,267
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.031.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$43,005$40,361
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,114$19,434
Persons in poverty, percent19.4%26.5%
Total employer establishments, 20175,210436
Total employment, 201798,9435,741
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,526,642182,200
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.3%-1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201720,8711,904
All firms, 201224,2772,104
Men-owned firms, 201212,5751,000
Women-owned firms, 20129,790920
Minority-owned firms, 201213,396922
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,9201,109
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,128376
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201219,8951,613
Black-owned firms, percent, 200737.5%19.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.3%
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, 20070.4%1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200733.5%21.5%
Population per square mile, 2010282.037.9
Land area in square miles, 2010869.74777.24

Source: United States Census Bureau

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