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Benton County, Mississippi (MS)



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Benton County, MS mapCounty population in 2005: 7,852 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,529
Renter-occupied apartments: 470
% of renters here:  16%
State:  28%
Land area: 407 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 19 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  23.2%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  11.7%
Whole state:  9.1%

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

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 80%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Benton County, Mississippi:

  • White Non-Hispanic (61.5%)
  • Black (36.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

Males: 3,902  (48.6%)
Females: 4,124  (51.4%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $26,711
County population in 2003: 7,827
Jobs in 2003: 1,350

Total labor force in 2004: 2,977
Unemployment rate in 2004: 9.2%

Average household size:
Benton County:  2.6 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,388 ($24,149 in 2000)
This county  $25,388
Mississippi:  $32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $70,940
Benton County  $70,940
Mississippi:  $82,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $368
Institutionalized population: 116
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Benton County in 2000: $549

Benton County races chart


Benton County, MS map from a distance
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $288 (0.5%)

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 .


Benton County close-up map

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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

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  9.6%
Mississippi:  6.1%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


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%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 19
  • 1990 to 1994: 7
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 29

Mean travel time to work: 32.9 minutes

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

Benton County marital status for males

Benton County marital status for females

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


Agriculture in Benton County
Average size of farms: 333 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $28571
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $229.97
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.55%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $32007
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 33.41%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39250
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.05%
Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.48
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.04%
Corn for grain: 5440 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 7410 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 16634 harvested acres
Vegetables: 16 harvested acres

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.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Furniture and related products (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Computer and electronic products (8%)
  • Furniture and related products (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)


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



  • Mexico (44%)
  • Germany (19%)
  • Canada (14%)
  • Ireland (11%)
  • Italy (7%)
  • United Kingdom (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Benton County:



  • United States or American (29%)
  • English (18%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • German (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)
  • Dutch (1%)
  • French (except Basque) (0%)

Benton County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)
 

100 people in nursing homes
16 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $31,130.

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%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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



Births per 1000 population in Benton County

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



Deaths per 1000 population in Benton County

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



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Benton County

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


Households: 7,909
  • 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.

1,275 married couples with children.
555 single-parent households (129 men, 426 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 647
Here:  82 per 1000 residents
State:  78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 469
Here:  60 per 1000 residents
State:  51 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -1
Here:  -0 per 1000 residents
State:  +4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -338
Here:  -43 per 1000 residents
State:  -4 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Benton County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.3
State:  5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.8
State:  4.3



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 31
  • 1995 to 1998: 290
  • 1990 to 1994: 264
  • 1980 to 1989: 680
  • 1970 to 1979: 966
  • 1960 to 1969: 607
  • 1950 to 1959: 237
  • 1940 to 1949: 135
  • 1939 or earlier: 246


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

  • 1 room: 3
  • 2 rooms: 46
  • 3 rooms: 237
  • 4 rooms: 382
  • 5 rooms: 744
  • 6 rooms: 566
  • 7 rooms: 305
  • 8 rooms: 134
  • 9 or more rooms: 112


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

  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 13
  • 3 rooms: 49
  • 4 rooms: 128
  • 5 rooms: 167
  • 6 rooms: 73
  • 7 rooms: 16
  • 8 rooms: 17
  • 9 or more rooms: 5


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

  • no bedroom: 29
  • 1 bedroom: 135
  • 2 bedrooms: 625
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,457
  • 4 bedrooms: 231
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 52


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County:

  • no bedroom: 13
  • 1 bedroom: 21
  • 2 bedrooms: 212
  • 3 bedrooms: 178
  • 4 bedrooms: 31
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 15


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

  • no vehicle: 164
  • 1 vehicle: 754
  • 2 vehicles: 1,047
  • 3 vehicles: 403
  • 4 vehicles: 101
  • 5 or more vehicles: 60


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

  • no vehicle: 45
  • 1 vehicle: 266
  • 2 vehicles: 96
  • 3 vehicles: 36
  • 4 vehicles: 11
  • 5 or more vehicles: 16

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


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
  • Utility gas (29%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Wood (3%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
  • Utility gas (30%)
  • Electricity (25%)
  • Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 56
Here:  5.6%
Mississippi:  10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 28
Here:  6.2%
Mississippi:  10.5%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 64
Here:  31.8%
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)

Benton County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $259,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $1,078,000
    Regular Highways: $947,000
    General - Other: $555,000
    Central Staff Services: $491,000
    Police Protection: $448,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $400,000
    Solid Waste Management: $300,000
    General Public Buildings: $244,000
    Fire Protection: $74,000
    Libraries: $61,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $48,000
    Health Services - Other: $38,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $78,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $459,000
    Interest Earnings: $148,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,995,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $861,000
    General Support: $694,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,838,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $936,000

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