For population 15 years and over in Farmington town:
Never married: 19.8%
Now married: 64.9%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 3.8%
Divorced: 9.3%
12 residents are foreign born
This town:
0.7%
Mississippi:
1.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $404 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $177 (0.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (53.6 miles , pop. 59,643).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (88.0 miles , pop. 650,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (480.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Farmington-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 188% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/16/1998, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 31.2 miles away from the Farmington town center killed 3 peopleand injured 36 peopleand caused $13 million in damages.
On 4/19/1970, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the town center killed 4 peopleand injured 78 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Farmington-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 90.1 miles away from the city center On 4/3/1992 at 03:06:03, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 7.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from Farmington center On 8/29/1990 at 19:34:59, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.5 MD, Depth: 8.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.2 miles away from the city center On 5/10/2008 at 17:52:50, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.6 miles away from the city center On 11/6/1994 at 12:50:38, a magnitude 3.1 (2.7 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 81.9 miles away from Farmington center On 8/17/1995 at 23:18:50, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Alcorn County (8) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Tornadoes: 5, Storms: 5, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Freeze: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Farmington:
MAGNOLIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; CORINTH, MS)
TISHOMINGO HEALTH SERVICES INC (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; IUKA, MS)
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 20 miles away; BOONEVILLE, MS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Farmington:
Northeast Mississippi Community College (about 20 miles; Booneville, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
University of North Alabama (about 44 miles; Florence, AL; FT enrollment: 5,338)
Itawamba Community College (about 45 miles; Fulton, MS; FT enrollment: 5,616)
Northwest Shoals Community College-Muscle Shoals (about 46 miles; Muscle Shoals, AL; FT enrollment: 2,417)
Lane College (about 53 miles; Jackson, TN; FT enrollment: 2,121)
Jackson State Community College (about 54 miles; Jackson, TN; FT enrollment: 2,716)
Union University (about 58 miles; Jackson, TN; FT enrollment: 2,952)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 15.3. This is significantly better than average.
City:
15.3
U.S.:
32.0
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2000 was 0.308. This is significantly better than average.There were 11 monitors within city limits.
City:
0.308
U.S.:
0.640
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2003 was 0.963. This is significantly better than average.There were 11 monitors within city limits.
City:
0.963
U.S.:
3.968
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.7. This is significantly better than average.There were 22 monitors within city limits.
City:
11.7
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 4.44. This is significantly better than average.There were 13 monitors within city limits.
City:
4.44
U.S.:
9.59
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.5%
(7.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 73.9% for Black residents, 62.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 56.8% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This town:
2.5 people
Mississippi:
2.6 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
74.7%
Whole state:
70.1%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
2.9%
Whole state:
4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Farmington (based on Alcorn County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 72.71%
Here
72.7%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Churches of Christ
Baptist Missionary Association of America
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents
63.2%
12.1%
9.0%
3.6%
3.3%
Congregations
34.4%
16.1%
21.5%
2.2%
5.4%
Name
American Baptist Association
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Catholic Church
National Association of Free Will Baptists
Other
Adherents
2.6%
2.4%
1.1%
0.6%
2.0%
Congregations
2.2%
3.2%
1.1%
2.2%
11.8%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
Alcorn County:
1.69 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
2.08 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.28 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Alcorn County:
0.56 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
0.80 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 22
Alcorn County:
6.18 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 30
Here:
8.43 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.03 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
12.3%
Mississippi:
12.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Alcorn County:
29.5%
Mississippi:
33.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
18.4%
State:
14.4%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function
Full-time employees
Monthly full-time payroll
Average yearly full-time wage
Part-time employees
Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration
2
$2,214
$13,284
6
$664
Judicial and Legal
0
$0
1
$664
Police Protection - Officers
0
$0
6
$1,439
Police - Other
0
$0
1
$166
Totals for Government
2
$2,214
$13,284
14
$2,933
Farmington government finances in 2002:
Construction - General: $561,000 ($256.52)
Current Operations - General - Other: $250,000 ($114.31)
Financial Administration: $51,000 ($23.32)
Regular Highways: $6,000 ($2.74)
General - Interest on Debt: $6,000 ($2.74)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $79,000 ($36.12)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $255,000 ($116.60)
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $304,000 ($139.00)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $30,000 ($13.72)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $35,000 ($16.00)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $30,000 ($13.72)
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $312,000 ($142.66)
Tax - Property: $42,000 ($19.20)
Total Salaries & Wages: $150,000 ($68.59)
5.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,169 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.93%
Mississippi average:
7.82%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
