Marshall County vs. Fayette County

	Marshall County (MS)	Fayette County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	35,451	40,507
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.6%	5.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	37,145	38,439
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	37,144	38,413
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.0%	19.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.5%	21.4%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	50.8%
White alone, percent	50.7%	70.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	47.5%	27.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.9%	2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	47.6%	67.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,820	2,788
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.5%	1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	15,820	17,419
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.0%	79.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$108,000	$191,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,122	$1,348
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$387	$381
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$692	$711
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.8%	5.5%
Building permits, 2018	122	328
Households, 2014-2018	13,074	15,410
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.3%	91.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.5%	2.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.8%	82.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	55.6%	71.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.3%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.7%	21.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.4%	11.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.0%	57.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.2%	50.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	16,316	22,495
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	90,776	44,098
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	182,504	814,340
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	185,431	216,120
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,065	$5,590
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.2	32.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,572	$59,017
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,352	$31,629
Persons in poverty, percent	20.9%	13.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	431	597
Total employment, 2017	6,573	6,897
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	234,217	290,174
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.7%	-0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,755	3,559
All firms, 2012	2,994	4,054
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,581	2,299
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,194	1,429
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,242	946
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,698	2,992
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	364	598
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,493	3,317
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	36.8%	15.3%
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	29.1%	23.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	52.6	54.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	706.19	704.79

Source: United States Census Bureau

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