Alabama vs. Mississippi

	Alabama	Mississippi
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,903,185	2,976,149
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.6%	0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	4,780,125	2,968,130
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	4,779,736	2,967,297
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.3%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.9%	15.9%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	51.5%
White alone, percent	69.1%	59.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	26.8%	37.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	1.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.4%	3.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	65.4%	56.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	335,599	168,996
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.5%	2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,274,565	1,332,577
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.6%	68.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$137,200	$114,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,174	$1,134
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$358	$357
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$772	$762
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.9%	13.9%
Building permits, 2018	14,824	6,883
Households, 2014-2018	1,860,269	1,105,576
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.55	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.1%	86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.2%	3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.4%	81.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.3%	68.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.8%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.9%	21.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.6%	11.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.0%	14.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.1%	57.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.3%	53.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,576,462	6,999,175
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	26,039,632	16,630,587
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	124,809,759	66,441,608
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	57,746,565	28,302,952
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	58,564,965	37,053,190
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,145	$12,413
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.7	24.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,486	$43,567
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,846	$23,434
Persons in poverty, percent	16.8%	19.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	100,419	59,294
Total employment, 2017	1,690,061	939,485
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	71,746,399	35,366,718
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	329,993	219,596
All firms, 2012	374,153	235,454
Men-owned firms, 2012	203,604	125,079
Women-owned firms, 2012	137,630	89,159
Minority-owned firms, 2012	92,219	74,824
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	272,651	155,094
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	41,943	26,789
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	316,984	198,566
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.8%	18.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.1%	26.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	94.4	63.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	50,645.33	46,923.27

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Alabama and Mississippi using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.