Scott County vs. Leake County

	Scott County (MS)	Leake County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	28,287	22,763
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.1%	-4.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	28,260	23,803
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	28,264	23,805
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.8%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.7%	25.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.1%	16.3%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	48.4%
White alone, percent	58.4%	49.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	38.4%	42.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	6.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.5%	4.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.2%	46.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,268	885
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.2%	2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	11,735	9,559
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.6%	72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$68,700	$78,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$972	$1,003
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$370	$313
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$699	$627
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.4%	4.8%
Households, 2014-2018	10,435	8,168
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.70	2.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.2%	90.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.2%	7.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	74.0%	72.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	54.2%	54.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	74.3%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.7%	12.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.1%	16.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	20.5%	19.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.8%	54.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.9%	49.4%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	56,397	16,895
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	243,762	173,043
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,629	$7,428
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.2	30.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,735	$33,482
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,640	$17,960
Persons in poverty, percent	25.5%	25.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	490	298
Total employment, 2017	10,875	4,370
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	377,879	125,221
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.6%	6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,646	1,297
All firms, 2012	1,818	1,466
Men-owned firms, 2012	881	719
Women-owned firms, 2012	710	638
Minority-owned firms, 2012	616	490
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,141	937
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	205	139
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,520	1,226
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	18.9%	24.5%
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	2.4%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	22.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	46.4	40.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	609.19	583.00

Source: United States Census Bureau

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