Marshall County, Mississippi QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Marshall County Mississippi
?  Population, 2000 34,9932,844,658
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 15.3%10.5%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.0%7.2%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 26.6%27.3%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.1%12.1%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 48.4%61.4%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 50.4%36.3%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.4%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) ZZ
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%0.5%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.6%0.7%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 50.5%51.7%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.2%1.4%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 47.9%60.7%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 9,122989,312
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 1,656226,947
?  Housing units, 2000 13,2521,161,953
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 80.5%72.3%
?  Households, 2000 12,1631,046,434
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.742.63
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 41.0%39.6%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $26,328$28,527
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 19.1%18.1%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 25.4%24.5%

Business QuickFacts Marshall County Mississippi
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 43159,771
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 6,733937,023
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 44.1%29.6%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 1,451121,668
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 201,33439,658,260
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 101,95820,774,508
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $3,173$7,605
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 23716,386
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 34840,879
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 6812,871
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 152,82716,487,905
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 1,003122,256

Geography QuickFacts Marshall County Mississippi
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 70646,907
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 49.660.6
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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X: Not applicable
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Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown