Forrest County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	40%
State:	28%

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Races in Forrest County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	29.7 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 34,254	(47.2%)
Females: 38,350	(52.8%)

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Forrest County:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$32,433
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$486
State:	$438

Forrest County:	$101,000
Mississippi:	$96,000

Forrest County:	26.2%
Mississippi:	20.6%

Area name: Hattiesburg, MS MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Forrest County is $444 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $528 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $769 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hattiesburg, Petal.

Neighboring counties: Covington County , Jones County , Lamar County , Pearl River County , Perry County , Stone County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Forrest County: Rosine (A), Ashe Lake Picnic Area (B), United State Forest Service Ashe Nursery (C), Camp Dantzler (D), Camp Hi Kana (E), Camp Tiak (F), Carnes (G), Forrest County Home (H), Bethesda Home for Girls (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Forrest County include: Rawls Springs Baptist Church (A), Providence Church (B), Macedonia Church (C), Cotton Ridge Church (D), Dixie Baptist Church (E), Old Sandhill Church (F), East Pine Church (G), Elder Ridge Church (H), New Zion Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Seal Cemetery (1), Heidelberg Cemetery (2), Edmonson Cemetery (3), Barlow Cemetery (4), Batson Cemetery (5), Kelly Cemetery (6), Battson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Blue Lake (A), Harry Lake (B), Annie Carter Lake (C), Sims Lake (D), White Pond (E), Quickswipe Lake (F), Wedgeworth Lake (G), Aldrich Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gordons Creek (A), McComb Branch (B), Cameron Creek (C), Betsy Branch (D), Punch Branch (E), Priests Creek (F), Carters Creek (G), Potato Creek (H), Bunk Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Forrest County include: Paul B Johnson State Park (1), Big Creek Landing Recreation Area (2), Ashe Lake Recreation Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.5%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 10,506
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,456 (24% naturalized citizens)

Forrest County:	2.0%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,597
• One, attached: 357
• Two: 1,038
• 3 or 4: 1,812
• 5 to 9: 1,483
• 10 to 19: 1,061
• 20 or more: 2,467
• Mobile homes: 3,050
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 48

Housing units in Forrest County with a mortgage: 7,869 (715 second mortgage, 521 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,007

Here:	61.1% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Forrest 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 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/12/2001, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

Forrest 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 64.5 miles away from Forrest 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 69.8 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 81.9 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 72.4 miles away from Forrest County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 25,268 (80%) Carpooled: 4,068 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 56 (0%) Taxi: 31 (0%) Motorcycle: 27 (0%) Bicycle: 146 (0%) Walked: 1,139 (4%) Other means: 169 (1%) Worked at home: 655 (2%)

12.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,274 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.40%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

0.41% of residents moved from foreign countries ($192 average AGI)

Forrest County:	0.41%
Mississippi average:	0.09%

8.61% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($18,948 average AGI)
3.38% relocated from other states ($9,134 average AGI)

Forrest County:	3.38%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Lamar County, MS	2.30% ($33,565 average AGI)
from Harrison County, MS	0.87% ($25,214)
from Jones County, MS	0.69% ($25,629)
from Hinds County, MS	0.37% ($26,107)
from Perry County, MS	0.36% ($22,232)
from Rankin County, MS	0.32% ($24,945)
from Jackson County, MS	0.27% ($31,852)

10.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,539 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.84%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($128 average AGI)

Forrest County:	0.06%
Mississippi average:	0.08%

6.80% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($18,031 average AGI)
3.98% relocated to other states ($11,381 average AGI)

Forrest County:	3.98%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Lamar County, MS	2.61% ($32,317 average AGI)
to Jones County, MS	0.57% ($30,023)
to Harrison County, MS	0.35% ($25,885)
to Hinds County, MS	0.31% ($21,386)
to Rankin County, MS	0.26% ($29,983)
to Perry County, MS	0.26% ($23,586)
to Covington County, MS	0.23% ($22,868)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 12,041 (9,441 aged, 2,600 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 54,868 (11,644 male householders, 5,839 female householders)

  11,699 spouses, 19,753 children (17,856 natural, 592 adopted, 1,305 stepchildren), 2,171 grandchildren, 969 brothers or sisters, 440 parents, 966 other relatives, 1,387 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 12,301 (4,220 male householders (3,132 living alone)), 5,522 female householders (4,602 living alone)), 2,559 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,435 (1,452 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,093 2-persons, 4,443 3-persons, 3,399 4-persons, 1,622 5-persons, 622 6-persons, 304 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,734 1-person, 1,607 2-persons, 300 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

95.9% of residents of Forrest County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $601,737,000 ($8080 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $134,191,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $216,860,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $117,375,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $966,000
Federal grants: $122,046,000
Federal procurement contracts: $73,511,000 ($66,440,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $70,980,000 ($47,900,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,173,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $30,704,000
Federal Government insurance: $67,291,000

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

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-2 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.92 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.7

Here:	3.9
State:	4.3

49% of Forrest 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, 64% lived in Mississippi.

Forrest County:	49.4%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 54366
• Northeast: 1149
• Midwest: 2855
• South: 10924
• West: 1373

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,700

Here:	9.1%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	8.3%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	11.6%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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