Harrison County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in July 2007: 176,105 (78% urban, 22% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 44,845
Renter-occupied apartments: 26,693

% of renters here:	37%
State:	28%

Land area: 581 sq. mi.
Water area: 395.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 326 people per square mile

(high).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 15.5%

Harrison County:	15.5%
Mississippi:	21.3%

(10.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.2% for Black residents)

Median age of residents in 2005: 36 years old
(Males: 35 years old, Females: 36 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39 years old, Black residents: 29 years old, Asian residents: 34 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28 years old, Other race residents: 26 years old)

2008 cost of living index in Harrison County: 90.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Harrison County, Mississippi:

White Non-Hispanic (71.8%)
Black (21.1%)
Hispanic (2.6%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Vietnamese (1.5%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Other race (0.9%)
Filipino (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	33.9 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 94,378	(49.8%)
Females: 95,223	(50.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,231
County population in 2003: 190,153
Jobs in 2003: 111,203

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Total labor force in 2004: 92,389
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.2%

Average household size:

Harrison County:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Median household income in 2005: $39,803
2005 median house value: $104,800
Median contract rent in 2005: $531
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $690
Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,452 ($35,624 in 2000)

This county	$37,452
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $111,460

Harrison County	$111,460
Mississippi:	$82,700

Median monthly rent in 2000: $543
Institutionalized population: 2,592
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Harrison County in 2000: $831

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

Murders: 8
Rapes: 49
Robberies: 11
Assaults: 43
Burglaries: 343
Thefts: 979
Auto thefts: 129

Harrison County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 1088 buildings, average cost: $118,000
2001: 983 buildings, average cost: $123,200
2002: 1115 buildings, average cost: $122,000
2003: 1235 buildings, average cost: $132,400
2004: 1278 buildings, average cost: $130,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $730 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $399 (0.4%)

Area name: Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Harrison County is $526 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $615 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $801 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gulfport, Biloxi, Long Beach, D'Iberville, Pass Christian, Saucier, Lyman.

2005 air pollution in Harrison County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.097 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.084 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Hancock County , Jackson County , Pearl River County , Stone County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Harrison County: Palmer Creek Campground (A), Shell Beach (B), Experiment Forest Headquarters (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Gulf Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Harrison County include: Saint Anne Church (A), Saint Ann Church (B), Riverside Church (C), Ramsey Creek Church (D), Ramsey Chapel (E), Poplar Head Church (F), Pleasant Hill Church (G), Pineville Presbyterian Church (H), Persimmon Mill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Krohn Cemetery (1), Saucier Cemetery (2), Lott Cemetery (3), Dye Cemetery (4), Blackwell Cemetery (5), Midway Cemetery (6), Rouse Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Riverline Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Butt Head Branch (A), Raymond Branch (B), Saucier Creek (C), Bell Creek (D), Ramsey Creek (E), Railroad Creek (F), Camp Branch (G), Spike Buck Creek (H), Bully Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Harrison County include: Little Biloxi State Wildlife Management Area (1), Big Biloxi Recreation Area (2), Pow Camp Recreation Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.5%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 8,867
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 6,785 (52% naturalized citizens)

Harrison County:	3.6%
Whole state:	1.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,473 1990 to 1994: 1,099 1985 to 1989: 842 1980 to 1984: 848 1975 to 1979: 875 1970 to 1974: 397 1970 to 1974: 229 1965 to 1969: 1,022

Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.0%

Harrison County marital status for males

Harrison County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 49,754
One, attached: 2,150
Two: 2,308
3 or 4: 3,498
5 to 9: 4,324
10 to 19: 2,422
20 or more: 5,204
Mobile homes: 9,843
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 133

Housing units in Harrison County with a mortgage: 22,910 (2,448 second mortgage, 1,593 home equity loan, 55 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,754

Agriculture in Harrison County
Average size of farms: 60 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $7982
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $553.23
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 25.73%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 45.38%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $10610
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.05%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.34%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $17871
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.89%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.44
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 12.03%
Corn for grain: 16 harvested acres
Vegetables: 51 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 811 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Health care (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (13%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Vietnam (24%)
Philippines (9%)
Mexico (7%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Germany (6%)
Canada (5%)
Korea (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Harrison County:

United States or American (15%)
German (8%)
Irish (8%)
English (8%)
French (except Basque) (7%)
Italian (4%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)

Harrison County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 69,504 (79%)
Carpooled: 11,415 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 357 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 17 (0%)
Railroad: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 61 (0%)
Motorcycle: 79 (0%)
Bicycle: 203 (0%)
Walked: 4,103 (5%)
Other means: 758 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,383 (2%)

People in group quarters in Harrison County, Mississippi

3625 people in military barracks, etc.
935 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
738 people in nursing homes
358 people in other nonhousehold living situations
289 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
201 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
190 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
190 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
190 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
181 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
166 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
124 people in other types of correctional institutions
76 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
57 people in military disciplinary barracks
47 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
36 people in religious group quarters
31 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
19 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in other group homes
7 people in military ships
2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,497.

9.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,178 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.32%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

0.52% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,578 average AGI)
Harrison County: 0.52%
Mississippi average: 0.09%

3.44% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($11,850 average AGI)
5.36% relocated from other states ($19,751 average AGI)
Harrison County: 5.36%
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 Jackson County, MS	1.38% ($31,501 average AGI)
from Hancock County, MS	0.85% ($34,467)
from Stone County, MS	0.17% ($31,312)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.17% ($32,978)
from Forrest County, MS	0.15% ($25,885)
from Hinds County, MS	0.11% ($37,684)
from Mobile County, AL	0.10% ($25,429)

20.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,993 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	20.54%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

0.67% of residents moved to foreign countries ($971 average AGI)
Harrison County: 0.67%
Mississippi average: 0.08%

5.91% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($8,623 average AGI)
13.96% relocated to other states ($21,399 average AGI)
Harrison County: 13.96%
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 Jackson County, MS	2.35% ($28,467 average AGI)
to Hancock County, MS	0.56% ($39,947)
to Mobile County, AL	0.39% ($30,987)
to Clark County, NV	0.39% ($32,364)
to Stone County, MS	0.34% ($32,832)
to Forrest County, MS	0.33% ($25,214)
to Hinds County, MS	0.25% ($26,285)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.4

Births per 1000 population in Harrison County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Harrison County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Harrison County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 27,994 (21,924 aged, 6,070 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.12
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 24292.98
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 859.7
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 73164.3

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1613.950
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1007.170
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11.87

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 42.7
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 87.2

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.8

Household type by relationship

Households: 182,313

In family households: 154,241 (35,062 male householders, 13,907 female householders)
35,045 spouses, 56,154 children (50,418 natural, 1,681 adopted, 4,055 stepchildren), 4,434 grandchildren, 1,368 brothers or sisters, 1,477 parents, 2,318 other relatives, 4,476 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 28,072 (11,410 male householders (8,929 living alone)), 11,239 female householders (9,517 living alone)), 5,423 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 7,288 (2,491 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 19,639 2-persons, 12,423 3-persons, 9,776 4-persons, 4,672 5-persons, 1,520 6-persons, 939 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18,446 1-person, 3,497 2-persons, 434 3-persons, 187 4-persons, 69 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

93.3% of residents of Harrison County speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,902,618,000 ($9889 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $788,867,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $649,326,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $237,217,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,045,000
Federal grants: $185,635,000
Federal procurement contracts: $153,900,000 ($119,024,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $671,495,000 ($533,195,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,413,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $146,377,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,409,517,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 15,498

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 9,236

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,091

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -2,946

Here:	-15 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Harrison County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 24.23 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2,689
1995 to 1998: 8,782
1990 to 1994: 5,966
1980 to 1989: 13,053
1970 to 1979: 17,939
1960 to 1969: 14,144
1950 to 1959: 8,620
1940 to 1949: 4,345
1939 or earlier: 4,098

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Harrison County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 62 2 rooms: 441 3 rooms: 1,926 4 rooms: 4,459 5 rooms: 11,713 6 rooms: 12,025 7 rooms: 7,207 8 rooms: 3,922 9+ rooms: 3,090

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harrison County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 773 2 rooms: 2,674 3 rooms: 5,014 4 rooms: 7,254 5 rooms: 5,927 6 rooms: 3,048 7 rooms: 1,245 8 rooms: 517 9+ rooms: 241

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Harrison County:
	no bedroom: 284 1 bedroom: 1,532 2 bedrooms: 8,549 3 bedrooms: 26,559 4 bedrooms: 6,776 5+ bedrooms: 1,145

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harrison County:
	no bedroom: 1,018 1 bedroom: 6,668 2 bedrooms: 11,037 3 bedrooms: 6,636 4 bedrooms: 1,229 5+ bedrooms: 105

Cars and other vehicles available in Harrison County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,588 1 vehicle: 13,253 2 vehicles: 19,663 3 vehicles: 7,677 4 vehicles: 1,920 5+ vehicles: 744

Cars and other vehicles available in Harrison County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 3,120 1 vehicle: 13,750 2 vehicles: 8,147 3 vehicles: 1,307 4 vehicles: 250 5+ vehicles: 119

50% of Harrison County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Mississippi.

Harrison County:	49.9%
State average:	59.0%

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

This state: 102028
Northeast: 8611
Midwest: 15516
South: 44907
West: 8848

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (51%) Utility gas (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (63%) Utility gas (33%) 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): 2,408

Here:	10.7%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 977

Here:	9.5%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,031

Here:	13.2%
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 (Noninst.)

Harrison County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $5,053,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $19,503,000
Police Protection: $15,774,000

Financial Administration: $6,504,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $6,504,000

Central Staff Services: $5,831,000

Corrections - Other: $5,423,000

General Public Buildings: $3,589,000

Fire Protection: $3,451,000

Health Services - Other: $3,332,000

Libraries: $2,911,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,719,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,610,000

General - Other: $1,913,000

Welfare - Other: $1,428,000

Natural Resources - Other: $729,000

Sewerage: $0
General - Interest on Debt: $7,040,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $5,887,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,641,000

Health: $1,315,000

Libraries: $976,000

Air Transportation: $115,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,438,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $26,878,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $94,174,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $23,855,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $95,689,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $21,878,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,000,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $22,340,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,242,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,207,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $758,000
Libraries: $111,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $32,604,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $36,240,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,665,000
All Other: $11,245,000

General Support: $3,261,000
Tax - Property: $39,672,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,682,000

Motor Fuels Sales: $2,358,000

NEC: $318,000

Motor Vehicle License: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $31,274,000

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)