Jefferson Davis County vs. Lawrence County

	Jefferson Davis County (MS)	Lawrence County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,234	12,455
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-10.0%	-3.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	12,481	12,929
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	12,487	12,929
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.7%	24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.7%	18.0%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	51.5%
White alone, percent	38.5%	66.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	60.0%	32.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.6%	2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	37.4%	64.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	729	500
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.4%	0.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,990	6,161
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.3%	77.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$84,200	$93,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$871	$964
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$391	$374
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$576	$746
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.8%	4.2%
Households, 2014-2018	4,839	4,793
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.35	2.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.7%	94.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.7%	1.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	66.3%	70.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	42.4%	42.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.8%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.9%	15.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.8%	10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.1%	15.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.2%	52.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.5%	46.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,708	4,010
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	61,565	62,461
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,117	$4,977
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.7	35.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,083	$42,290
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,233	$21,809
Persons in poverty, percent	26.0%	18.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	145	173
Total employment, 2017	1,319	1,716
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	85,053	84,201
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.1%	-4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	866	746
All firms, 2012	1,016	828
Men-owned firms, 2012	504	391
Women-owned firms, 2012	421	341
Minority-owned firms, 2012	587	224
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	407	563
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	151	179
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	817	608
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.2%	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	0.0%	17.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	30.6	30.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	408.44	430.67

Source: United States Census Bureau

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