Benton County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	16%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (33.9%), Educational,health and social services (12.3%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Benton County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	35.6 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 3,902	(48.6%)
Females: 4,124	(51.4%)

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Benton County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$28,009
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$346
State:	$438

Benton County:	$76,093
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $103,236

Here:	$103,236
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $75,533

Here:	$75,533
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $35,320

Here:	$35,320
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $78,569

Here:	$78,569
State:	$120,218

Mobile homes: $30,486

Here:	$30,486
State:	$37,232

This county:	23.2%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	11.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benton County is $465 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $515 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $618 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ashland, Hickory Flat, Snow Lake Shores.

Neighboring counties: Fayette County, Tennessee , Hardeman County, Tennessee , Marshall County , Tippah County , Union County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Benton County include: Black Jack Church (A), Blackwell Church (B), Bluff Springs Church (C), Royston Chapel (D), Booth Chapel (E), Central Church (F), Pleasant Hill Church (G), Pisgah Church (H), Community Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pisgah Cemetery (1), Maxwell Cemetery (2), Ayers Cemetery (3), Collins Cemetery (4), Samuel Chapel Cemetery (5), Fleet Cemetery (6), McKay Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Duck Pond (A), Hardaway Pond (B), Snow Lake (C), Bakers Pond (D), Reaves Pond (E), McGaughy Lake (F), Todd Lake (G), LT 7-10 Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rhoden Creek (A), Butler Branch (B), Yellow Rabbit Creek (C), Campbell Creek (D), Caney Creek (E), Goose Creek (F), Cathey Branch (G), Renick Creek (H), Shelby Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.8%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 210
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 58.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 57 (96% naturalized citizens)

Benton County:	0.7%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 32.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 37.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,681
• One, attached: 26
• Two: 17
• 3 or 4: 18
• 10 to 19: 5
• Mobile homes: 709

Housing units in Benton County with a mortgage: 891 (52 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 641

Here:	58.2% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Benton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Mississippi state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/12/1950, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Benton County-area historical earthquake activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 87.4 miles away from Benton County center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 90.3 miles away from the county center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 92.8 miles away from the county center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 88.7 miles away from Benton County center
On 5/1/2005 at 12:37:32, a magnitude 4.2 (4.1 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 90.4 miles away from the county center
On 2/10/2005 at 14:04:54, a magnitude 4.1 (3.9 MB, 4.1 MW, Depth: 9.5 mi) earthquake occurred 90.3 miles away from Benton County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,252 (80%) Carpooled: 446 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 26 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 10 (0%) Walked: 13 (0%) Other means: 32 (1%) Worked at home: 35 (1%)

8.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,130 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.33%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.82% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($15,834 average AGI)
3.51% relocated from other states ($13,296 average AGI)

Benton County:	3.51%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Marshall County, MS	1.68% ($27,111 average AGI)
from Shelby County, TN	1.31% ($30,743)
from Tippah County, MS	0.82% ($29,682)
from Union County, MS	0.78% ($29,000)
from DeSoto County, MS	0.60% ($24,438)

7.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,901 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.64%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.89% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($17,488 average AGI)
2.75% relocated to other states ($7,414 average AGI)

Benton County:	2.75%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Marshall County, MS	1.51% ($22,650 average AGI)
to Shelby County, TN	1.28% ($23,529)
to DeSoto County, MS	1.09% ($45,000)
to Tippah County, MS	1.02% ($19,407)
to Union County, MS	0.68% ($19,944)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,598 (1,180 aged, 418 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 6,998 (1,683 male householders, 528 female householders)

  1,630 spouses, 2,588 children (2,330 natural, 84 adopted, 174 stepchildren), 280 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 88 other relatives, 139 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 911 (371 male householders (301 living alone)), 435 female householders (418 living alone)), 105 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 117 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 895 2-persons, 543 3-persons, 417 4-persons, 225 5-persons, 100 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 719 1-person, 67 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

98.5% of residents of Benton County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well, 28% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $57,036,000 ($7271 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,942,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,752,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,807,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,357,000
Federal grants: $17,115,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,462,000 ($1,243,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,544,000 ($187,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $357,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $246,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,159,000

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-43 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.47 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.3
State:	5.7

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

66% of Benton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Mississippi.

Benton County:	65.8%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 5850
• Northeast: 60
• Midwest: 301
• South: 1681
• West: 75

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,100

Here:	5.6%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	6.2%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	31.8%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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