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Alcorn County

Population in July 2007: 1,862.
Males: 934  (50.2%)
Females: 928  (49.8%)

Median resident age:  34.4 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 38834.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,558 (it was $37,074 in 2000)
Farmington:  $43,558
Mississippi:  $36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,103
Farmington:  $20,103
Mississippi:  $19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $100,197 (it was $67,100 in 2000)
Farmington:  $100,197
Mississippi:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $113,821; Detached houses: $116,088; Townhouses or other attached units: $202,198; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,382,770; Mobile homes: $23,667

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Races in Farmington:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Black (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Farmington: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (30.6%), Irish (10.8%), English (6.7%), German (5.8%), Italian (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 530 feet

Land area: 3.74 square miles.

Population density: 498 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Farmington

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

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%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Farmington:  0.5% ($351)
Mississippi:  0.7% ($425)
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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).

Nearest cities: Corinth, MS (2.1 miles ), Glen, MS (2.1 miles ), Michie, TN (3.0 miles ), Burnsville, MS (3.0 miles ), Guys, TN (3.0 miles ), Rienzi, MS (3.5 miles ), Kossuth, MS (3.5 miles) , Pickwick, TN (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 34.92 N, Longitude: 88.44 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 662

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Machinery (11%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Printing and related support activities (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (12%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Printing and related support activities (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)



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Farmington-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 157% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/16/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 31.2 miles away from the Farmington town center killed 3 people and injured 36 people and caused $13 million in damages.

On 4/19/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 78 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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 Farmington 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 the city 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 Farmington 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 the city 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 Farmington center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Farmington:
  • MAGNOLIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 6 miles; CORINTH, MS)
  • TISHOMINGO HEALTH SERVICES INC (about 14 miles; IUKA, MS)
  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE (about 20 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Farmington:
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 42 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 48 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 74 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.4%
Whole state:  71.4%

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)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.2%
Whole state:  9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Farmington, MS



Farmington compared to Mississippi state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Farmington travel time to work
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (46%)
  • Utility gas (35%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Farmington

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaChristian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents63.2%12.1%9.0%3.6%3.3%
Congregations34.4%16.1%21.5%2.2%5.4%
NameAmerican Baptist AssociationPresbyterian Church (USA)Catholic ChurchNational Association of Free Will BaptistsOther religions
Adherents2.6%2.4%1.1%0.6%2.0%
Congregations2.2%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.


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$13,2846$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$13,28414$2,933



Farmington government finances in 2002:
  • Construction - General: $561,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $250,000
    Financial Administration: $51,000
    Regular Highways: $6,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $79,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $255,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $304,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $30,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $35,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $30,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $312,000
  • Tax - Property: $42,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $150,000

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:
from Prentiss County, MS  0.95% ($22,726 average AGI)
from Tishomingo County, MS  0.67% ($24,413)
from Tippah County, MS  0.36% ($26,875)


5.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,707 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.31%
Mississippi average:  8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Prentiss County, MS  0.61% ($28,279 average AGI)
to McNairy County, TN  0.52% ($35,310)
to Tishomingo County, MS  0.46% ($24,706)


Strongest AM radio stations in Farmington:
  • WCMA (1230 AM; 1 kW; CORINTH, MS; Owner: POWER VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WKCU (1350 AM; 1 kW; CORINTH, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Farmington:
  • WADI (95.3 FM; CORINTH, MS; Owner: POWER VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WOWL (91.9 FM; BURNSVILLE, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC)
  • WFXO (104.9 FM; IUKA, MS; Owner: BILLY R. MCLAIN)
  • WYDL (100.7 FM; MIDDLETON, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXRZ (94.3 FM; CORINTH, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMAE-FM (89.5 FM; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WDNX (89.1 FM; OLIVE HILL, TN; Owner: RURAL LIFE FOUNDATION, INC)
  • WQLT-FM (107.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTRR-LP (97.1 FM; GLEN, MS; Owner: WRITE TO READ RADIO, INC.)
  • WLAY-FM (100.3 FM; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZLQ (98.5 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: SAN DOW BROADCASTING)
  • WSIB (93.9 FM; SELMER, TN; Owner: WDTM INC)
  • WKZU (102.3 FM; RIPLEY, MS; Owner: KUDZU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIP-FM (99.3 FM; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXOQ (105.5 FM; SELMER, TN; Owner: GERALD W. HUNT)

TV broadcast stations around Farmington:
  • W34BU (Channel 34; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W62CK (Channel 62; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W46CE (Channel 46; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W20BJ (Channel 20; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W27CL (Channel 27; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W43BH (Channel 43; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W41BT (Channel 41; ACTON, TN; Owner: JULIA F. JONES)
  • W32BG (Channel 32; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W28BO (Channel 28; ACTON, TN; Owner: NORMAN CLOUTIER)
  • W69DB (Channel 69; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W51CG (Channel 51; ACTON, TN; Owner: JULIA F. JONES)
  • W56DA (Channel 56; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WMAE-TV (Channel 12; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W53AF (Channel 53; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W06AW (Channel 6; SELMER, TN; Owner: WDTM, INC.)

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