Washington Parish County vs. Walthall County

	Washington Parish County (LA)	Walthall County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	46,582	14,465
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.2%	-6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	47,140	15,447
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	47,168	15,443
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.7%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.1%	22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.9%	19.6%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	51.8%
White alone, percent	67.3%	54.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	30.4%	43.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.4%	2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	65.4%	52.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,256	541
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.5%	0.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,756	7,284
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.2%	89.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$88,500	$90,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$921	$943
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$274	$347
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$621	$579
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.9%	3.1%
Households, 2014-2018	17,337	5,683
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.9%	91.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.8%	1.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	75.0%	69.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	59.4%	48.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.3%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.7%	13.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	17.7%	15.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.1%	18.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.0%	50.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.6%	44.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	33,545	8,097
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	171,627	13,999
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	297,031	111,319
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,364	$7,372
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.4	37.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,985	$29,804
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$18,971	$20,337
Persons in poverty, percent	24.6%	23.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	634	215
Total employment, 2017	9,002	2,027
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	282,365	68,068
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-6.5%	6.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,200	1,136
All firms, 2012	3,691	1,324
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,919	550
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,608	598
Minority-owned firms, 2012	993	466
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,616	800
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	519	84
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,082	1,195
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	19.1%	41.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	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	26.3%	33.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	70.4	38.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	669.53	403.94

Source: United States Census Bureau

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