Copiah County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.2%), Educational,health and social services (19.8%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Copiah County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	34.0 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 13,848	(48.2%)
Females: 14,909	(51.8%)

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Copiah County:	2.7 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$30,571
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$323
State:	$438

Copiah County:	$78,000
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $120,416

Here:	$120,416
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $103,538

Here:	$103,538
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $77,590

Here:	$77,590
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,941

Here:	$95,941
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $222,998

Here:	$222,998
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $35,600

Here:	$35,600
State:	$37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $13,929

Here:	$13,929
State:	$27,068

This county:	25.1%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	10.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

Area name: Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Copiah County is $528 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $613 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $737 a month.

Cities in this county include: Crystal Springs, Hazlehurst, Wesson, Georgetown, Beauregard.

Neighboring counties: Claiborne County , Hinds County , Jefferson County , Lawrence County , Lincoln County , Rankin County , Simpson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Copiah County: Camp Wesley Pines (A), Kaywood Plantation (B), Meadows Store (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Copiah County include: Saint James Church (A), Brushy Creek Church (B), Rehobeth Methodist Church (C), Red Hill Church (D), Red Barn Church (E), Calvary Church (F), Providence Church (G), Poplar Springs Church (H), Center Point Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pisgah Cemetery (1), Ashley Cemetery (2), Sardis Cemetery (3), Old Ruby Cemetery (4), Flower Hill Cemetery (5), Edwards Cemetery (6), Hawkins Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Ruel-A-Lou Lake (A), Little Lake (B), Allen Lake (C), Causey Lake (D), Wilson Lake (E), Lake Copiah (F), Lindsey Lake (G), Wesson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Anding Branch (A), Bell Branch (B), Anderson Branch (C), Steel Creek (D), King Creek (E), King Branch (F), Keys Creek (G), Yellow Sand Creek (H), Providence Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Copiah County include: George F Henneberry Game Reserve (1), Copiah County State Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Gallman Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	10.1%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 1,605
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 225 (59% naturalized citizens)

Copiah County:	0.8%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,777
• One, attached: 60
• Two: 111
• 3 or 4: 372
• 5 to 9: 160
• 10 to 19: 41
• 20 or more: 79
• Mobile homes: 2,487
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Copiah County with a mortgage: 2,362 (203 second mortgage, 163 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,485

Here:	48.7% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Copiah County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 4.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 21 fatalities and 170 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/21/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 12 people and injured 122 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,130 (76%) Carpooled: 2,032 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 55 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 211 (2%) Other means: 157 (1%) Worked at home: 118 (1%)

5.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,556 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.74%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.66% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($19,143 average AGI)
2.08% relocated from other states ($8,413 average AGI)

Copiah County:	2.08%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Hinds County, MS	1.30% ($35,400 average AGI)
from Rankin County, MS	0.55% ($30,415)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.46% ($19,864)
from Lincoln County, MS	0.41% ($29,075)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.24% ($23,130)
from Harrison County, MS	0.15% ($21,143)
from Simpson County, MS	0.15% ($16,071)

5.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,302 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.92% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($22,764 average AGI)
1.33% relocated to other states ($7,538 average AGI)

Copiah County:	1.33%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Hinds County, MS	1.37% ($33,735 average AGI)
to Lincoln County, MS	0.64% ($26,770)
to Rankin County, MS	0.57% ($35,564)
to Madison County, MS	0.24% ($32,391)
to Lawrence County, MS	0.14% ($20,308)
to Simpson County, MS	0.10% ($24,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,548 (4,146 aged, 1,402 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 24,705 (5,062 male householders, 2,521 female householders)

  4,989 spouses, 9,308 children (8,664 natural, 181 adopted, 463 stepchildren), 1,178 grandchildren, 434 brothers or sisters, 213 parents, 533 other relatives, 467 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,868 (1,088 male householders (947 living alone)), 1,525 female householders (1,429 living alone)), 255 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,184 (202 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,835 2-persons, 1,863 3-persons, 1,549 4-persons, 762 5-persons, 423 6-persons, 151 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,376 1-person, 214 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 1 4-persons.

97.8% of residents of Copiah County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 52% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $203,735,000 ($6989 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,286,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $85,653,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $50,329,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $751,000
Federal grants: $47,810,000
Federal procurement contracts: $12,291,000 ($1,004,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,901,000 ($2,711,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $427,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,264,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,899,000

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

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

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

Here:	-16 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.21 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.7

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

66% of Copiah County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Mississippi.

Copiah County:	66.3%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 25225
• Northeast: 193
• Midwest: 654
• South: 2164
• West: 225

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Here:	15.0%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	18.9%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	14.7%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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