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People MapStats |
Washington County |
Mississippi |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
58,007 | 2,910,540 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-7.9% | 2.3% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-4,970 | 65,884 |
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Population, 2000 |
62,977 | 2,844,658 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2006 |
4,605 | 209,457 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.9% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2006 |
17,497 | 759,405 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
30.2% | 26.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
11.8% | 12.4% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2006 |
6,845 | 362,172 |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
53.5% | 51.6% |
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White persons, 2006 (a) |
18,130 | 1,771,596 |
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Black persons, 2006 (a) |
38,913 | 1,080,796 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2006 (a) |
111 | 13,816 |
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Asian persons, 2006 (a) |
423 | 22,399 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2006 (a) |
10 | 935 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2006 |
420 | 20,998 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2006 (b) |
754 | 53,381 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2006 |
17,582 | 1,726,158 |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
31.3% | 60.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
67.1% | 37.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.7% | 0.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.7% | 0.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
1.3% | 1.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
30.3% | 59.3% |
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Births, 2004 |
913 | 42,827 |
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Deaths, 2004 |
610 | 27,871 |
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Infant deaths, 2004 |
14 | 420 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
59.9% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.8% | 1.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.9% | 3.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
66.5% | 72.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
16.4% | 16.9% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
13,180 | 607,570 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
17.2 | 24.6 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
25,044 | 1,241,489 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
663 | 79,537 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
2.7% | 6.8% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
59.5% | 72.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$55,400 | $71,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
22,158 | 1,046,434 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.80 | 2.63 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$25,455 | $34,278 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
29.5% | 19.3% |
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Business MapStats |
Washington County |
Mississippi |
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Personal income, 2005 ($million) |
1,248 | 72,862 |
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Personal income per capita, 2005 |
$21,237 | $25,051 |
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Civilian labor force, 2006 |
22,459 | 1,307,347 |
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Unemployment rate, 2006 |
9.8% | 6.8% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2005 |
27,379 | 1,505,941 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2005 |
-2,811 | 13,269 |
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Employment in government, 2005 |
5,294 | 277,407 |
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Earnings, 2005 ($1000) |
840,814 | 51,278,077 |
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Average earnings per job, 2005 |
$30,710 | $34,051 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
1,361 | 60,5421 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
16,675 | 926,9521 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-20.6% | -3.1%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
3,809 | 187,602 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
35.0% | 13.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.1% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
21.6% | 25.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
659,947 | 38,276,054 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
81,727 | 5,486,105 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
380,181 | 19,215,751 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
604,920 | 25,017,531 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$9,904 | $8,724 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
39 | 16,618 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2006 ($1000) |
3,828 | 2,011,163 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
320,840 | 11,097,543 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
456,097 | 22,337,6971 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2004 |
$7,657 | $7,6951 |
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