Wayne County, Mississippi QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Wayne County	Mississippi
?  Population, 2000	21,216	2,844,658
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	8.7%	10.5%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	7.6%	7.2%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	29.2%	27.3%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	11.7%	12.1%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	61.3%	61.4%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	38.0%	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)	Z	Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	0.5%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	0.3%	0.7%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	52.2%	51.7%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	0.6%	1.4%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	61.1%	60.7%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	6,501	989,312
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	1,026	226,947
?  Housing units, 2000	9,049	1,161,953
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	85.0%	72.3%
?  Households, 2000	7,857	1,046,434
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.67	2.63
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	42.7%	39.6%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$24,508	$28,527
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	20.7%	18.1%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	25.4%	24.5%

Business QuickFacts	Wayne County	Mississippi
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	379	59,771
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	5,257	937,023
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	47.8%	29.6%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	803	121,668
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	294,921	39,658,260
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	124,051	20,774,508
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$6,162	$7,605
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	113	16,386
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	209	40,879
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	72	12,871
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	71,534	16,487,905
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	1,026	122,256

Geography QuickFacts	Wayne County	Mississippi
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	810	46,907
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	26.2	60.6
?  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.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown