Tippah County vs. Prentiss County

	Tippah County (MS)	Prentiss County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	21,995	25,315
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.1%	0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,232	25,276
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,232	25,276
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.5%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.5%	18.2%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	51.0%
White alone, percent	80.7%	83.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	17.0%	14.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.8%	1.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	76.7%	82.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	885	1,374
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.2%	0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,865	11,220
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.9%	72.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$83,100	$91,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$870	$914
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$300	$314
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$553	$562
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.2%	11.2%
Building permits, 2018	4	9
Households, 2014-2018	7,983	9,399
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.71	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.9%	88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.9%	1.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.4%	74.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	60.3%	67.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.6%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.5%	12.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.7%	16.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.3%	15.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.2%	51.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.2%	45.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	44,492	65,408
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	400,318	814,180
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	247,770	11,484
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	133,775	189,061
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,074	$7,446
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.1	25.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,839	$37,519
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,180	$19,693
Persons in poverty, percent	16.9%	19.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	351	470
Total employment, 2017	5,432	5,596
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	172,673	173,104
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.9%	-3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,459	1,598
All firms, 2012	1,595	2,080
Men-owned firms, 2012	967	1,220
Women-owned firms, 2012	473	681
Minority-owned firms, 2012	141	168
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,404	1,847
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	132	251
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,324	1,727
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	5.9%
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	16.4%	32.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	48.6	60.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	457.82	414.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

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