Jasper County vs. Scott County

	Jasper County (MS)	Scott County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,428	28,287
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.7%	0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,065	28,260
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,062	28,264
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	26.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.4%	15.1%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	50.9%
White alone, percent	45.3%	58.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	53.5%	38.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	0.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.4%	11.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	44.4%	49.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,076	1,268
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.2%	7.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,409	11,735
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	84.7%	73.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$73,400	$68,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$843	$972
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$343	$370
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$620	$699
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.4%	6.4%
Households, 2014-2018	6,690	10,435
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.46	2.70
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.8%	91.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.5%	11.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	72.7%	74.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	45.9%	54.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.1%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.5%	12.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.8%	18.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.3%	20.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.7%	56.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.5%	50.9%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	73,006	243,762
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,418	$8,629
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.8	25.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,931	$33,735
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,929	$21,640
Persons in poverty, percent	19.0%	25.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	215	490
Total employment, 2017	3,390	10,875
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	142,045	377,879
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	15.7%	3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,036	1,646
All firms, 2012	1,151	1,818
Men-owned firms, 2012	664	881
Women-owned firms, 2012	356	710
Minority-owned firms, 2012	380	616
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	745	1,141
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	117	205
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	963	1,520
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	18.9%
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%	2.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.9%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	25.2	46.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	676.24	609.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

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