George County, Mississippi (MS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,262
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,814
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,413 (it was 928 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 30% |
Land area: 478 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 51 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.4%), Construction (14.6%), Manufacturing (11.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 76%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 20,84685.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,8437.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 7883.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 7152.9%Two or more races
- 1390.6%Asian alone
- 670.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 37.2 years |
| Mississippi median age: | 38.9 years |
| Males: 12,342 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 12,049 |  (49.4%) |
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| George County: | 2.0 people |
| Mississippi: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $51,091 ($34,730 in 1999)
| This county: | $51,091 |
| Mississippi: | $52,719 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $589 (lower quartile is $440, upper quartile is $696)
| This county: | $589 |
| State: | $656 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $169,172 (it was $60,100 in 2000)
| George: | $169,172 |
| Mississippi: | $162,500 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,211Detached houses: $219,871
Here: $219,871 State: $226,494 Townhouses or other attached units: $256,983
Here: $256,983 State: $254,198 Mobile homes: $50,433
Here: $50,433 State: $73,695
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $358
Institutionalized population: 535
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 14
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 21
- Burglaries: 74
- Thefts: 194
- Auto thefts: 51
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 15
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 20
- Burglaries: 86
- Thefts: 172
- Auto thefts: 69
Health of residents in George County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.1. This is significantly worse than average.61.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
47.9% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
100.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 210 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 166 pounds. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 16 buildings, average cost: $119,900
- 2021: 19 buildings, average cost: $115,200
- 2020: 4 buildings, average cost: $165,000
- 2019: 8 buildings, average cost: $67,500
- 2018: 3 buildings, average cost: $171,700
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2016: 1 building, cost: $83,500
- 2015: 3 buildings, average cost: $123,300
- 2014: 0 buildings
- 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $107,500
- 2012: 7 buildings, average cost: $68,600
- 2011: 3 buildings, average cost: $129,000
- 2010: 3 buildings, average cost: $36,700
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $60,000
- 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $82,800
- 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $120,600
- 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $181,000
- 2005: 0 buildings
- 2004: 0 buildings
- 2003: 1 building, cost: $15,000
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $81,300
- 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $87,500
- 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $81,300
- 1999: 0 buildings
- 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $37,000
- 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $30,700
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,349 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $700 (0.5%)
| George County: | 20.9% |
| Mississippi: | 19.1% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 37.2 years old
(Males: 36.6 years old, Females: 37.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37.1 years old, Black residents: 29.6 years old, American Indian residents: 55.7 years old, Asian residents: 57.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.2 years old)
Area name: Pascagoula, MS MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in George County is $489 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $587 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $808 a month.
Cities in this county include: Lucedale.
Neighboring counties: East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana 
, Holmes County, Florida 
, Houston County, Alabama , Irion County, Texas .
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Mississippi: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 452
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 396 (31.7% naturalized citizens)
| George County: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 2.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2592010 or later
- 02000 to 2009
- 601990 to 1999
- 451980 to 1989
- 181970 to 1979
- 33Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): " minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,956
- One, attached: 60
- Two: 61
- 3 or 4: 10
- 5 to 9: 89
- 10 to 19: 104
- 20 or more: 28
- Mobile homes: 2,047
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 96
Housing units in George County with a mortgage: 3,307 (81 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 64 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 96
| Here: | 3.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for George County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 8,631 | 38 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,970 | 17 |
| Black Protestant | 397 | 2 |
| Catholic | 369 | 1 |
| Other | 246 | 2 |
| None | 10,965 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| George County: | 2.74 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.46 / 10,000 pop. |
| Mississippi: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
| This county: | 1.82 / 10,000 pop. |
| Mississippi: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
| George County: | 8.21 / 10,000 pop. |
| Mississippi: | 6.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
| This county: | 4.56 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| George County: | 11.2% |
| Mississippi: | 12.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| George County: | 32.5% |
| State: | 33.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 15.1% |
| State: | 14.4% |
Agriculture in George County:
Average size of farms: 117 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $24,302
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $639.01
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.66%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $23,142
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.73%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $31,198
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.28%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.04
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.58%
Corn for grain: 1467 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1256 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 5290 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 480 harvested acres
Vegetables: 888 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 310 acres
Earthquake activity:
George County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 53% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.2 miles away from George County center
On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 341.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 193.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 130.0 miles away from the county center
On 5/6/2018 at 16:47:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 207.1 miles away from George County center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 202.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Mississippi Hurricane Zeta, Incident Period: October 28, 2020 - October 29, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4576-MS: December 31, 2020, FEMA Id: 4576, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 22, 2020 - April 23, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4551-MS: July 9, 2020, FEMA Id: 4551, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
- Mississippi Hurricane Nate, Incident Period: October 6, 2017 - October 10, 2017, FEMA Id: 4350, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Mississippi Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 09, 2016 to March 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4268: March 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4268, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Mississippi Tropical Storm Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3348: August 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3348, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Mississippi Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4081: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4081, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Mississippi Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 28, 2008 to September 08, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1794: September 22, 2008, FEMA Id: 1794, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Mississippi Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1604: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1604, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Mississippi Hurricane Dennis, Incident Period: July 10, 2005 to July 15, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1594: July 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 1594, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in George County (22) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 11, Floods: 6, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 4, Tropical Storms: 3, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3,787 (75.1%)
- Carpooled: 547 (10.8%)
- Bus: 18 (0.4%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 144 (2.9%)
- Walked: 97 (1.9%)
- Worked at home: 473 (9.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Construction (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (31%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Construction (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (19%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (17%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Community and social service occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (15%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (13%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Mexico (41%)
- Philippines (23%)
- Guatemala (16%)
- Vietnam (11%)
- Peru (5%)
- England (3%)
- Sweden (0%)
- American (28%)
- English (26%)
- Irish (6%)
- Italian (3%)
- German (2%)
- Scottish (1%)
- Scotch-Irish (1%)
People in group quarters in George County, Mississippi in 2010:
- 474 people in state prisons
- 61 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 18 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 11 people in residential treatment centers for adults
People in group quarters in George County, Mississippi in 2000:
- 172 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 97 people in nursing homes
- 73 people in state prisons
- 33 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 19 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
7.70% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($46,649 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.70% |
| Mississippi average: | 6.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.38% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($23,240 average AGI)
3.33% relocated from other states ($23,411 average AGI)
George County: 3.33% Mississippi average: 2.80%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Jackson County, MS |  1.91% ($55,119 average AGI) |
| from Mobile County, AL | 1.56% ($54,187) |
| from Greene County, MS | 0.63% ($40,980) |
| from Harrison County, MS | 0.52% ($31,610) |
5.56% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,735 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.56% |
| Mississippi average: | 7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.35% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($27,012 average AGI)
2.21% relocated to other states ($15,723 average AGI)
George County: 2.21% Mississippi average: 2.99%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Jackson County, MS | 1.53% ($56,941 average AGI) |
| to Mobile County, AL | 0.78% ($41,317) |
| to Greene County, MS | 0.71% ($35,000) |
| to Harrison County, MS | 0.34% ($40,769) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,406 (2,499 aged, 907 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,120 (17%)
Most common underlying causes of death in George County, Mississippi in 1999 - 2019:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (315)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (313)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (308)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (228)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (226)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (153)
- Congestive heart failure (98)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (74)
- Respiratory arrest (66)
- Hypertensive heart disease with (congestive) heart failure (12)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 12,904
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 254
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 86,947
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,745
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,134
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 42
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 162.4. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 24,391- Male householders: 4,996 (1,112 living alone), Female householders: 4,182 (984 living alone)
5,144 spouses (5,073 opposite-sex spouses), 527 unmarried partners, (515 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,986 children (5,897 natural, 337 adopted, 735 stepchildren), 953 grandchildren, 186 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 53 foster children, 382 other relatives, 251 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 648
Size of family households: 3,071 2-persons, 1,666 3-persons, 1,053 4-persons, 539 5-persons, 235 6-persons, 262 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,101 1-person, 220 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 9 5-persons.
3,859 married couples with children.
1,499 single-parent households (485 men, 1,014 women).
97.0% of residents of George speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $105,976,000 ($5,086 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,935,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $56,602,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,051,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,028,000
Federal grants: $16,616,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,383,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,294,000 ($733,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,089,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $35,789,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,810,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,796| Here: | 84 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,102
| Here: | 52 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 51 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +91
| Here: | +4 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,361
| Here: |  +64 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -4 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.54 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 |
| State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.1 |
| State: | 4.8 |
- Year house built in George County, Mississippi
- 1462020 or later
- 1,7032010 to 2019
- 1,4742000 to 2009
- 1,5161990 to 1999
- 1,8741980 to 1989
- 1,6421970 to 1979
- 8061960 to 1969
- 7111950 to 1959
- 2741940 to 1949
- 2651939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in George County, Mississippi
- 861 room
- 462 rooms
- 1553 rooms
- 7264 rooms
- 1,6485 rooms
- 1,5286 rooms
- 1,4217 rooms
- 7098 rooms
- 1,3019+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in George County, Mississippi
- 581 room
- 282 rooms
- 1303 rooms
- 3094 rooms
- 5115 rooms
- 3216 rooms
- 1387 rooms
- 898 rooms
- 229+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in George County, Mississippi
- 89no bedroom
- 1161 bedroom
- 1,1182 bedrooms
- 4,2173 bedrooms
- 1,7514 bedrooms
- 3195+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in George County, Mississippi
- 79no bedroom
- 1561 bedroom
- 4052 bedrooms
- 8523 bedrooms
- 1424 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in George County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 365no vehicle
- 1,7981 vehicle
- 2,8932 vehicles
- 1,4713 vehicles
- 6594 vehicles
- 4545+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in George County in renter-occupied apartments
- 204no vehicle
- 7391 vehicle
- 4632 vehicles
- 2213 vehicles
- 64 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
90.8% of George County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Mississippi.
| George County: | 90.8% |
| State average: | 88.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 14,556
- Other state: 9,503
- Northeast: 722
- Midwest: 680
- South: 7,453
- West: 645
- 80.8%Electricity
- 8.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.9%Utility gas
- 2.1%Wood
- 1.8%No fuel used
- 76.4%Electricity
- 8.9%Utility gas
- 7.5%No fuel used
- 5.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 250
| Here: | 9.1% |
| Mississippi: | 16.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 255
| Here: | 18.6% |
| Mississippi: | 14.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28
| Here: | 4.8% |
| Mississippi: | 12.8% |
George County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,563,000
Cash and Securities: $2,696,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $50,945,000
Hospital Public: $47,800,000
Solid Waste Management: $630,000
Solid Waste Management: $576,000
Other: $286,000
Other: $265,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $3,095,000
Regular Highways: $2,924,000
Regular Highways: $1,639,000
Hospitals: $899,000
General - Other: $69,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $47,499,000
Hospitals: $45,364,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,441,000
Regular Highways: $3,054,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,903,000
Police Protection: $2,171,000
Police Protection: $1,995,000
Regular Highways: $1,906,000
General - Other: $1,444,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,064,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $993,000
General - Other: $934,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $932,000
Central Staff Services: $872,000
Solid Waste Management: $795,000
Central Staff Services: $756,000
Financial Administration: $691,000
Financial Administration: $654,000
General Public Buildings: $529,000
General Public Buildings: $511,000
Health - Other: $486,000
Health - Other: $439,000
Local Fire Protection: $268,000
Local Fire Protection: $154,000
Public Welfare - Other: $109,000
Public Welfare - Other: $107,000
Parks and Recreation: $44,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Natural Resources - Other: $39,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $935,000
Interest on Debt: $842,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $667,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $650,000
Other - Health - Other: $87,000
Other - Health - Other: $53,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $19,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $18,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $6,000
Other - Regular Highways: $5,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $764,000
Health and Hospitals: $741,000
Other: $159,000
Other: $66,000
General Local Government Support: $6,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,973,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,008,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,025,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,031,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,588,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,023,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,040,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,646,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $787,000
Fines and Forfeits: $512,000
Fines and Forfeits: $470,000
General Revenue - Other: $432,000
Sale of Property: $385,000
Interest Earnings: $287,000
Interest Earnings: $263,000
Rents: $29,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,036,000
Correctional Institutions: $591,000
Hospitals: $344,000
General - Other: $337,000
General - Other: $316,000
Solid Waste Management: $306,000
Local Fire Protection: $280,000
Police Protection: $56,000
General Public Building: $40,000
Hospitals: $33,000
Solid Waste Management: $26,000
Financial Administration: $23,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $29,737,000
Cash and Securities: $28,834,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $531,000
Cash and Securities: $164,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,293,000
Other: $2,995,000
Highways: $1,741,000
Highways: $1,639,000
General Local Government Support: $485,000
General Local Government Support: $286,000
Health and Hospitals: $278,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,000
- Tax - Property: $9,877,000
Property: $9,025,000
Other License: $429,000
Other License: $388,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,383,000
George County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,563,000
Cash and Securities: $2,696,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $50,945,000
Hospital Public: $47,800,000
Solid Waste Management: $630,000
Solid Waste Management: $576,000
Other: $286,000
Other: $265,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $3,095,000
Regular Highways: $2,924,000
Regular Highways: $1,639,000
Hospitals: $899,000
General - Other: $69,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $47,499,000
Hospitals: $45,364,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,441,000
Regular Highways: $3,054,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,903,000
Police Protection: $2,171,000
Police Protection: $1,995,000
Regular Highways: $1,906,000
General - Other: $1,444,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,064,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $993,000
General - Other: $934,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $932,000
Central Staff Services: $872,000
Solid Waste Management: $795,000
Central Staff Services: $756,000
Financial Administration: $691,000
Financial Administration: $654,000
General Public Buildings: $529,000
General Public Buildings: $511,000
Health - Other: $486,000
Health - Other: $439,000
Local Fire Protection: $268,000
Local Fire Protection: $154,000
Public Welfare - Other: $109,000
Public Welfare - Other: $107,000
Parks and Recreation: $44,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Natural Resources - Other: $39,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $935,000
Interest on Debt: $842,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $667,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $650,000
Other - Health - Other: $87,000
Other - Health - Other: $53,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $19,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $18,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $6,000
Other - Regular Highways: $5,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $764,000
Health and Hospitals: $741,000
Other: $159,000
Other: $66,000
General Local Government Support: $6,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,973,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,008,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,025,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,031,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,588,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,023,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,040,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,646,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $787,000
Fines and Forfeits: $512,000
Fines and Forfeits: $470,000
General Revenue - Other: $432,000
Sale of Property: $385,000
Interest Earnings: $287,000
Interest Earnings: $263,000
Rents: $29,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,036,000
Correctional Institutions: $591,000
Hospitals: $344,000
General - Other: $337,000
General - Other: $316,000
Solid Waste Management: $306,000
Local Fire Protection: $280,000
Police Protection: $56,000
General Public Building: $40,000
Hospitals: $33,000
Solid Waste Management: $26,000
Financial Administration: $23,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $29,737,000
Cash and Securities: $28,834,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $531,000
Cash and Securities: $164,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,293,000
Other: $2,995,000
Highways: $1,741,000
Highways: $1,639,000
General Local Government Support: $485,000
General Local Government Support: $286,000
Health and Hospitals: $278,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,000
- Tax - Property: $9,877,000
Property: $9,025,000
Other License: $429,000
Other License: $388,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,383,000
George County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,563,000
Cash and Securities: $2,696,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $50,945,000
Hospital Public: $47,800,000
Solid Waste Management: $630,000
Solid Waste Management: $576,000
Other: $286,000
Other: $265,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $3,095,000
Regular Highways: $2,924,000
Regular Highways: $1,639,000
Hospitals: $899,000
General - Other: $69,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $47,499,000
Hospitals: $45,364,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,441,000
Regular Highways: $3,054,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,903,000
Police Protection: $2,171,000
Police Protection: $1,995,000
Regular Highways: $1,906,000
General - Other: $1,444,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,064,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $993,000
General - Other: $934,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $932,000
Central Staff Services: $872,000
Solid Waste Management: $795,000
Central Staff Services: $756,000
Financial Administration: $691,000
Financial Administration: $654,000
General Public Buildings: $529,000
General Public Buildings: $511,000
Health - Other: $486,000
Health - Other: $439,000
Local Fire Protection: $268,000
Local Fire Protection: $154,000
Public Welfare - Other: $109,000
Public Welfare - Other: $107,000
Parks and Recreation: $44,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Natural Resources - Other: $39,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $935,000
Interest on Debt: $842,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $667,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $650,000
Other - Health - Other: $87,000
Other - Health - Other: $53,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $19,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $18,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $6,000
Other - Regular Highways: $5,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $764,000
Health and Hospitals: $741,000
Other: $159,000
Other: $66,000
General Local Government Support: $6,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,973,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,008,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,025,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,031,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,588,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,023,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,040,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,646,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $787,000
Fines and Forfeits: $512,000
Fines and Forfeits: $470,000
General Revenue - Other: $432,000
Sale of Property: $385,000
Interest Earnings: $287,000
Interest Earnings: $263,000
Rents: $29,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,036,000
Correctional Institutions: $591,000
Hospitals: $344,000
General - Other: $337,000
General - Other: $316,000
Solid Waste Management: $306,000
Local Fire Protection: $280,000
Police Protection: $56,000
General Public Building: $40,000
Hospitals: $33,000
Solid Waste Management: $26,000
Financial Administration: $23,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $29,737,000
Cash and Securities: $28,834,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $531,000
Cash and Securities: $164,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,293,000
Other: $2,995,000
Highways: $1,741,000
Highways: $1,639,000
General Local Government Support: $485,000
General Local Government Support: $286,000
Health and Hospitals: $278,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,000
- Tax - Property: $9,877,000
Property: $9,025,000
Other License: $429,000
Other License: $388,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,383,000
George County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,563,000
Cash and Securities: $2,696,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $50,945,000
Hospital Public: $47,800,000
Solid Waste Management: $630,000
Solid Waste Management: $576,000
Other: $286,000
Other: $265,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $3,095,000
Regular Highways: $2,924,000
Regular Highways: $1,639,000
Hospitals: $899,000
General - Other: $69,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $47,499,000
Hospitals: $45,364,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,441,000
Regular Highways: $3,054,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,903,000
Police Protection: $2,171,000
Police Protection: $1,995,000
Regular Highways: $1,906,000
General - Other: $1,444,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,064,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $993,000
General - Other: $934,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $932,000
Central Staff Services: $872,000
Solid Waste Management: $795,000
Central Staff Services: $756,000
Financial Administration: $691,000
Financial Administration: $654,000
General Public Buildings: $529,000
General Public Buildings: $511,000
Health - Other: $486,000
Health - Other: $439,000
Local Fire Protection: $268,000
Local Fire Protection: $154,000
Public Welfare - Other: $109,000
Public Welfare - Other: $107,000
Parks and Recreation: $44,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Natural Resources - Other: $39,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $935,000
Interest on Debt: $842,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $667,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $650,000
Other - Health - Other: $87,000
Other - Health - Other: $53,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $19,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $18,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $6,000
Other - Regular Highways: $5,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $764,000
Health and Hospitals: $741,000
Other: $159,000
Other: $66,000
General Local Government Support: $6,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,973,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,008,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,025,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,031,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,588,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,023,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,040,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,646,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $787,000
Fines and Forfeits: $512,000
Fines and Forfeits: $470,000
General Revenue - Other: $432,000
Sale of Property: $385,000
Interest Earnings: $287,000
Interest Earnings: $263,000
Rents: $29,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,036,000
Correctional Institutions: $591,000
Hospitals: $344,000
General - Other: $337,000
General - Other: $316,000
Solid Waste Management: $306,000
Local Fire Protection: $280,000
Police Protection: $56,000
General Public Building: $40,000
Hospitals: $33,000
Solid Waste Management: $26,000
Financial Administration: $23,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $29,737,000
Cash and Securities: $28,834,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $531,000
Cash and Securities: $164,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,293,000
Other: $2,995,000
Highways: $1,741,000
Highways: $1,639,000
General Local Government Support: $485,000
General Local Government Support: $286,000
Health and Hospitals: $278,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,000
- Tax - Property: $9,877,000
Property: $9,025,000
Other License: $429,000
Other License: $388,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,383,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 593
- Number of aged recipients: 53
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 540
- Number of recipients under 18: 106
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 378
- Number of recipients older than 64: 109
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 240
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 281
| Most common first names in George County, MS among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 143 | 71.3 years |
| John | 132 | 73.0 years |
| Mary | 116 | 77.9 years |
| William | 115 | 72.1 years |
| Robert | 82 | 69.1 years |
| Willie | 74 | 74.5 years |
| George | 50 | 74.5 years |
| Charles | 48 | 68.6 years |
| Thomas | 45 | 68.2 years |
| Henry | 42 | 76.7 years |
| Most common last names in George County, MS among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Howell | 108 | 74.4 years |
| Davis | 93 | 74.3 years |
| Havard | 90 | 73.2 years |
| Eubanks | 84 | 71.6 years |
| Smith | 83 | 74.6 years |
| Brown | 79 | 74.1 years |
| Parker | 70 | 75.5 years |
| Mcleod | 62 | 79.4 years |
| Tanner | 61 | 72.0 years |
| Cochran | 55 | 74.3 years |
| Businesses in George County, MS | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutoZone | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Church's Chicken | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
| FedEx | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | UPS | 2 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | Waffle House | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
George County on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election"