Covington County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in July 2007: 20,361 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,049
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,077

% of renters here:	15%
State:	28%

Land area: 414 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 49 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Covington County: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Covington County, Mississippi:

White Non-Hispanic (63.1%)
Black (35.6%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,661
County population in 2003: 20,146
Jobs in 2003: 5,800

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Total labor force in 2004: 8,980
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.4%

Average household size:

Covington County:	2.7 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,931 ($26,669 in 1999)

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

2007 median house/condo value: $73,891 ($55,000 in 2000)

Covington County:	$73,891
Mississippi:	$96,000

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $308 (lower quartile is $207, upper quartile is $412)

This county:	$308
State:	$438

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $873
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $246

Institutionalized population: 294

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.4%)

Covington County household income distribution in 2007

Covington County home values distribution

Covington County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	23.5%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.4%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 31 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 24 1980 to 1984: 8 1975 to 1979: 5 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 37

Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

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

Covington County marital status for males

Covington County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Covington County
Average size of farms: 183 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $110572
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $167.93
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 96.39%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $86835
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.00%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.76%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37349
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.34%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 27.70
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.08%
Corn for grain: 858 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 812 harvested acres
Vegetables: 417 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 31 acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Food (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Mining (3%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (17%)
Food (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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

Germany (28%)
Guatemala (12%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Costa Rica (7%)
Peru (7%)
Canada (7%)
Other Eastern Europe (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Covington County:

United States or American (30%)
Irish (7%)
English (5%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
German (2%)
European (2%)
African (1%)

Covington County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Covington County, Mississippi

221 people in nursing homes
44 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
44 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,789.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Covington County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Covington County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Covington County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.94
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6417.800
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 247.220
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 59663.78

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1573.520
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 961.870

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22.47
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 34.53

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,111

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,597

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

Deaths: 1,181

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

Net international migration: +28

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

Net internal migration: +462

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

Population growth in Covington County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 305
1995 to 1998: 1,161
1990 to 1994: 843
1980 to 1989: 1,540
1970 to 1979: 1,724
1960 to 1969: 943
1950 to 1959: 554
1940 to 1949: 488
1939 or earlier: 525

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Covington County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 101 3 rooms: 362 4 rooms: 682 5 rooms: 1,902 6 rooms: 1,587 7 rooms: 751 8 rooms: 381 9+ rooms: 275

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 125 3 rooms: 141 4 rooms: 274 5 rooms: 238 6 rooms: 192 7 rooms: 89 8 rooms: 9 9+ rooms: 7

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Covington County:
	no bedroom: 52 1 bedroom: 247 2 bedrooms: 1,230 3 bedrooms: 3,706 4 bedrooms: 758 5+ bedrooms: 56

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington County:
	no bedroom: 18 1 bedroom: 202 2 bedrooms: 344 3 bedrooms: 431 4 bedrooms: 82 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Covington County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 441 1 vehicle: 1,913 2 vehicles: 2,217 3 vehicles: 1,114 4 vehicles: 272 5+ vehicles: 92

Cars and other vehicles available in Covington County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 166 1 vehicle: 520 2 vehicles: 293 3 vehicles: 35 4 vehicles: 29 5+ vehicles: 34

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (40%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%) Utility gas (17%) Wood (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (45%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%) Utility gas (19%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 163

Here:	6.2%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 120

Here:	8.7%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	1.6%
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.)

Covington County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $10,378,000
All Other: $168,000
Construction - General: $470,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $11,796,000
Regular Highways: $2,867,000

Police Protection: $880,000

Financial Administration: $479,000

Central Staff Services: $463,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $400,000

Corrections - Other: $303,000

General Public Buildings: $256,000

Fire Protection: $192,000

Solid Waste Management: $181,000

General - Other: $150,000

Welfare - Other: $130,000

Health Services - Other: $129,000

Natural Resources - Other: $73,000
General - Interest on Debt: $184,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $303,000
Libraries: $69,000

Health: $36,000

Central Staff Services: $20,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,366,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,153,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $213,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $365,000
Interest Earnings: $177,000
Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $421,000
General - Other: $17,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,831,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $500,000
End of Fiscal Year: $400,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,213,000
Highways: $1,159,000

General Support: $880,000
Tax - Property: $4,337,000
NEC: $416,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $7,980,000

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)

Covington County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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