Calhoun County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (40.0%), Educational,health and social services (17.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Calhoun County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 7,168	(47.6%)
Females: 7,901	(52.4%)

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Calhoun County:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$31,446
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$284
State:	$438

Calhoun County:	$69,613
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $102,946

Here:	$102,946
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $81,706

Here:	$81,706
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $44,988

Here:	$44,988
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,583

Here:	$107,583
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $172,288

Here:	$172,288
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $33,422

Here:	$33,422
State:	$37,232

This county:	18.1%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Calhoun 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: Bruce, Calhoun City, Vardaman, Derma, Pittsboro, Big Creek.

Neighboring counties: Chickasaw County , Grenada County , Lafayette County , Pontotoc County , Webster County , Yalobusha County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Banner Compressor Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Calhoun County include: Saint James Church (A), Bradsford Chapel (B), Rocky Mount Church (C), Bridges Chapel (D), Reedy Chapel (E), Rapers Chapel (F), Calvary Church (G), Providence Church (H), Popular Springs Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Drivers Flat Cemetery (1), Old Town Cemetery (2), Old Tabernacle Cemetery (3), Ball Cemetery (4), Pine Ridge Cemetery (5), Collums Cemetery (6), Old Providence Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Thomas Lake (A), Little Blount Lake (B), Edwards Lake (C), Costner Lake (D), Lovejoy Lake (E), Martin Lakes (F), Ivy Lake (G), Big Blount Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bull Creek (A), Kittahutty Creek (B), Lickup Creek (C), Anderson Creek (D), Camp Ground Branch (E), Camp Springs Creek (F), Cane Creek (G), McGill Creek (H), Caney Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Calhoun County include: Upper Yalobusha Public Use Area (1), Grenada State Waterfowl Management Area (2), Calhoun County State Wildlife Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	14.0%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 338
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 248 (20% naturalized citizens)

Calhoun County:	1.6%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,146
• One, attached: 63
• Two: 118
• 3 or 4: 168
• 5 to 9: 138
• 10 to 19: 31
• 20 or more: 52
• Mobile homes: 1,172
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Calhoun County with a mortgage: 1,526 (79 second mortgage, 102 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,443

Here:	51.4% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Calhoun County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 75 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/24/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 73 people and caused $31 million in damages.

Calhoun County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from Calhoun County center
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 92.1 miles away from the county center
On 5/28/1995 at 15:28:36, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 99.7 miles away from the county center
On 5/10/2008 at 17:52:50, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 41.4 miles away from Calhoun County center
On 10/26/2002 at 20:05:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.4 miles away from the county center
On 5/28/2000 at 11:32:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.7 miles away from Calhoun County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,726 (76%) Carpooled: 1,230 (20%) Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%) Walked: 90 (1%) Other means: 27 (0%) Worked at home: 93 (2%)

4.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,814 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.75%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.38% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($17,292 average AGI)
1.37% relocated from other states ($8,521 average AGI)

Calhoun County:	1.37%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Chickasaw County, MS	0.64% ($20,188 average AGI)
from Lafayette County, MS	0.32% ($27,063)
from Lee County, MS	0.32% ($21,813)
from Pontotoc County, MS	0.28% ($25,571)
from Webster County, MS	0.22% ($23,636)
from Yalobusha County, MS	0.20% ($21,300)

4.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,190 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.55%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.47% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($19,372 average AGI)
1.09% relocated to other states ($5,823 average AGI)

Calhoun County:	1.09%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Chickasaw County, MS	0.89% ($22,364 average AGI)
to Lafayette County, MS	0.40% ($25,100)
to Pontotoc County, MS	0.34% ($35,118)
to Lee County, MS	0.26% ($17,923)
to Grenada County, MS	0.22% ($20,636)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,013 (2,269 aged, 744 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,899 (3,057 male householders, 1,199 female householders)

  3,049 spouses, 4,395 children (3,908 natural, 97 adopted, 390 stepchildren), 556 grandchildren, 102 brothers or sisters, 116 parents, 208 other relatives, 217 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,922 (694 male householders (609 living alone)), 1,045 female householders (1,011 living alone)), 183 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 248 (198 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,837 2-persons, 1,139 3-persons, 830 4-persons, 324 5-persons, 90 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,620 1-person, 79 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

96.9% of residents of Calhoun County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $107,270,000 ($7217 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,874,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $40,838,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,696,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,187,000
Federal grants: $29,167,000
Federal procurement contracts: $680,000 ($190,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,701,000 ($6,386,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $268,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,853,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,742,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-46 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.39 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.7

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

68% of Calhoun County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Mississippi.

Calhoun County:	67.9%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 13122
• Northeast: 80
• Midwest: 400
• South: 1084
• West: 109

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,000

Here:	8.8%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	7.2%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	8.4%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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