Perry County vs. Greene County

	Perry County (MS)	Greene County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,931	13,586
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.6%	-5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	12,249	14,395
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	12,250	14,400
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	19.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.3%	14.9%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	42.2%
White alone, percent	78.7%	73.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.2%	25.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.6%	1.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	77.4%	72.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	620	841
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.3%	1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,671	5,265
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	83.4%	84.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$83,700	$80,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$869	$1,073
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$354	$327
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$622	$661
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.4%	5.5%
Building permits, 2018	1	1
Households, 2014-2018	4,563	4,172
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.8%	85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.6%	1.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.8%	79.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	64.5%	67.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.3%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.0%	8.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	21.1%	13.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.8%	15.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.8%	37.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.7%	45.6%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,373	48,337
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,161	$3,378
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.3	34.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,007	$49,447
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,611	$17,453
Persons in poverty, percent	22.0%	22.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	143	128
Total employment, 2017	1,713	785
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	81,347	32,844
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.9%	-2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	767	699
All firms, 2012	878	679
Men-owned firms, 2012	447	374
Women-owned firms, 2012	368	241
Minority-owned firms, 2012	117	162
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	733	502
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	112	53
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	739	594
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	21.5%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	18.9	20.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	647.25	712.76

Source: United States Census Bureau

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