| | People QuickFacts | Mississippi County | Arkansas |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 2,937,979 |
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Population, 2010 | 46,480 | 2,915,918 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -10.6% | 9.1% |
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Population, 2000 | 51,979 | 2,673,400 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 28.2% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.2% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.6% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 61.6% | 77.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 34.0% | 15.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 1.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.5% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 3.6% | 6.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 60.5% | 74.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 81.6% | 81.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 2.2% | 4.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 4.0% | 6.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 75.6% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 11.0% | 19.1% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 3,428 | 249,621 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 18.1 | 21.1 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 20,459 | 1,316,299 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 59.9% | 67.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 16.8% | 15.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $68,700 | $102,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 17,202 | 1,117,154 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.69 | 2.50 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $17,736 | $21,274 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $33,407 | $39,267 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 25.5% | 18.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Mississippi County | Arkansas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 875 | 65,4511 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 14,751 | 970,7481 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -16.5% | -2.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 2,028 | 186,748 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,231 | 238,994 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 13.4% | 5.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.1% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.9% | 24.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 5,010,206 | 60,735,582 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 29,659,789 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 421,872 | 32,974,282 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,051 | $11,602 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 45,822 | 3,559,795 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 35 | 7,177 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 451,453 | 28,025,4291 |
