Grenada County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	28%

This county:	20.9%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	8.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (27.7%), Educational,health and social services (18.4%), Retail trade (13.7%).

Type of workers:

Grenada County, Mississippi business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Grenada County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	35.7 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 10,878	(46.8%)
Females: 12,385	(53.2%)

Grenada County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county	$28,791
Mississippi:	$32,938

Grenada County	$87,302
Mississippi:	$82,700

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 59
• Thefts: 85
• Auto thefts: 19

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 82
• Thefts: 75
• Auto thefts: 20

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grenada County is $389 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $641 a month.

Cities in this county include: Grenada.

Neighboring counties: Calhoun County , Carroll County , Leflore County , Montgomery County , Tallahatchie County , Webster County , Yalobusha County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Grenada County: Outlet Channel State Campground (A), Pinewood Landing (B), Cedar Point Camp (C), Duncan Crossing (D), Graysport (E), Grenada Yacht Basin (F), Wolf Creek Landing (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Grenada County include: Big Spring Church (A), Blackjack Church (B), Saint Andrews Church (C), Rosenwald Church (D), Rohnsville Church (E), Brushy Fork Church (F), Bunion Church (G), Providence Church (H), Prospect Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Kirkman Cemetery (1), Baker Cemetery (2), Cole Cemetery (3), Hebron Cemetery (4), Barksdale Cemetery (5), Beard Cemetery (6), Saint Peters Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Bew Pond (A), Minter Lake (B), Jacklot Lake (C), Flat Lake (D), Blue Lake (E), Blackhawk Pond (F), Lost Lake (G), Lost Chance Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Baker Creek (A), Redgrass Creek (B), Knight Creek (C), Butputter Creek (D), Yeager Creek (E), Rattlesnake Creek (F), Rabbit Bayou (G), Purdie Creek (H), Cane Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Grenada County include: Magnolia Memorial Roadside Park (1), Dam Area Central Public Use Area (2), Old Fort Public Use Area (3), North Abutment Public Use Area (4), South Graysport Public Use Area (5), North Graysport Public Use Area (6), Hugh White State Park (7), Lakeview Public Use Area (8), South Abutment Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.9%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Current college students: 740
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 232 (22% naturalized citizens)

Grenada County:	1.0%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,115
• One, attached: 98
• Two: 372
• 3 or 4: 271
• 5 to 9: 282
• 10 to 19: 110
• 20 or more: 207
• Mobile homes: 1,459
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 59

Housing units in Grenada County with a mortgage: 2,722 (224 second mortgage, 221 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,846

Grenada County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 3.8 times above overall U.S. average.
On 2/4/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,298 (80%) Carpooled: 1,544 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 29 (0%) Taxi: 52 (1%) Bicycle: 13 (0%) Walked: 99 (1%) Other means: 73 (1%) Worked at home: 66 (1%)

6.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.44%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.57% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($20,024 average AGI)
1.87% relocated from other states ($11,990 average AGI)

Grenada County:	1.87%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Montgomery County, MS	0.88% ($25,000 average AGI)
from Leflore County, MS	0.55% ($27,762)
from Yalobusha County, MS	0.44% ($31,265)
from Tallahatchie County, MS	0.40% ($21,806)
from Shelby County, TN	0.23% ($30,111)
from Carroll County, MS	0.19% ($33,000)
from Calhoun County, MS	0.14% ($20,636)

6.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,915 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.15%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.05% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($18,015 average AGI)
2.10% relocated to other states ($10,900 average AGI)

Grenada County:	2.10%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Montgomery County, MS	0.69% ($30,000 average AGI)
to Yalobusha County, MS	0.31% ($23,083)
to Carroll County, MS	0.30% ($23,391)
to Shelby County, TN	0.26% ($14,800)
to Leflore County, MS	0.25% ($37,316)
to DeSoto County, MS	0.23% ($37,056)
to Tallahatchie County, MS	0.18% ($16,643)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,113 (3,137 aged, 976 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 19,999 (4,236 male householders, 2,101 female householders)

  4,452 spouses, 7,046 children (6,331 natural, 202 adopted, 513 stepchildren), 951 grandchildren, 232 brothers or sisters, 159 parents, 371 other relatives, 451 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,747 (1,066 male householders (928 living alone)), 1,394 female householders (1,300 living alone)), 287 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 517 (391 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,550 2-persons, 1,666 3-persons, 1,272 4-persons, 550 5-persons, 222 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,228 1-person, 206 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 3 6-persons.

3,225 married couples with children.
2,056 single-parent households (289 men, 1,767 women).

97.3% of residents of Grenada County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $163,484,000 ($7191 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,778,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $63,027,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $41,945,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,326,000
Federal grants: $38,524,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,542,000 ($4,529,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,121,000 ($3,017,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $778,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,939,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,611,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-21 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.26 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.7

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

60% of Grenada County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Mississippi.

Grenada County:	59.9%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 19750
• Northeast: 110
• Midwest: 649
• South: 2234
• West: 255

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,500

Here:	8.7%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	13.6%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	6.4%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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