Winston County vs. Kemper County

	Winston County (MS)	Kemper County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18,165	10,027
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.4%	-4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	19,198	10,446
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	19,198	10,456
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.6%	18.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.0%	20.2%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	49.9%
White alone, percent	50.6%	34.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	46.8%	61.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	3.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	0.9%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.3%	0.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.7%	33.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	915	454
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.5%	0.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,913	4,833
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.3%	75.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$84,100	$71,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$926	$757
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$309	$319
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$685	$377
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.6%	7.1%
Households, 2014-2018	7,396	3,710
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.42	2.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.2%	90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.5%	2.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	75.0%	66.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	60.2%	44.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.8%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.6%	11.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.5%	13.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.8%	20.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.7%	44.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.3%	42.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	34,766	14,529
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	209,587	37,819
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,014	$3,659
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.1	33.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,214	$28,176
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,538	$15,518
Persons in poverty, percent	21.0%	27.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	383	127
Total employment, 2017	5,021	1,517
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	186,777	80,197
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.6%	-1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,297	548
All firms, 2012	1,641	402
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,086	189
Women-owned firms, 2012	445	162
Minority-owned firms, 2012	508	226
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,080	154
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	278	74
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,302	304
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	34.7%
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	18.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	31.6	13.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	607.25	766.18

Source: United States Census Bureau

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