Jefferson County vs. Claiborne County

	Jefferson County (MS)	Claiborne County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7,106	9,002
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-8.1%	-6.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	7,732	9,597
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	7,726	9,604
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.6%	21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.9%	16.4%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	52.6%
White alone, percent	13.6%	12.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	85.2%	86.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	0.8%
Two or More Races, percent	0.8%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.0%	1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.2%	11.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	266	313
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.6%	1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,776	4,314
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.8%	68.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$62,300	$63,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$848	$811
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$404	$339
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$423	$602
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.5%	3.6%
Households, 2014-2018	2,530	3,009
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	2.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	97.0%	94.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.5%	1.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	67.2%	68.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	61.0%	61.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	74.8%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.0%	19.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.5%	10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.9%	14.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.6%	40.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	36.5%	39.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	942	7,677
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	19,590	19,182
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	21,969	35,327
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$2,876	$3,779
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.0	24.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,188	$26,732
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$13,374	$13,503
Persons in poverty, percent	35.5%	36.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	58	103
Total employment, 2017	533	2,323
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	19,801	134,566
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-15.4%	5.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	514	381
All firms, 2012	537	414
Men-owned firms, 2012	284	195
Women-owned firms, 2012	226	162
Minority-owned firms, 2012	451	261
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	70	111
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	81	74
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	440	298
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	40.0%
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	53.1%	14.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	14.9	19.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	519.93	487.41

Source: United States Census Bureau

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