Alcorn County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in 2005: 35,306 (34% urban, 66% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 10,454
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,770

% of renters here:	27%
State:	28%

Land area: 400 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 88 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	16.6%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (32.9%), Educational,health and social services (15.6%), Retail trade (13.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 80%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Alcorn County, Mississippi business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Alcorn County, Mississippi:

White Non-Hispanic (86.7%)
Black (11.1%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.6%)
Other race (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.6 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 16,731	(48.4%)
Females: 17,827	(51.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,977
County population in 2003: 34,954
Jobs in 2003: 14,321

Total labor force in 2004: 16,160
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.6%

Average household size:

Alcorn County:	2.4 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,532 ($29,041 in 2000)

This county	$30,532
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $79,377

Alcorn County	$79,377
Mississippi:	$82,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $355
Institutionalized population: 449
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Alcorn County in 2000: $664

Alcorn County races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $297 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Alcorn County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $632 a month.

Cities in this county include: Corinth, Farmington, Rienzi, Kossuth.

Neighboring counties: Hardeman County, Tennessee , Hardin County, Tennessee , McNairy County, Tennessee , Prentiss County , Tippah County , Tishomingo County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Alcorn County: Camp Warriner (A), Coke Spur (B), Corinth Industrial Park (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Alcorn County include: Saint Lukes Church (A), Saint Luke Church (B), Biggersville Church (C), Box Chapel (D), Rock Hill Church (E), Brush Church (F), Pleasant Ridge Church (G), Pleasant Hill Church (H), Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Arbor Cemetery (1), Piney Grove Cemetery (2), Kemp Chapel Cemetery (3), Keith Cemetery (4), Old Mount Carmel Cemetery (5), Beoshear Cemetery (6), Old Danville Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Jobes Lake (A), Long Pond (B), Buffalo Hole (C), Santa Fe Lake (D), Dees Pond (E), Seven Springs Lake (F), Epps Lake (G), Hughes Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mays Creek (A), Ray Creek (B), Bynum Creek (C), Bell Branch (D), Cadle Creek (E), Railroad Branch (F), Bain Creek (G), Yellow Jacket Creek (H), Goose Pond Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.4%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,016
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 348 (39% naturalized citizens)

Alcorn County:	1.0%
Whole state:	1.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 125
1990 to 1994: 58
1985 to 1989: 16
1980 to 1984: 35
1975 to 1979: 18
1970 to 1974: 35
1970 to 1974: 8
1965 to 1969: 53

Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.1%

Alcorn County marital status for males

Alcorn County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 11,508
One, attached: 230
Two: 351
3 or 4: 568
5 to 9: 270
10 to 19: 175
20 or more: 278
Mobile homes: 2,425
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Alcorn County with a mortgage: 3,891 (381 second mortgage, 182 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,412

Agriculture in Alcorn County
Average size of farms: 166 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $14191
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $174.83
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 9.65%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $18957
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 39.33%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.27%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $30745
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.09%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.21
Corn for grain: 8869 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 1428 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 16438 harvested acres
Vegetables: 29 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 232 acres

Alcorn County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 3.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/24/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Machinery (8%)
Printing and related support activities (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Furniture and related products (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Furniture and related products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (42%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Canada (9%)
Thailand (6%)
Germany (5%)
Cuba (5%)
Korea (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Alcorn County:

United States or American (42%)
English (11%)
Irish (9%)
German (4%)
European (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Italian (1%)

Alcorn County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,193 (84%)
Carpooled: 1,642 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 31 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 252 (2%)
Other means: 99 (1%)
Worked at home: 298 (2%)

People in group quarters in Alcorn County, Mississippi

256 people in nursing homes
64 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
60 people in state prisons
44 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
27 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
21 people in homes for the mentally retarded
20 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
18 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
4 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,330.

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.
3.01% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($14,631 average AGI)
2.92% relocated from other states ($15,540 average AGI)
Alcorn County: 2.92%
Mississippi average: 3.40%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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)
from McNairy County, TN	0.36% ($21,300)
from Lee County, MS	0.21% ($32,087)
from Shelby County, TN	0.18% ($19,550)
from Hardin County, TN	0.18% ($47,500)

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.
2.40% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($11,512 average AGI)
2.91% relocated to other states ($18,196 average AGI)
Alcorn County: 2.91%
Mississippi average: 3.96%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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)
to Tippah County, MS	0.33% ($18,778)
to Lee County, MS	0.30% ($33,333)
to Shelby County, TN	0.14% ($37,267)
to Hardin County, TN	0.13% ($25,214)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Births per 1000 population in Alcorn County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Alcorn County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Alcorn County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,966 (4,913 aged, 2,053 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 34,041

In family households: 29,328 (7,814 male householders, 2,093 female householders)
7,745 spouses, 9,798 children (8,853 natural, 217 adopted, 728 stepchildren), 695 grandchildren, 246 brothers or sisters, 216 parents, 345 other relatives, 376 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,713 (1,703 male householders (1,484 living alone)), 2,568 female householders (2,448 living alone)), 442 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 517 (458 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,609 2-persons, 2,604 3-persons, 1,778 4-persons, 655 5-persons, 192 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,932 1-person, 281 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

5,502 married couples with children.
1,924 single-parent households (373 men, 1,551 women).

97.4% of residents of Alcorn County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $207,205,000 ($5881 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,649,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $100,093,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $47,900,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,557,000
Federal grants: $44,809,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,056,000 ($345,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,789,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $708,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,126,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,949,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,422

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,148

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +111

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +415

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Alcorn County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.28 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 364
1995 to 1998: 1,216
1990 to 1994: 1,272
1980 to 1989: 2,697
1970 to 1979: 3,717
1960 to 1969: 2,609
1950 to 1959: 1,660
1940 to 1949: 1,010
1939 or earlier: 1,273

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alcorn County, Mississippi:

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 66
3 rooms: 240
4 rooms: 1,187
5 rooms: 3,018
6 rooms: 2,625
7 rooms: 1,626
8 rooms: 851
9 or more rooms: 835

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alcorn County, Mississippi:

1 room: 23
2 rooms: 197
3 rooms: 474
4 rooms: 1,122
5 rooms: 1,105
6 rooms: 579
7 rooms: 149
8 rooms: 67
9 or more rooms: 54

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alcorn County:

no bedroom: 14
1 bedroom: 253
2 bedrooms: 2,432
3 bedrooms: 5,963
4 bedrooms: 1,489
5 or more bedrooms: 303

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alcorn County:

no bedroom: 96
1 bedroom: 620
2 bedrooms: 1,631
3 bedrooms: 1,193
4 bedrooms: 201
5 or more bedrooms: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Alcorn County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 538
1 vehicle: 2,600
2 vehicles: 4,541
3 vehicles: 1,874
4 vehicles: 674
5 or more vehicles: 227

Cars and other vehicles available in Alcorn County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 622
1 vehicle: 1,834
2 vehicles: 1,020
3 vehicles: 225
4 vehicles: 32
5 or more vehicles: 37

64% of Alcorn County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Mississippi.

Alcorn County:	64.1%
State average:	59.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 24735
Northeast: 258
Midwest: 1913
South: 6804
West: 419

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (38%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
Electricity (25%)
Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (45%)
Utility gas (33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 130

Here:	3.5%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 53

Here:	3.0%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 95

Here:	10.6%
Mississippi:	12.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Alcorn County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $160,000
Charges - All Other: $1,524,000
Construction - General: $270,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,756,000
Central Staff Services: $1,755,000

Financial Administration: $1,070,000

Police Protection: $783,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $522,000

Fire Protection: $482,000

Parks & Recreation: $468,000

Welfare - Other: $402,000

Health Services - Other: $349,000

General - Other: $300,000

Natural Resources - Other: $115,000

General Public Buildings: $100,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,362,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $491,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $22,698,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $550,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $7,240,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $14,396,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,612,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $269,000
Interest Earnings: $242,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $357,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,649,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,295,000
General Support: $1,024,000

All Other: $301,000
Tax - Property: $5,545,000
NEC: $708,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,494,000

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