Compare DeSoto County, MS vs Memphis Metro Area, TN vs Mississippi (MS) vs United States
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| Metric |
DeSoto County, MS County |
Memphis Metro Area, TN Metro Area |
Mississippi (MS) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 191,301 | 1,341,924 | 2,946,779 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,451 | $1,220 | $954 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1999 | 1983 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Household income | $85,297 | $66,401 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $38,113 | $37,885 | $31,549 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 9.7% | 16.5% | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 48.1% | 49.2% | 43.6% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 191,301 | 1,341,924 | 2,946,779 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 126,660 | 891,153 | 1,972,266 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 70,986 | 522,879 | 1,145,431 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $85,297 | $66,401 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $38,113 | $37,885 | $31,549 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 9.7% | 16.5% | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 48.1% | 49.2% | 43.6% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,451 | $1,220 | $954 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1999 | 1983 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 22.1% | 39.5% | 30% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 77.9% | 60.5% | 70% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 57.2% | 41.4% | 55.8% | 61% |
| Black | 32.6% | 46.5% | 36.4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 5.2% | 5.6% | 4.4% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.8% | 7.5% | 3.7% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 94.2% | 92.5% | 96.3% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 91.8% | 90.1% | 94.1% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 26.0 min | 24.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 8.2% | 9.9% | 5.9% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 29.3% | 30.4% | 31.2% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 29.5% | 29.1% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 12.2% | 9.6% | 13.8% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 29% | 31% | 25.1% | 35.7% |