Perry County vs. George County

	Perry County (MS)	George County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,931	24,250
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.6%	7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	12,249	22,579
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	12,250	22,578
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	26.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.3%	14.5%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	49.4%
White alone, percent	78.7%	89.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.2%	7.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.6%	3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	77.4%	86.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	620	1,375
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.3%	1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,671	9,565
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	83.4%	83.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$83,700	$109,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$869	$1,090
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$354	$317
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$622	$686
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.4%	2.2%
Building permits, 2018	1	3
Households, 2014-2018	4,563	7,362
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	3.15
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.8%	89.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.6%	4.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.8%	76.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	64.5%	63.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.3%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.0%	12.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	21.1%	15.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.8%	14.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.8%	49.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.7%	43.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,938	15,413
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	19,348	74,890
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,373	229,453
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,161	$10,007
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.3	35.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,007	$48,319
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,611	$21,105
Persons in poverty, percent	22.0%	16.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	143	338
Total employment, 2017	1,713	3,575
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	81,347	119,048
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.9%	-2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	767	1,426
All firms, 2012	878	1,565
Men-owned firms, 2012	447	704
Women-owned firms, 2012	368	668
Minority-owned firms, 2012	117	158
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	733	1,341
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	112	77
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	739	1,393
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.9%
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	21.5%	21.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	18.9	47.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	647.25	478.71

Source: United States Census Bureau

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