Washington County vs. Greene County

	Washington County (AL)	Greene County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,378	13,586
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.8%	-5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,581	14,395
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,581	14,400
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.0%	19.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.1%	14.9%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	42.2%
White alone, percent	66.2%	73.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.5%	25.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	7.9%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.6%	1.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	65.1%	72.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,050	841
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.1%	1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,573	5,265
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	83.8%	84.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$85,200	$80,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,039	$1,073
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$347	$327
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$709	$661
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.0%	5.5%
Households, 2014-2018	6,007	4,172
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.75	2.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.9%	85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.9%	1.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.0%	79.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	58.3%	67.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.4%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.1%	8.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.5%	13.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.9%	15.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.6%	37.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	38.9%	45.6%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	75,720	48,337
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,426	$3,378
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.8	34.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,794	$49,447
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,776	$17,453
Persons in poverty, percent	17.6%	22.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	208	128
Total employment, 2017	5,214	785
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	396,183	32,844
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.7%	-2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,043	699
All firms, 2012	1,176	679
Men-owned firms, 2012	583	374
Women-owned firms, 2012	402	241
Minority-owned firms, 2012	341	162
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	789	502
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	132	53
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	998	594
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	25.6%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	16.3	20.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,080.21	712.76

Source: United States Census Bureau

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