Attala County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in 2005: 19,552 (36% urban, 64% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,881
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,686

% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

Land area: 735 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 27 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	21.8%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This county:	9.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.2%), Educational,health and social services (18.6%), Retail trade (12.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Attala County, Mississippi:

White Non-Hispanic (57.8%)
Black (40.0%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
Other race (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 9,393	(47.8%)
Females: 10,268	(52.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,441
County population in 2003: 19,675
Jobs in 2003: 6,884

Total labor force in 2004: 8,110
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.7%

Average household size:

Attala County:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,067 ($24,794 in 2000)

This county	$26,067
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $63,783

Attala County	$63,783
Mississippi:	$82,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $349
Institutionalized population: 341
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Attala County in 2000: $581

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 16
Burglaries: 71
Thefts: 37
Auto thefts: 7

Attala County races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $321 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Attala County is $384 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $610 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kosciusko, Ethel, McCool, Sallis.

Neighboring counties: Carroll County , Choctaw County , Holmes County , Leake County , Madison County , Montgomery County , Neshoba County , Winston County , Yazoo County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Attala County: Holly Hill Picnic Area (A), Kosciusko Country Club (B), Kosciusko Heritage Foundation Museum (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Attala County include: Bowie Chapel (A), Bowlin Church (B), Rocky Point Church (C), Rock Hill Church (D), Buffalo Church (E), Bulah Church (F), Bunker Hill Church (G), Providence Church (H), Carson Ridge Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Shady Grove Cemetery (1), Armstrong Cemetery (2), Seneasha Cemetery (3), Pisgah Cemetery (4), Mayo Cemetery (5), Attala Memory Gardens (6), McClain Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Bailey Lake (A), Youth Center Lake (B), Burrel Lake (C), Atwood Lake (D), Country Club Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Redden Branch (A), May Creek (B), Mayo Branch (C), Buzzard Creek (D), Steward Creek (E), Kelley Branch (F), Canna Creek (G), Sugar Creek (H), Sharkey Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.8%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 576
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 153 (5% naturalized citizens)

Attala County:	0.8%
Whole state:	1.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 68
1990 to 1994: 57
1985 to 1989: 9
1980 to 1984: 8
1975 to 1979: 7
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 4

Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.8%

Attala County marital status for males

Attala County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,200
One, attached: 111
Two: 112
3 or 4: 199
5 to 9: 138
10 to 19: 26
20 or more: 128
Mobile homes: 1,698
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27

Housing units in Attala County with a mortgage: 1,807 (188 second mortgage, 114 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,812

Agriculture in Attala County
Average size of farms: 240 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $16976
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $219.79
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 51.38%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $22563
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.63%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.15%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $55110
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.77%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.32
Corn for grain: 1378 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 7800 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 941 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 65 acres

Attala County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 19 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/11/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Public administration (5%)
Food (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Wood products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (14%)
Health care (13%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Apparel (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)

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

Mexico (40%)
Other Caribbean (21%)
Other Western Asia (11%)
Germany (10%)
Philippines (10%)
India (5%)
Japan (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Attala County:

United States or American (16%)
Irish (10%)
English (4%)
German (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (2%)
African (1%)

Attala County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,473 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,394 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 53 (1%)
Ferryboat: 10 (0%)
Walked: 102 (1%)
Other means: 78 (1%)
Worked at home: 128 (2%)

People in group quarters in Attala County, Mississippi

294 people in nursing homes
33 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
33 people in other group homes
14 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
8 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,800.

5.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,211 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.53%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.82% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($18,644 average AGI)
1.71% relocated from other states ($8,567 average AGI)
Attala County: 1.71%
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 Holmes County, MS	0.84% ($24,633 average AGI)
from Leake County, MS	0.43% ($27,080)
from Choctaw County, MS	0.34% ($24,550)
from Hinds County, MS	0.29% ($26,824)
from Rankin County, MS	0.26% ($25,000)
from Winston County, MS	0.21% ($23,167)

5.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,645 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.22%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.73% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($21,467 average AGI)
1.49% relocated to other states ($7,178 average AGI)
Attala County: 1.49%
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 Holmes County, MS	0.52% ($29,400 average AGI)
to Hinds County, MS	0.45% ($29,577)
to Leake County, MS	0.43% ($25,960)
to Madison County, MS	0.27% ($48,313)
to Rankin County, MS	0.22% ($31,077)
to Oktibbeha County, MS	0.19% ($20,182)
to Choctaw County, MS	0.17% ($19,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Births per 1000 population in Attala County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Attala County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Attala County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,968 (3,085 aged, 883 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,283

In family households: 16,936 (3,808 male householders, 1,608 female householders)
3,896 spouses, 6,058 children (5,475 natural, 160 adopted, 423 stepchildren), 622 grandchildren, 275 brothers or sisters, 80 parents, 311 other relatives, 278 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,347 (913 male householders (794 living alone)), 1,236 female householders (1,200 living alone)), 198 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 378 (337 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,268 2-persons, 1,351 3-persons, 1,058 4-persons, 449 5-persons, 184 6-persons, 106 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,994 1-person, 131 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

2,825 married couples with children.
1,490 single-parent households (225 men, 1,265 women).

97.6% of residents of Attala County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English well, 36% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $131,643,000 ($6698 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,204,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $55,704,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,471,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,712,000
Federal grants: $38,409,000
Federal procurement contracts: $681,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,667,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $868,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,202,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,336,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,463

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,388

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +50

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

Net internal migration: -208

Here:	-11 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Attala County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.48 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 287
1995 to 1998: 815
1990 to 1994: 605
1980 to 1989: 1,355
1970 to 1979: 1,741
1960 to 1969: 1,275
1950 to 1959: 841
1940 to 1949: 775
1939 or earlier: 945

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 54
3 rooms: 371
4 rooms: 607
5 rooms: 1,942
6 rooms: 1,508
7 rooms: 818
8 rooms: 317
9 or more rooms: 264

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 55
3 rooms: 170
4 rooms: 475
5 rooms: 520
6 rooms: 292
7 rooms: 108
8 rooms: 39
9 or more rooms: 25

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

no bedroom: 31
1 bedroom: 206
2 bedrooms: 1,357
3 bedrooms: 3,560
4 bedrooms: 669
5 or more bedrooms: 58

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Attala County:

no bedroom: 31
1 bedroom: 187
2 bedrooms: 653
3 bedrooms: 705
4 bedrooms: 81
5 or more bedrooms: 29

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

no vehicle: 650
1 vehicle: 1,883
2 vehicles: 2,202
3 vehicles: 852
4 vehicles: 198
5 or more vehicles: 96

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

no vehicle: 361
1 vehicle: 897
2 vehicles: 336
3 vehicles: 65
4 vehicles: 19
5 or more vehicles: 8

65% of Attala County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Mississippi.

Attala County:	64.6%
State average:	59.0%

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

This state: 17177
Northeast: 137
Midwest: 699
South: 1177
West: 237

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
Utility gas (38%)
Electricity (19%)
Wood (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (45%)
Electricity (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Wood (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 202

Here:	7.8%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 144

Here:	12.1%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 76

Here:	14.4%
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)

Attala County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $13,723,000
All Other: $229,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $1,948,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $13,723,000
Regular Highways: $2,268,000

Financial Administration: $1,825,000

Health Services - Other: $1,163,000

Police Protection: $680,000

Central Staff Services: $589,000

General Public Buildings: $530,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $276,000

Fire Protection: $246,000

Corrections - Other: $180,000

General - Other: $111,000

Natural Resources - Other: $111,000

Parks & Recreation: $101,000
General - Interest on Debt: $24,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $475,000
Libraries: $181,000

Health: $50,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $395,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $360,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $35,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $718,000
Interest Earnings: $81,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $124,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,044,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,932,000
All Other: $1,373,000

General Support: $442,000
Tax - Property: $4,593,000
NEC: $260,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $7,163,000

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