Mississippi County vs. Ballard County

	Mississippi County (MO)	Ballard County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13,336	7,979
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-7.1%	-3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	14,358	8,246
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	14,358	8,249
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.0%	21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.8%	20.9%
Female persons, percent	45.9%	50.2%
White alone, percent	73.3%	93.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	24.7%	3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.2%	1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	71.4%	92.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	839	621
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.5%	2.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,723	3,924
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	59.5%	79.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$75,300	$99,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$791	$963
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$374	$321
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$574	$609
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.6%	6.5%
Households, 2014-2018	5,040	3,085
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.38	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.5%	90.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.6%	3.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	74.6%	79.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	66.6%	70.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	74.5%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.4%	13.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.4%	11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.4%	6.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.5%	54.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.6%	50.2%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	182,094	57,633
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,714	$6,916
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.3	24.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,846	$44,350
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$18,462	$25,571
Persons in poverty, percent	26.8%	15.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	272	128
Total employment, 2017	2,126	1,055
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	69,354	44,960
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-9.2%	-25.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	561	475
All firms, 2012	833	638
Men-owned firms, 2012	417	253
Women-owned firms, 2012	274	318
Minority-owned firms, 2012	147	64
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	640	542
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	114	52
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	616	554
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	28.0%	30.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	34.9	33.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	411.58	246.66

Source: United States Census Bureau

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