Choctaw County vs. Washington County

	Choctaw County (AL)	Washington County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12,841	16,378
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-7.3%	-6.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,858	17,581
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,859	17,581
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.0%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.0%	19.1%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	50.8%
White alone, percent	57.2%	66.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	41.7%	23.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	7.9%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	0.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.0%	1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	56.4%	65.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	771	1,050
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.5%	1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,394	8,573
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.7%	83.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$75,200	$85,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$947	$1,039
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$336	$347
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$533	$709
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.0%	2.0%
Households, 2014-2018	5,350	6,007
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.41	2.75
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.6%	92.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.4%	0.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	74.1%	76.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	58.3%	58.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.4%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.0%	11.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	21.1%	18.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.3%	13.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.1%	44.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	37.3%	38.9%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	99,968	75,720
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,333	$4,426
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.2	34.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,884	$40,794
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,182	$22,776
Persons in poverty, percent	22.1%	17.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	257	208
Total employment, 2017	2,811	5,214
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	145,655	396,183
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.8%	4.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	811	1,043
All firms, 2012	1,233	1,176
Men-owned firms, 2012	754	583
Women-owned firms, 2012	323	402
Minority-owned firms, 2012	321	341
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	870	789
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	291	132
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	869	998
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.2%	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	44.1%	25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	15.2	16.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	913.50	1,080.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

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