Webster County vs. Montgomery County

	Webster County (MS)	Montgomery County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9,788	10,023
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.5%	-8.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,249	10,926
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,253	10,925
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.7%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.8%	21.6%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	52.3%
White alone, percent	79.2%	53.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.2%	45.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.4%	1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.1%	52.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	494	510
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.7%	0.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,864	5,765
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.9%	71.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$83,100	$80,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$958	$968
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$370	$361
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$580	$544
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.5%	4.6%
Building permits, 2018	4	87
Households, 2014-2018	3,787	4,619
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.0%	90.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.3%	1.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.9%	74.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.4%	64.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.6%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.3%	20.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.6%	18.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.0%	15.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.2%	53.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.7%	48.0%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	52,627	144,353
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,242	$13,600
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.1	30.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,683	$33,667
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,109	$22,913
Persons in poverty, percent	18.1%	22.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	152	208
Total employment, 2017	1,579	2,252
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	55,347	68,268
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	15.8%	-6.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	831	631
All firms, 2012	898	696
Men-owned firms, 2012	524	424
Women-owned firms, 2012	272	200
Minority-owned firms, 2012	154	129
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	717	534
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	139	88
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	732	574
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	25.6%
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	34.7%	29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	24.4	26.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	420.94	406.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

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