Bolivar County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	39%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (26.2%), Manufacturing (18.2%), Retail trade (11.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Bolivar County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	29.8 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 19,000	(46.8%)
Females: 21,633	(53.2%)

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Bolivar County:	2.8 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$27,172
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$352
State:	$438

Bolivar County:	$76,324
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $110,127

Here:	$110,127
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $115,495

Here:	$115,495
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $28,036

Here:	$28,036
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $53,739

Here:	$53,739
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $130,286

Here:	$130,286
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $30,116

Here:	$30,116
State:	$37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,500

Here:	$37,500
State:	$27,068

This county:	33.3%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	16.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bolivar County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $577 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cleveland, Shelby, Rosedale, Shaw, Mound Bayou, Meridian Station, Boyle, Merigold, Gunnison, Renova.

2005 air pollution in Bolivar County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.074 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 13.3 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 33 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Chicot County, Arkansas , Coahoma County , Desha County, Arkansas , Phillips County, Arkansas , Sunflower County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Bolivar County: Prentiss Landing (A), Bolivar County Farm (B), Buckridge Landing (C), Carsons Landing (D), Cleveland Industrial Park (E), Kentucky Landing (F), Kirks Plantation (G), Klondike Landing (H), Lees Flat (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Bolivar County include: Magnolia Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Magnolia Church (C), Saint John Church (D), Saint James Church (E), Saint Andrews Church (F), Bold Pilgrim Church (G), Rose Hill Church (H), Bradford Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Asia Cemetery (1), Scott Cemetery (2), Aycock Cemetery (3), Scotland Cemetery (4), Old Stone Cemetery (5), Sanders Cemetery (6), Beaver Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Island Lake (A), Round Hole (B), Round Lake (C), Bolivar, Lake (D), Boles Lake (E), Old Tar Paper Shack Lake (F), Big Monocnoc Lake (G), Concordia, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Burrus Bayou (A), Ann Bayou (B), Yellow Bayou (C), Little Steele Bayou (D), Belman Bayou (E), Stillwater Bayou (F), Straight Bayou (G), Big Bradford Bayou (H), Alligator Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.6%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 3,752
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 205 (52% naturalized citizens)

Bolivar County:	0.5%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,180
• One, attached: 291
• Two: 519
• 3 or 4: 757
• 5 to 9: 717
• 10 to 19: 320
• 20 or more: 272
• Mobile homes: 1,867
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Bolivar County with a mortgage: 3,862 (340 second mortgage, 214 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,917

Here:	57.0% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Bolivar County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 126 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/15/1972, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 62 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Bolivar County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/11/1996 at 18:17:49, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 15.9 miles away from Bolivar County center
On 10/26/2002 at 20:05:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 17.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/11/1996 at 21:54:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,427 (75%) Carpooled: 2,534 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 116 (1%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Railroad: 8 (0%) Taxi: 14 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 26 (0%) Walked: 399 (3%) Other means: 145 (1%) Worked at home: 212 (2%)

5.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,417 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.38%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.12% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($15,866 average AGI)
2.26% relocated from other states ($11,553 average AGI)

Bolivar County:	2.26%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Sunflower County, MS	0.73% ($22,220 average AGI)
from Washington County, MS	0.53% ($37,667)
from Shelby County, TN	0.39% ($34,182)
from Coahoma County, MS	0.30% ($23,147)
from Leflore County, MS	0.16% ($37,722)
from Hinds County, MS	0.13% ($27,733)
from DeSoto County, MS	0.11% ($28,917)

6.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,146 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.24%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.19% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($15,191 average AGI)
3.05% relocated to other states ($11,953 average AGI)

Bolivar County:	3.05%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Shelby County, TN	0.72% ($20,716 average AGI)
to Sunflower County, MS	0.69% ($24,641)
to Washington County, MS	0.48% ($25,981)
to DeSoto County, MS	0.31% ($31,857)
to Hinds County, MS	0.26% ($31,433)
to Rankin County, MS	0.26% ($33,034)
to Coahoma County, MS	0.20% ($29,304)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,950 (4,299 aged, 1,651 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 33,814 (5,100 male householders, 4,695 female householders)

  5,223 spouses, 13,238 children (12,219 natural, 337 adopted, 682 stepchildren), 2,658 grandchildren, 616 brothers or sisters, 344 parents, 935 other relatives, 1,005 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,615 (1,885 male householders (1,602 living alone)), 2,108 female householders (1,878 living alone)), 622 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,204 (652 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,346 2-persons, 2,381 3-persons, 2,085 4-persons, 1,095 5-persons, 506 6-persons, 382 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,480 1-person, 413 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

97.3% of residents of Bolivar County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (24% speak English very well, 71% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $309,959,000 ($7962 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,866,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $88,727,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $60,847,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $35,980,000
Federal grants: $116,612,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,100,000 ($978,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,692,000 ($217,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $872,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,403,000
Federal Government insurance: $87,513,000

Here:	89 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-84 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.7

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

63% of Bolivar County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Mississippi.

Bolivar County:	63.3%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 35616
• Northeast: 293
• Midwest: 1270
• South: 2818
• West: 312

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,600

Here:	8.4%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	8.3%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	3.7%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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