Chickasaw County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in July 2007: 18,974 (16% urban, 84% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,645
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,608

% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

Land area: 502 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 39 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	20.0%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

2008 cost of living index in Chickasaw County: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (48.6%), Educational,health and social services (13.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 81%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Chickasaw County, Mississippi:

White Non-Hispanic (56.0%)
Black (41.3%)
Hispanic (2.3%)
Other race (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	34.4 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 9,345	(48.1%)
Females: 10,095	(51.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,594
County population in 2003: 19,266
Jobs in 2003: 6,959

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Total labor force in 2004: 8,112
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.1%

Average household size:

Chickasaw County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,717 ($26,364 in 2000)

This county	$27,717
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $65,700

Chickasaw County	$65,700
Mississippi:	$82,700

Median monthly rent in 2000: $349
Institutionalized population: 189
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Chickasaw County in 2000: $591

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 5
Assaults: 17
Burglaries: 35
Thefts: 24
Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 6
Assaults: 20
Burglaries: 39
Thefts: 27
Auto thefts: 0

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $337 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chickasaw County is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $493 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $591 a month.

Cities in this county include: Houston, Okolona, Woodland.

Neighboring counties: Calhoun County , Clay County , Lee County , Monroe County , Pontotoc County , Webster County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Chickasaw County: Trace Work Center (A), Camp Bellewood (B), Camp Tik-a-Witha Girl Scout Camp (C), Davis Lake Campground (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Chickasaw County include: Black Oak Church (A), Ross Hill Church (B), Boone Church (C), Buena Vista United Methodist Church (D), Rhodes Chapel (E), Red Bud Church (F), Calahan Church (G), Macedonia United Methodist Church (H), Providence Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Asbury Cemetery (1), Oak Grove Cemetery (2), Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery (3), Concord Cemetery (4), McKinnon Cemetery (5), East County Line Cemetery (6), Memory Gardens (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Linn Lake (A), Lazy K Lake (B), Reservoir 6-2020 (C), Scarbrough Lake (D), Simpson Lake (E), Dobbs Lakes (F), Davis Lake (G), 4 A-2020 Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Redland Creek (A), Balls Branch (B), Red Bud Creek (C), Bell Creek (D), Gordon Branch (E), Cane Creek (F), Lick Creek (G), Sugar Run (H), Sharby Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Chickasaw County include: Chickasaw Game Management Area (1), Witch Dance Picnic Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Van Vleet Post Office (A), Trebloc Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	10.5%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 487
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 59.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 247 (15% naturalized citizens)

Chickasaw County:	1.3%
Whole state:	1.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 173 1990 to 1994: 34 1985 to 1989: 23 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 6 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 11

Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.5%

Chickasaw County marital status for males

Chickasaw County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,214
One, attached: 100
Two: 136
3 or 4: 179
5 to 9: 189
20 or more: 68
Mobile homes: 2,095

Housing units in Chickasaw County with a mortgage: 1,641 (162 second mortgage, 55 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,604

Agriculture in Chickasaw County
Average size of farms: 263 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $35963
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $156.41
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 71.74%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $36878
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.74%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $34638
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.06%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.57
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.64%
Corn for grain: 3715 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2205 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 5496 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 15734 harvested acres
Vegetables: 255 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 41 acres

Chickasaw County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 2.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 10 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/22/1992, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Furniture and related products (32%)
Construction (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Paper (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Furniture and related products (28%)
Health care (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Woodworkers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (15%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3%)

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

Mexico (77%)
Russia (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Other Central America (5%)
Other South America (2%)
Canada (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Chickasaw County:

United States or American (26%)
Irish (5%)
English (4%)
German (3%)
African (2%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Scottish (1%)

Chickasaw County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,090 (78%)
Carpooled: 1,395 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Walked: 138 (2%)
Other means: 73 (1%)
Worked at home: 125 (2%)

People in group quarters in Chickasaw County, Mississippi

139 people in nursing homes
50 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
19 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,489.

5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,915 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.16% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($18,000 average AGI)
1.09% relocated from other states ($4,915 average AGI)
Chickasaw County: 1.09%
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 Lee County, MS	0.85% ($20,283 average AGI)
from Calhoun County, MS	0.70% ($22,364)
from Pontotoc County, MS	0.56% ($25,943)
from Clay County, MS	0.43% ($21,519)
from Monroe County, MS	0.40% ($24,440)

6.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,860 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.09%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.01% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($20,753 average AGI)
1.08% relocated to other states ($4,106 average AGI)
Chickasaw County: 1.08%
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 Lee County, MS	1.52% ($24,313 average AGI)
to Pontotoc County, MS	0.76% ($26,563)
to Monroe County, MS	0.54% ($23,647)
to Calhoun County, MS	0.51% ($20,188)
to Clay County, MS	0.32% ($16,750)
to Oktibbeha County, MS	0.21% ($22,769)
to Webster County, MS	0.16% ($27,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.9

Births per 1000 population in Chickasaw County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Chickasaw County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Chickasaw County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,788 (2,766 aged, 1,022 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.18
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6175.590
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 434.830
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 41903.92

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1391.780
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 985.2
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5.21

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22.21
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 67.76

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,231

In family households: 17,182 (3,678 male householders, 1,675 female householders)
3,638 spouses, 6,576 children (6,072 natural, 166 adopted, 338 stepchildren), 707 grandchildren, 147 brothers or sisters, 139 parents, 208 other relatives, 414 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,049 (807 male householders (716 living alone)), 1,108 female householders (1,081 living alone)), 134 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 209 (190 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,073 2-persons, 1,347 3-persons, 1,059 4-persons, 547 5-persons, 200 6-persons, 127 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,797 1-person, 98 2-persons, 20 3-persons.

97.4% of residents of Chickasaw County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $126,746,000 ($6561 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,401,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $52,316,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,989,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,628,000
Federal grants: $37,032,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,994,000 ($1,107,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,786,000 ($804,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $258,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,037,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,314,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,698

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

Deaths: 1,010

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +127

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,024

Here:	-53 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Chickasaw County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.38 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 160
1995 to 1998: 797
1990 to 1994: 752
1980 to 1989: 1,475
1970 to 1979: 1,787
1960 to 1969: 1,063
1950 to 1959: 927
1940 to 1949: 407
1939 or earlier: 613

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chickasaw County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 28 3 rooms: 199 4 rooms: 798 5 rooms: 1,712 6 rooms: 1,387 7 rooms: 803 8 rooms: 475 9+ rooms: 243

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chickasaw County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 36 2 rooms: 93 3 rooms: 123 4 rooms: 453 5 rooms: 461 6 rooms: 285 7 rooms: 79 8 rooms: 45 9+ rooms: 33

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chickasaw County:
	no bedroom: 14 1 bedroom: 113 2 bedrooms: 1,229 3 bedrooms: 3,421 4 bedrooms: 758 5+ bedrooms: 110

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chickasaw County:
	no bedroom: 38 1 bedroom: 228 2 bedrooms: 643 3 bedrooms: 553 4 bedrooms: 113 5+ bedrooms: 33

Cars and other vehicles available in Chickasaw County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 428 1 vehicle: 1,671 2 vehicles: 2,047 3 vehicles: 1,017 4 vehicles: 346 5+ vehicles: 136

Cars and other vehicles available in Chickasaw County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 290 1 vehicle: 774 2 vehicles: 377 3 vehicles: 151 4 vehicles: 10 5+ vehicles: 6

69% of Chickasaw County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Mississippi.

Chickasaw County:	69.5%
State average:	59.0%

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

This state: 17245
Northeast: 100
Midwest: 682
South: 956
West: 210

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,700

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 (40%) Electricity (32%) Utility gas (25%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (35%) Electricity (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 152

Here:	5.8%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 56

Here:	5.0%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 47

Here:	10.8%
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 (Noninst.)

Chickasaw County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Hospital Public: $2,673,000
Solid Waste Management: $424,000

All Other: $183,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $2,635,000
Regular Highways: $1,355,000

Police Protection: $955,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $630,000

Financial Administration: $625,000

Central Staff Services: $605,000

General Public Buildings: $464,000

Fire Protection: $209,000

Solid Waste Management: $142,000

Health Services - Other: $111,000

Parks & Recreation: $62,000

Natural Resources - Other: $62,000

Welfare - Other: $48,000

General - Other: $29,000
General - Interest on Debt: $119,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $360,000
Libraries: $56,000

Health: $29,000

Central Staff Services: $22,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,940,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,597,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $343,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $510,000
Interest Earnings: $168,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $128,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,750,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $102,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $668,000
General Support: $517,000

All Other: $73,000
Tax - Property: $3,403,000
NEC: $390,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,448,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Chickasaw County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)