Covington County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	15%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.1%), Manufacturing (18.3%), Construction (10.5%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Covington County, Mississippi:

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

Males: 9,330	(48.1%)
Females: 10,077	(51.9%)

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Covington County:	2.7 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$30,931
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$308
State:	$438

Covington County:	$74,742
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $122,765

Here:	$122,765
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $83,820

Here:	$83,820
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $75,583

Here:	$75,583
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $93,954

Here:	$93,954
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $257,293

Here:	$257,293
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $29,861

Here:	$29,861
State:	$37,232

This county:	23.5%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Covington 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: Collins, Mount Olive, Seminary.

Neighboring counties: Forrest County , Jefferson Davis County , Jones County , Lamar County , Simpson County , Smith County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Covington County: Hot Coffee (A), Methodist-Protestant Campgrounds (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Covington County include: Blakely Creek Baptist Church (A), Rocky Valley Church (B), Rock Hill Church (C), Leaf River Baptist Church (D), Calhoun Baptist Church (E), Lebanon Baptist Church (F), Providence Baptist Church (G), Cedar Valley Church (H), Center Ridge Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hemeter Cemetery (1), Kola Cemetery (2), Knight Cemetery (3), Eminence Cemetery (4), Aultman Cemetery (5), Cold Springs Cemetery (6), Eminence Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Keys Lake (A), Lake Mike Connor (B), McNair Millpond (C), Gibson Lake (D), Chain Lake (E), Dry Creek Lake (F), Watsons Mill Pond (G), Hoover Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Burtons Creek (A), McCall Creek (B), Station Creek (C), King Branch (D), Bullock Creek (E), Caney Head Creek (F), McKinnis Creek (G), Lenards Mill Creek (H), Shelby Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.5%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 648
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 117 (26% naturalized citizens)

Covington County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,205
• One, attached: 72
• Two: 83
• 3 or 4: 61
• 5 to 9: 90
• 10 to 19: 6
• 20 or more: 71
• Mobile homes: 2,456
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 39

Housing units in Covington County with a mortgage: 1,668 (108 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,245

Here:	57.3% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Covington County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 4.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 161 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/21/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 105 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Covington County-area historical earthquake activity is below Mississippi state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 71.5 miles away from Covington County center
On 3/25/1996 at 14:15:50, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.9 miles away from the county center
On 3/22/2005 at 08:11:50, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.7 miles away from the county center
On 5/16/2008 at 18:39:14, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.8 miles away from Covington County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,574 (77%) Carpooled: 1,282 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0%) Walked: 73 (1%) Other means: 87 (1%) Worked at home: 226 (3%)

6.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,734 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.39%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.56% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($19,430 average AGI)
1.83% relocated from other states ($9,305 average AGI)

Covington County:	1.83%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Forrest County, MS	0.88% ($22,868 average AGI)
from Simpson County, MS	0.60% ($25,194)
from Jones County, MS	0.53% ($30,813)
from Lamar County, MS	0.53% ($32,531)
from Jefferson Davis County, MS	0.35% ($22,762)
from Harrison County, MS	0.28% ($31,353)
from Smith County, MS	0.25% ($25,600)

5.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,089 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.84%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.42% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($17,994 average AGI)
1.42% relocated to other states ($7,095 average AGI)

Covington County:	1.42%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Forrest County, MS	0.92% ($21,800 average AGI)
to Jones County, MS	0.70% ($30,548)
to Lamar County, MS	0.64% ($28,579)
to Simpson County, MS	0.45% ($17,370)
to Jefferson Davis County, MS	0.33% ($13,900)
to Smith County, MS	0.20% ($20,167)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,338 (2,486 aged, 852 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 17,138 (3,772 male householders, 1,551 female householders)

  3,609 spouses, 6,461 children (6,028 natural, 149 adopted, 284 stepchildren), 857 grandchildren, 183 brothers or sisters, 132 parents, 242 other relatives, 331 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,973 (757 male householders (666 living alone)), 1,054 female householders (1,008 living alone)), 162 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 296 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,119 2-persons, 1,314 3-persons, 1,110 4-persons, 481 5-persons, 176 6-persons, 123 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,674 1-person, 107 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 18 5-persons.

97.9% of residents of Covington County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $113,250,000 ($5600 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,853,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $49,519,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,795,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $417,000
Federal grants: $34,268,000
Federal procurement contracts: $559,000 ($8,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,692,000 ($233,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,671,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,290,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,589,000

Here:	79 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+23 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.70 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

68% of Covington County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Mississippi.

Covington County:	68.2%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 16830
• Northeast: 106
• Midwest: 340
• South: 1678
• West: 249

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

Here:	6.2%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	8.7%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	1.6%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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