Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $854 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $169 (0.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (48.6 miles , pop. 77,906).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (87.4 miles , pop. 242,820).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (487.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
New Hope-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 209% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 28.8 miles away from the New Hope place center killed 28 peopleand injured 272 people.
On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.2 miles away from the place center killed 3 peopleand injured 178 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
New Hope-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 78% 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 61.8 miles away from the city center On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 33.7 miles away from New Hope 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 59.7 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 58.8 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 61.9 miles away from New Hope center On 5/28/1995 at 15:28:36, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 33.8 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 Lowndes County (12) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 7, Floods: 6, Hurricanes: 2, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Wind: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near New Hope:
BAPTIST MEM HOSP/GOLDEN TRIANGLE INC (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; COLUMBUS, MS)
PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; CARROLLTON, AL)
CLAY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; WEST POINT, MS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Hope:
Mississippi State University (about 27 miles; Mississippi State, MS; Full-time enrollment: 15,187)
East Mississippi Community College (about 44 miles; Scooba, MS; FT enrollment: 3,463)
The University of Alabama (about 49 miles; Tuscaloosa, AL; FT enrollment: 24,935)
Shelton State Community College (about 50 miles; Tuscaloosa, AL; FT enrollment: 3,652)
Itawamba Community College (about 58 miles; Fulton, MS; FT enrollment: 5,616)
University of West Alabama (about 63 miles; Livingston, AL; FT enrollment: 2,279)
Bevill State Community College (about 67 miles; Jasper, AL; FT enrollment: 2,544)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2009 was 31.6. This is about average.
City:
31.6
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 9.68. This is about average.Closest monitor was 6.2 miles away from the city center.
City:
9.68
U.S.:
9.59
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.9%
(9.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.7 people
Mississippi:
2.6 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
79.7%
Whole state:
70.1%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
1.9%
Whole state:
4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for New Hope (based on Lowndes County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.77%
Here
52.8%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Churches of Christ
Assemblies of God
Catholic Church
Adherents
59.5%
15.3%
4.8%
3.7%
3.0%
Congregations
29.2%
18.0%
11.2%
5.6%
1.1%
Name
Episcopal Church
Baptist Missionary Association of America
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church in America
Other
Adherents
2.0%
1.6%
1.5%
1.0%
7.6%
Congregations
2.2%
2.2%
4.5%
1.1%
24.7%
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: 16
Lowndes County:
2.69 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
2.08 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.17 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
Lowndes County:
1.01 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
0.80 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 54
Lowndes County:
9.08 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 35
Here:
5.89 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.03 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
13.0%
Mississippi:
12.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Lowndes County:
33.0%
Mississippi:
33.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
12.4%
State:
14.4%
7.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,897 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.66%
Mississippi average:
7.82%
0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,368 average AGI)
Lowndes County:
0.24%
Mississippi average:
0.09%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
