Greene County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	13%
State:	28%

This county:	19.6%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	7.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (18.3%), Educational,health and social services (18.3%), Construction (14.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Greene County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	32.4 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 7,516	(56.5%)
Females: 5,783	(43.5%)

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Greene County:	2.7 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county	$29,790
Mississippi:	$32,938

Greene County	$74,008
Mississippi:	$82,700

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Greene County is $369 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $594 a month.

Cities in this county include: Leakesville, McLain, State Line.

Neighboring counties: George County , Mobile County, Alabama , Perry County , Washington County, Alabama , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Greene County: Rancho Ande (A), Turners Store (B), Stalworth Camp (C), Highland Farms (D), Indian Hill (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Greene County include: Rounsaville Church (A), Buffalo Church (B), Pleasant Ridge Church (C), Pleasant Hill Church (D), Church of Christ (E), Church of God (F), Church of Jesus Christ (G), Pine Level Church (H), Pine Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Henderson Cemetery (1), Kittrell Cemetery (2), Avera Cemetery (3), Sandy Branch Cemetery (4), Sand Hill Cemetery (5), McInnis Cemetery (6), McIntosh Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Round Lake (A), Duck Pond (B), Merritt Lake (C), Black Lake (D), Big Eddy (E), Cowans Dead River (F), Coaker Lake (G), Hillman Dead River (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Redhill Branch (A), Ard Branch (B), Bee Branch (C), Beetree Creek (D), Byrd Creek (E), Cal Branch (F), Lige Branch (G), Still House Branch (H), McInnis Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Greene County include: Turkey Fork Recreation Site (1), Kurtz State Forest (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.5%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Current college students: 311
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 40 (38% naturalized citizens)

Greene County:	0.3%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 42.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 37.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,182
• One, attached: 43
• Two: 29
• 3 or 4: 42
• 5 to 9: 20
• 10 to 19: 5
• 20 or more: 44
• Mobile homes: 1,529
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 53

Housing units in Greene County with a mortgage: 848 (41 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 729

Greene County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Mississippi state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/12/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,969 (72%) Carpooled: 918 (22%) Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%) Ferryboat: 3 (0%) Walked: 51 (1%) Other means: 74 (2%) Worked at home: 94 (2%)

5.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,831 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.42%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.43% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($17,096 average AGI)
1.99% relocated from other states ($8,729 average AGI)

Greene County:	1.99%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from George County, MS	0.89% ($26,207 average AGI)
from Mobile County, AL	0.52% ($28,529)
from Forrest County, MS	0.46% ($25,133)
from Jackson County, MS	0.46% ($27,733)
from Perry County, MS	0.37% ($33,833)
from Wayne County, MS	0.34% ($19,818)
from Jones County, MS	0.31% ($27,500)

5.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,963 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.71%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.39% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($15,818 average AGI)
2.32% relocated to other states ($12,144 average AGI)

Greene County:	2.32%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Mobile County, AL	0.67% ($30,636 average AGI)
to Forrest County, MS	0.61% ($27,800)
to George County, MS	0.58% ($28,211)
to Perry County, MS	0.46% ($29,200)
to Wayne County, MS	0.34% ($30,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,461 (1,077 aged, 384 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 10,007 (2,521 male householders, 631 female householders)

  2,561 spouses, 3,663 children (3,325 natural, 60 adopted, 278 stepchildren), 284 grandchildren, 62 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 136 other relatives, 109 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,077 (426 male householders (382 living alone)), 565 female householders (542 living alone)), 86 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,215 (2,176 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,279 2-persons, 765 3-persons, 639 4-persons, 326 5-persons, 107 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 924 1-person, 57 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

97.4% of residents of Greene County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $50,812,000 ($3859 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,267,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $21,359,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,241,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $99,000
Federal grants: $13,843,000
Federal procurement contracts: $265,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,005,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $398,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $508,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,863,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-18 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.15 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.7

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

61% of Greene County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Mississippi.

Greene County:	61.3%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 10370
• Northeast: 76
• Midwest: 245
• South: 2360
• West: 186

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,100

Here:	4.3%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	2.2%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	11.1%
Mississippi:	12.4%