Forrest County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in 2005: 75,095 (67% urban, 33% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 16,420
Renter-occupied apartments: 10,763

% of renters here:	40%
State:	28%

Land area: 467 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 161 people per square mile

(average).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 29.2%

Forrest County:	29.2%
Mississippi:	21.3%

(17.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 49.2% for Black residents)

Median age of residents in 2005: 31 years ols
(Males: 29 years old, Females: 32 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 35 years old, Black residents: 27 years old, American Indian residents: 38 years old, Asian residents: 26 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23 years old, Other race residents: 20 years old)

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Forrest County, Mississippi:

White Non-Hispanic (63.7%)
Black (33.6%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,695
County population in 2003: 74,153
Jobs in 2003: 40,848

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Total labor force in 2004: 35,853
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.5%

Average household size:

Forrest County:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Median household income in 2005: $29,553
2005 median house value: $82,700
Median contract rent in 2005: $423
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $554
Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,827 ($27,420 in 2000)

This county	$28,827
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $88,324

Forrest County	$88,324
Mississippi:	$82,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $438
Institutionalized population: 1,523
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Forrest County in 2000: $734

Forrest County races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $727 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $370 (0.6%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.9%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 782
1990 to 1994: 199
1985 to 1989: 105
1980 to 1984: 131
1975 to 1979: 58
1970 to 1974: 24
1970 to 1974: 28
1965 to 1969: 129

Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

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

Forrest County marital status for males

Forrest County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Forrest County
Average size of farms: 103 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $31019
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $315.25
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.35%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.63%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $31233
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.68%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33440
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.59%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.09
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.90%
Corn for grain: 154 harvested acres
Vegetables: 100 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 156 acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (20%)
Health care (17%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Social assistance (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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

Mexico (14%)
Germany (9%)
Vietnam (9%)
Japan (7%)
Philippines (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Other Western Asia (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Forrest County:

United States or American (17%)
Irish (9%)
English (7%)
German (6%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Scottish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Forrest County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Forrest County, Mississippi

3440 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
701 people in nursing homes
364 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
280 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
232 people in military barracks, etc.
160 people in state prisons
97 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
72 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
20 people in other group homes
18 people in homes for the mentally ill
14 people in unknown juvenile institutions
6 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
4 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
2 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,365.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Forrest County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Forrest County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Forrest County

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

Households: 67,169

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.

9,298 married couples with children.
5,807 single-parent households (795 men, 5,012 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,819

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

Deaths: 3,760

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

Net international migration: +688

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

Net internal migration: -117

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

Population growth in Forrest County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 730
1995 to 1998: 2,436
1990 to 1994: 1,788
1980 to 1989: 5,315
1970 to 1979: 7,173
1960 to 1969: 4,609
1950 to 1959: 3,665
1940 to 1949: 2,125
1939 or earlier: 2,072

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forrest County, Mississippi:

1 room: 19
2 rooms: 164
3 rooms: 551
4 rooms: 1,343
5 rooms: 4,333
6 rooms: 4,381
7 rooms: 2,912
8 rooms: 1,505
9 or more rooms: 1,212

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forrest County, Mississippi:

1 room: 348
2 rooms: 1,259
3 rooms: 2,557
4 rooms: 3,045
5 rooms: 1,879
6 rooms: 1,126
7 rooms: 358
8 rooms: 146
9 or more rooms: 45

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forrest County:

no bedroom: 45
1 bedroom: 453
2 bedrooms: 2,994
3 bedrooms: 9,815
4 bedrooms: 2,731
5 or more bedrooms: 382

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forrest County:

no bedroom: 373
1 bedroom: 3,532
2 bedrooms: 4,205
3 bedrooms: 2,277
4 bedrooms: 328
5 or more bedrooms: 48

Cars and other vehicles available in Forrest County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 723
1 vehicle: 4,984
2 vehicles: 7,231
3 vehicles: 2,561
4 vehicles: 680
5 or more vehicles: 241

Cars and other vehicles available in Forrest County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 1,506
1 vehicle: 5,818
2 vehicles: 2,817
3 vehicles: 494
4 vehicles: 62
5 or more vehicles: 66

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (48%)
Electricity (40%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (69%)
Utility gas (27%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 735

Here:	9.1%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 306

Here:	8.3%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,085

Here:	11.6%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Forrest County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $246,834,000
All Other: $529,000

Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $123,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $57,000
Construction - Own Hospitals: $9,402,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $279,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $224,748,000
General - Other: $12,350,000

Regular Highways: $4,276,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $3,485,000

Corrections - Other: $2,341,000

Police Protection: $1,813,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,807,000

Financial Administration: $1,804,000

General Public Buildings: $1,301,000

Central Staff Services: $1,292,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,186,000

Health Services - Other: $687,000

Fire Protection: $468,000

Welfare - Other: $241,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $226,000

Natural Resources - Other: $97,000
General - Interest on Debt: $5,019,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $632,000
Health: $431,000

Air Transportation: $209,000

Parks & Recreation: $72,000

General: $68,000

Higher Education: $0
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $6,540,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $792,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $78,738,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,380,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $20,112,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $750,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $56,183,000
Industrial Revenue: $1,580,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,960,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,823,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $42,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,327,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,438,000

Property Sale Other: $389,000

Special Assessments: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $6,220,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $145,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $96,739,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,284,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,610,000
Education: $2,632,000

General Support: $1,518,000

Highways: $1,003,000
Tax - Property: $11,119,000
NEC: $1,620,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $111,300,000

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