Claiborne County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.8%), Manufacturing (19.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Claiborne County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	25.6 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 5,459	(46.1%)
Females: 6,372	(53.9%)

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Claiborne County:	2.7 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$26,229
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$275
State:	$438

Claiborne County:	$63,050
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $108,323

Here:	$108,323
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $128,803

Here:	$128,803
State:	$144,095

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $148,865

Here:	$148,865
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $99,888

Here:	$99,888
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $33,791

Here:	$33,791
State:	$37,232

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

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 67
• Thefts: 39
• Auto thefts: 2

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 33
• Burglaries: 75
• Thefts: 45
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	32.4%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	18.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Claiborne County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $571 a month.

Cities in this county include: Port Gibson.

Neighboring counties: Copiah County , Hinds County , Jefferson County , Tensas Parish, Louisiana , Warren County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Claiborne County: Upper Grand Gulf Landing (A), Bondurant Landing (B), Brooks Landing (C), Brooks Light (D), Bruinsburg Landing (E), Warner YMCA Camp (F), Whitehall Landing (G), Grindstone Ford (H), Hart Landing (I), Windsor Ruins (J), Lower Grand Gulf Landing (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Claiborne County include: Saint Lukes Church (A), Saint Elmo Christian Church (B), Rocky Springs Methodist Church (C), Brandywine Church (D), Campbell Chapel (E), Pleasant Hill Church (F), Clarks Creek Church (G), Pine Grove Church (H), Philadelphia Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Henderson Cemetery (1), Cochrandale Cemetery (2), Pisgah Cemetery (3), Segrest Cemetery (4), Scott Cemetery (5), Flowers Cemetery (6), Sarepta Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Regan Lake (A), Cane Lake (B), Coon Island Lake (C), Jones Lake (D), Hamilton Lake (E), Clarks Lake (F), Gin Lake (G), Rock Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rapalje Creek (A), Sanders Branch (B), Ragsdall Creek (C), Kennison Creek (D), Storm Creek (E), Big Black River (F), Big Bogue Desha (G), McKee Creek (H), Shannon Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Claiborne County: Grand Gulf Military Monument (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	17.0%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 2,118
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 67 (61% naturalized citizens)

Claiborne County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,677
• One, attached: 80
• Two: 23
• 3 or 4: 50
• 5 to 9: 22
• 10 to 19: 36
• 20 or more: 85
• Mobile homes: 1,272
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Claiborne County with a mortgage: 1,041 (101 second mortgage, 68 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 727

Here:	58.9% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Claiborne County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 2.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 48 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1982, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 40 people

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,579 (70%) Carpooled: 766 (21%) Bus or trolley bus: 48 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%) Walked: 229 (6%) Other means: 20 (1%) Worked at home: 42 (1%)

5.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,421 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.02%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.91% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($12,796 average AGI)
2.11% relocated from other states ($9,625 average AGI)

Claiborne County:	2.11%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Warren County, MS	1.09% ($24,212 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.50% ($21,933)
from Hinds County, MS	0.40% ($20,667)

6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,541 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.32%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.66% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($18,784 average AGI)
1.66% relocated to other states ($5,763 average AGI)

Claiborne County:	1.66%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Warren County, MS	2.12% ($24,538 average AGI)
to Hinds County, MS	0.88% ($22,926)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 16.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,437 (1,070 aged, 367 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,764 (1,336 male householders, 1,213 female householders)

  1,510 spouses, 3,455 children (3,086 natural, 146 adopted, 223 stepchildren), 768 grandchildren, 117 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 148 other relatives, 179 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,274 (527 male householders (465 living alone)), 610 female householders (569 living alone)), 137 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,793 (92 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 888 2-persons, 624 3-persons, 460 4-persons, 325 5-persons, 175 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,034 1-person, 91 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

96.8% of residents of Claiborne County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $71,760,000 ($6215 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $952,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,458,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,876,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,210,000
Federal grants: $27,594,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,122,000 ($296,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,499,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $543,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $638,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,922,000

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-59 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.76 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.7

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

70% of Claiborne County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Mississippi.

Claiborne County:	70.1%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 10475
• Northeast: 88
• Midwest: 357
• South: 755
• West: 65

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500

Here:	9.6%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	6.9%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	1.4%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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