Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $400 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $193 (0.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (74.2 miles , pop. 77,906).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (98.0 miles , pop. 242,820).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (489.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Hatley-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 210% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 19.9 miles away from the Hatley town center killed 28 peopleand injured 272 people.
On 4/29/1963, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.4 miles away from the town center killed 3 peopleand injured 20 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Hatley-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 78.3 miles away from the city center On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 38.2 miles away from Hatley center On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.4 miles away from the city center On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 73.6 miles away from the city center On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.0 miles away from Hatley center On 8/19/2004 at 23:51:49, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.7 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Monroe County (15) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 8, Floods: 7, Hurricanes: 3, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Freeze: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hatley:
GILMORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 3 miles away; AMORY, MS)
NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 27 miles away; TUPELO, MS)
MARION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 27 miles away; HAMILTON, AL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hatley:
Itawamba Community College (about 21 miles; Fulton, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,616)
Mississippi State University (about 42 miles; Mississippi State, MS; FT enrollment: 15,187)
Northeast Mississippi Community College (about 49 miles; Booneville, MS; FT enrollment: 3,081)
Northwest Shoals Community College-Muscle Shoals (about 68 miles; Muscle Shoals, AL; FT enrollment: 2,417)
Bevill State Community College (about 68 miles; Jasper, AL; FT enrollment: 2,544)
University of Mississippi Main Campus (about 72 miles; University, MS; FT enrollment: 13,969)
University of North Alabama (about 72 miles; Florence, AL; FT enrollment: 5,338)
Notable locations in Hatley: Hatley Volunteer Fire Department Amory (A), Hatley Volunteer Fire Department Hatley (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Monroe County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.6%
(13.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
This town:
2.5 people
Mississippi:
2.6 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
80.7%
Whole state:
70.1%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
1.1%
Whole state:
4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Hatley (based on Monroe County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.25%
Here
62.2%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Churches of Christ
American Baptist Association
Adherents
50.4%
18.9%
9.5%
6.2%
3.2%
Congregations
29.8%
21.9%
3.5%
11.4%
2.6%
Name
National Association of Free Will Baptists
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Assemblies of God
Catholic Church
Other
Adherents
2.4%
2.4%
1.4%
1.4%
4.3%
Congregations
6.1%
2.6%
3.5%
1.8%
16.7%
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: 12
Monroe County:
3.24 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
2.08 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.27 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Monroe County:
0.54 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
0.80 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
Monroe County:
4.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 28
Here:
7.55 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.03 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
12.5%
Mississippi:
12.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Monroe County:
33.1%
Mississippi:
33.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
13.7%
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
1
$1,196
$14,352
0
$0
Police Protection - Officers
0
$0
6
$1,364
Water Supply
1
$2,215
$26,580
1
$1,010
Totals for Government
2
$3,411
$20,466
7
$2,374
Hatley government finances in 2002:
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $44,000 ($91.48)
Financial Administration: $21,000 ($43.66)
Police Protection: $15,000 ($31.19)
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,000 ($4.16)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $187,000 ($388.77)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $174,000 ($361.75)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $13,000 ($27.03)
