Montgomery County vs. Webster County

	Montgomery County (MS)	Webster County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,023	9,788
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-8.3%	-4.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,926	10,249
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,925	10,253
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.6%	23.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.6%	17.8%
Female persons, percent	52.3%	51.2%
White alone, percent	53.2%	79.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	45.0%	19.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	0.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.4%	1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	52.2%	78.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	510	494
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.8%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,765	4,864
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.4%	73.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$80,000	$83,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$968	$958
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$361	$370
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$544	$580
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.6%	8.5%
Building permits, 2018	87	4
Households, 2014-2018	4,619	3,787
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.18	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.7%	88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.2%	1.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	74.3%	79.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	64.3%	67.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.5%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.4%	17.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.9%	16.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.1%	14.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.5%	51.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.0%	46.7%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	144,353	52,627
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,600	$5,242
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.0	28.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,667	$40,683
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,913	$21,109
Persons in poverty, percent	22.9%	18.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	208	152
Total employment, 2017	2,252	1,579
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	68,268	55,347
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-6.2%	15.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	631	831
All firms, 2012	696	898
Men-owned firms, 2012	424	524
Women-owned firms, 2012	200	272
Minority-owned firms, 2012	129	154
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	534	717
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	88	139
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	574	732
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.6%	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	29.7%	34.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	26.8	24.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	406.98	420.94

Source: United States Census Bureau

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