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Harrison County, MS

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Map of Harrison County Harrison County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 581.0 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 333.6 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 40.9%. On the 2000 census form, 98.3% of the population reported only one race, with 21.1% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 2.6% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.55 persons compared to an average family size of 3.07 persons.

In 2005 accommodation and food services was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $21,079. Per capita income grew by 19.6% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 193,810 Covered Employment 86,148
   Growth (%) since 1990 17.2%    Average wage per job $30,862
Households (2000) 71,538 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 4.4%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 95,129    Average wage per job $40,416
Unemployment Rate (2005) 10.9 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $27,300    Average wage per job D
Median Household Income (2003) $34,991 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 16.5    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 80.3 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 2.3%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 18.4    Average wage per job $36,126
 

 
 

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