Bolivar County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in 2005: 38,641 (58% urban, 42% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,415
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,361

% of renters here:	39%
State:	28%

Land area: 876 sq. mi.
Water area: 29.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 44 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	33.3%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This county:	16.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 67%
Government: 26%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Bolivar County, Mississippi business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Bolivar County, Mississippi:

Black (65.1%)
White Non-Hispanic (32.9%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,720
County population in 2003: 39,336
Jobs in 2003: 14,112

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Total labor force in 2004: 16,207
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.2%

Average household size:

Bolivar County:	2.8 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,630 ($23,428 in 2000)

This county	$24,630
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $73,113

Bolivar County	$73,113
Mississippi:	$82,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $377
Institutionalized population: 655
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Bolivar County in 2000: $657

Bolivar County races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $439 (0.8%)

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: Saint Johns Church (A), Magnolia Church (B), Saint John Church (C), Saint James Church (D), Saint Andrews Church (E), Bold Pilgrim Church (F), Rose Hill Church (G), Bradford Chapel (H), Rock of Ages Church (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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.9%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 40
1990 to 1994: 22
1985 to 1989: 12
1980 to 1984: 14
1975 to 1979: 12
1970 to 1974: 12
1970 to 1974: 38
1965 to 1969: 55

Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

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

Bolivar County marital status for males

Bolivar County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Bolivar County
Average size of farms: 1011 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $246125
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $282.23
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.69%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $237286
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 84.83%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $230495
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 76.55%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.46
Corn for grain: 10290 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 25943 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 82901 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 184183 harvested acres
Vegetables: 32 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 912 acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Construction (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Chemicals (4%)
Metal and metal products (3%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (22%)
Health care (15%)
Public administration (7%)
Chemicals (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (31%)
Germany (14%)
Korea (10%)
India (7%)
Bolivia (6%)
Philippines (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Bolivar County:

United States or American (10%)
Irish (4%)
English (3%)
German (2%)
Italian (2%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Bolivar County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Bolivar County, Mississippi

1342 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
376 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
164 people in nursing homes
126 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
72 people in state prisons
69 people in other group homes
35 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
8 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,643.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Bolivar County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Bolivar County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Bolivar County

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

Households: 38,429

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.

4,226 married couples with children.
4,984 single-parent households (609 men, 4,375 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,453

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

Deaths: 2,161

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

Net international migration: +31

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

Net internal migration: -3,255

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

Population growth in Bolivar County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.27 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:	4.3
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 319
1995 to 1998: 804
1990 to 1994: 976
1980 to 1989: 2,468
1970 to 1979: 3,884
1960 to 1969: 2,832
1950 to 1959: 1,728
1940 to 1949: 955
1939 or earlier: 973

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

1 room: 16
2 rooms: 67
3 rooms: 455
4 rooms: 684
5 rooms: 2,382
6 rooms: 2,183
7 rooms: 1,319
8 rooms: 682
9 or more rooms: 627

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

1 room: 110
2 rooms: 335
3 rooms: 994
4 rooms: 1,532
5 rooms: 1,425
6 rooms: 572
7 rooms: 238
8 rooms: 120
9 or more rooms: 35

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

no bedroom: 131
1 bedroom: 278
2 bedrooms: 1,507
3 bedrooms: 5,055
4 bedrooms: 1,278
5 or more bedrooms: 166

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bolivar County:

no bedroom: 175
1 bedroom: 1,128
2 bedrooms: 2,091
3 bedrooms: 1,671
4 bedrooms: 272
5 or more bedrooms: 24

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

no vehicle: 876
1 vehicle: 2,874
2 vehicles: 3,071
3 vehicles: 1,204
4 vehicles: 304
5 or more vehicles: 86

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

no vehicle: 1,435
1 vehicle: 2,567
2 vehicles: 1,062
3 vehicles: 208
4 vehicles: 44
5 or more vehicles: 45

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (61%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Electricity (18%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (50%)
Electricity (34%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 477

Here:	8.4%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 263

Here:	8.3%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 121

Here:	3.7%
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)

Bolivar County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $587,000
All Other: $300,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,762,000
Police Protection: $1,797,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,355,000

General Public Buildings: $1,020,000

Corrections - Other: $964,000

Financial Administration: $922,000

Central Staff Services: $661,000

Solid Waste Management: $598,000

Health Services - Other: $479,000

General - Other: $476,000

Libraries: $332,000

Fire Protection: $298,000

Natural Resources - Other: $189,000

Welfare - Other: $155,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $907,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $230,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $250,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $12,753,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $12,537,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $216,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $364,000
General Revenue, NEC: $157,000

Rents: $108,000

Property Sale Other: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $164,000
Regular Highways: $84,000

Police Protection: $64,000

Natural Resource - Other: $24,000

Corrections - Other: $13,000

Judicial: $11,000

Central Staff: $11,000

General Public Building: $9,000

Financial Administration: $2,000

Welfare - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,164,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,000,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,406,000
All Other: $707,000

General Support: $606,000

Public Welfare: $84,000

Housing & Community Development: $38,000
Tax - Property: $11,312,000
NEC: $18,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $8,593,000

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