Overview for Mississippi
County, AR
Part of: Blytheville AR,
Micropolitan Area |
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Mississippi County is
one of about 3,141 counties and county
equivalents in the United States. It has
898.2 sq. miles in land area and a
population density of 51.9 per square
mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population declined by 16.2%.
On the 2000 census form, 98.9% of the
population reported only one race, with
32.7% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this
county is 2.2% Hispanic (of any race).
The average household size is 2.64
persons compared to an average family
size of 3.15 persons.
In 2008 manufacturing was the largest
of 20 major sectors. It had an average
wage per job of $55,923. Per capita
income grew by 29.6% between 1998 and
2008 (adjusted for inflation). |
People
& Income Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population
(2009) |
46,605 |
Covered
Employment |
19,878 |
| Growth
(%) since 1990 |
-19.0% |
Average wage
per job |
$36,724 |
| Households
(2000) |
19,349 |
Manufacturing - % all jobs in County |
30.6% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2009) |
21,453 |
Average wage
per job |
$55,923 |
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Unemployment Rate (2009) |
13.1 |
Transportation & Warehousing - % all
jobs in County |
2.9% |
| Per Capita
Personal Income (2008) |
$30,437 |
Average wage
per job |
$40,462 |
| Median
Household Income (2008) |
$34,211 |
Health
Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in
County |
8.9% |
| Poverty
Rate (2008) |
23.5 |
Average wage
per job |
$25,617 |
| H.S.
Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
64.7 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
1.9% |
| Bachelor's
Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
11.3 |
Average wage
per job |
$35,420 |
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