Smith County, Mississippi QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Smith County Mississippi
?  Population, 2000 16,1822,844,658
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 9.4%10.5%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.0%7.2%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.5%27.3%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.9%12.1%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 76.1%61.4%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 23.1%36.3%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%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) 0.2%0.5%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.4%0.7%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 51.1%51.7%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.6%1.4%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 75.8%60.7%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 5,227989,312
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 694226,947
?  Housing units, 2000 7,0051,161,953
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 86.9%72.3%
?  Households, 2000 6,0461,046,434
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.652.63
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 40.2%39.6%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $26,406$28,527
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 17.2%18.1%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 22.8%24.5%

Business QuickFacts Smith County Mississippi
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 20559,771
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 3,458937,023
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 19.3%29.6%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 432121,668
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 392,75339,658,260
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 35,54920,774,508
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $2,342$7,605
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA16,386
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 15140,879
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 312,871
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 62,33416,487,905
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 514122,256

Geography QuickFacts Smith County Mississippi
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 63646,907
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 25.460.6
?  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