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People QuickFacts |
Harrison County |
Mississippi |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
171,875 | 2,910,540 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-9.3% | 2.3% |
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Population, 2000 |
189,601 | 2,844,658 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.9% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
26.7% | 26.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
12.5% | 12.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.0% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
71.8% | 60.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
22.6% | 37.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.7% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.7% | 0.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
2.0% | 0.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
2.9% | 1.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
69.3% | 59.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
49.0% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.6% | 1.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
6.7% | 3.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
80.3% | 72.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
18.4% | 16.9% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
40,495 | 607,570 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.8 | 24.6 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
78,693 | 1,241,489 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
62.7% | 72.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
22.3% | 13.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$87,200 | $71,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
71,538 | 1,046,434 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.55 | 2.63 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$35,576 | $34,278 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,024 | $15,853 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
16.9% | 19.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Harrison County |
Mississippi |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
4,419 | 60,5421 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
74,737 | 926,9521 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-6.4% | -3.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
9,641 | 163,761 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
13,903 | 187,602 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
9.2% | 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 |
3.7% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.4% | 0.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
26.0% | 25.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 38,276,054 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
695,325 | 19,215,751 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,139,214 | 25,017,531 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,239 | $8,724 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,435,562 | 5,486,105 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
2,644 | 16,618 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
1,902,618 | 22,337,6971 |