Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Jefferson Davis County Mississippi
?  Population, 2000 13,9622,844,658
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -0.6%10.5%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.2%7.2%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 28.4%27.3%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.8%12.1%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 41.7%61.4%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 57.4%36.3%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.4%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) ZZ
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.5%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.6%0.7%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 52.7%51.7%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.8%1.4%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 41.4%60.7%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 4,746989,312
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 737226,947
?  Housing units, 2000 5,8911,161,953
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 84.5%72.3%
?  Households, 2000 5,1771,046,434
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.682.63
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 40.2%39.6%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $21,064$28,527
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 24.3%18.1%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 33.8%24.5%

Business QuickFacts Jefferson Davis County Mississippi
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 19459,771
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 2,471937,023
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 59.4%29.6%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 464121,668
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 56,00639,658,260
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 45,54420,774,508
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $3,275$7,605
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 10216,386
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 15640,879
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 012,871
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 61,16616,487,905
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 756122,256

Geography QuickFacts Jefferson Davis County Mississippi
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 40846,907
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 34.260.6
?  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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Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown