Chickasaw County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

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

Type of workers:

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

Races in Chickasaw County, Mississippi:

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

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

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Chickasaw County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$30,578
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$323
State:	$438

Chickasaw County:	$70,057
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $115,399

Here:	$115,399
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $34,955

Here:	$34,955
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $11,500

Here:	$11,500
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $96,245

Here:	$96,245
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $117,163

Here:	$117,163
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $30,769

Here:	$30,769
State:	$37,232

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

This county:	20.0%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

Here:	13.7%
Mississippi:	9.6%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

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

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

Here:	50.6% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

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.

Chickasaw County-area historical earthquake activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 95% 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 64.8 miles away from Chickasaw County center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 99.3 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.1 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 29.4 miles away from Chickasaw County center
On 7/15/1995 at 01:03:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 79.8 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 64.8 miles away from Chickasaw 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: 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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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%

Household type by relationship

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	5.6
State:	5.7

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

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

Here:	5.8%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	5.0%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	10.8%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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