Choctaw County vs. Clarke County

	Choctaw County (AL)	Clarke County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12,841	15,604
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-7.3%	-6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,858	16,732
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,859	16,732
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.0%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.0%	20.4%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	53.2%
White alone, percent	57.2%	64.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	41.7%	34.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	0.7%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.0%	1.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	56.4%	63.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	771	1,026
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.5%	0.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,394	8,032
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.7%	81.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$75,200	$79,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$947	$1,006
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$336	$318
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$533	$625
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.0%	3.7%
Households, 2014-2018	5,350	6,258
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.41	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.6%	93.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.4%	0.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	74.1%	74.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	58.3%	57.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.4%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.0%	11.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	21.1%	16.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.3%	14.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.1%	54.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	37.3%	49.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	30,891	32,868
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	99,968	63,556
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,333	$3,839
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.2	30.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,884	$39,246
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,182	$22,422
Persons in poverty, percent	22.1%	21.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	257	224
Total employment, 2017	2,811	2,404
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	145,655	101,579
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.8%	-28.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	811	987
All firms, 2012	1,233	1,080
Men-owned firms, 2012	754	683
Women-owned firms, 2012	323	335
Minority-owned firms, 2012	321	296
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	870	755
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	291	78
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	869	956
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%	17.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	15.2	24.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	913.50	691.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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