For population 15 years and over in New Houlka town:
Never married: 21.0%
Now married: 51.7%
Separated: 4.3%
Widowed: 14.6%
Divorced: 8.4%
3 residents are foreign born
This town:
0.4%
Mississippi:
1.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $161 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $187 (0.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Memphis, TN (92.3 miles , pop. 650,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (456.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
New Houlka-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 179% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/29/1963, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.1 miles away from the New Houlka town center killed 3 peopleand injured 20 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 3/11/1963, a category F4 tornado 33.6 miles away from the town center killed 2 peopleand injured 7 peopleand causedbetween $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
New Houlka-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 71.2 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 24.3 miles away from New Houlka center On 5/28/1995 at 15:28:36, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 90.2 miles away from the city center On 7/15/1995 at 01:03:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 87.0 miles away from the city center On 5/28/2000 at 11:32:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.7 miles away from New Houlka center On 10/26/2002 at 20:05:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.3 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 Newton County (10) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Tornadoes: 6, Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Winds: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Flood: 1, Freeze: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Jim Hood - Politician.
Hospitals/medical centers near New Houlka:
TRACE REGIONAL HOSP AND SWING BED (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; HOUSTON, MS)
PONTOTOC HEALTH SERVICE CAH (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; PONTOTOC, MS)
NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 27 miles away; TUPELO, MS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Houlka:
Itawamba Community College (about 39 miles; Fulton, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,616)
University of Mississippi Main Campus (about 40 miles; University, MS; FT enrollment: 13,969)
Mississippi State University (about 43 miles; Mississippi State, MS; FT enrollment: 15,187)
Northeast Mississippi Community College (about 51 miles; Booneville, MS; FT enrollment: 3,081)
Northwest Mississippi Community College (about 69 miles; Senatobia, MS; FT enrollment: 6,204)
Mississippi Valley State University (about 82 miles; Itta Bena, MS; FT enrollment: 2,308)
East Mississippi Community College (about 89 miles; Scooba, MS; FT enrollment: 3,463)
Things for the kids to do for fun in the town of New Houlka. On the weekends teenagers hang out on the sqaure and conversate with everyone and anyone that stops by. added by Billy Bob
Churches in New Houlka include: Houlka Baptist Church (A), Houlka Church of the Nazarene (B), Houlka Methodist Church (C), Houlka Presbyterian Church (D), Houlka Second Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Newton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
Religion statistics for New Houlka (based on Newton County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 63.89%
Here
63.9%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches Landmark Missionary Baptist
Catholic Church
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents
61.2%
14.4%
14.1%
1.7%
1.7%
Congregations
41.3%
16.0%
12.0%
2.7%
2.7%
Name
Churches of Christ
LDS (Mormon) Church
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Other
Adherents
1.5%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
1.9%
Congregations
4.0%
1.3%
2.7%
2.7%
14.7%
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: 9
Newton County:
4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
2.08 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Newton County:
0.90 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
0.80 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
Newton County:
7.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
Here:
2.24 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.03 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
12.2%
Mississippi:
12.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Newton County:
34.9%
Mississippi:
33.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
15.9%
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
0
$0
7
$5,086
Judicial and Legal
0
$0
2
$1,703
Police Protection - Officers
2
$4,696
$28,176
2
$2,267
Streets and Highways
1
$1,997
$23,964
0
$0
Water Supply
1
$2,382
$28,584
0
$0
Totals for Government
4
$9,075
$27,225
11
$9,056
6.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,900 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.11%
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:
