Newton County vs. Smith County

	Newton County (MS)	Smith County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	21,443	16,002
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.3%	-3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	21,720	16,491
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	21,720	16,491
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.2%	23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.7%	19.6%
Female persons, percent	52.2%	51.9%
White alone, percent	61.6%	75.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	31.0%	23.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	5.6%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.0%	1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	60.3%	73.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,341	959
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.4%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,533	7,425
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.9%	83.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$83,000	$95,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$998	$946
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$324	$304
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$628	$572
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.1%	2.1%
Households, 2014-2018	8,042	5,872
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.3%	95.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.1%	1.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.8%	77.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	60.7%	49.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.7%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.6%	12.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.4%	12.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.8%	15.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.1%	54.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.7%	46.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	57,317	10,791
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,022	15,522
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	137,420	47,195
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,362	$2,887
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.1	35.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,831	$41,657
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,600	$23,164
Persons in poverty, percent	21.2%	16.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	329	159
Total employment, 2017	3,434	2,145
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	120,232	82,805
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-8.0%	-6.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,375	976
All firms, 2012	1,300	936
Men-owned firms, 2012	687	439
Women-owned firms, 2012	488	376
Minority-owned firms, 2012	445	223
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	810	697
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	129	118
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,103	792
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	14.8%
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	26.4%	32.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	37.6	25.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	578.10	636.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

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