Hinds County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	36%
State:	28%

Hinds County:	21.6%
Mississippi:	21.3%

Type of workers:

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

Races in Hinds County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	31.9 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 117,963	(47.0%)
Females: 132,837	(53.0%)

Hinds County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county	$35,736
Mississippi:	$32,938

Hinds County	$93,437
Mississippi:	$82,700

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 17
• Assaults: 25
• Burglaries: 260
• Thefts: 378
• Auto thefts: 110

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 18
• Robberies: 15
• Assaults: 21
• Burglaries: 254
• Thefts: 364
• Auto thefts: 136

Health of residents in Hinds County based on 1148 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.
67.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
15.4% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is less than average.
39.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
41.5% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
63.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 192 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is more than average.
41.9% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.

Area name: Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hinds County is $528 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $613 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $737 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jackson, Clinton, Byram, Raymond, Edwards, Utica, Terry, Bolton, Learned.

2005 air pollution in Hinds County:

Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.080 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.072 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 13.7 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 37 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Claiborne County , Copiah County , Madison County , Rankin County , Simpson County , Warren County , Yazoo County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Hinds County: Norrell (A), Turnage Trails Camp (B), Brown Loam Branch Experiment Station (C), Camp Kickapoo (D), Coxs Ferry (E), Hinds County Penal Farm (F), Live Oaks Country Club (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Hinds County include: Big Creek Missionary Baptist Church (A), Saint John Church (B), Saint James Church (C), Rose Hill Church (D), Rohelia Church (E), Rocky Spring Church (F), Brownsville Church (G), Rhodes Creek Church (H), Reeves Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Oak Grove Cemetery (1), Seven Star Cemetery (2), Auburn Cemetery (3), McClellan Cemetery (4), McElwee Cemetery (5), Salmon Cemetery (6), Salem Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Old River Lake (A), Gillespie Lake (B), Askew Pond (C), Gin Lake (D), Gibbs Lake (E), Graves Lake (F), Five Mile Lake (G), Horseshoe Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Maxie Creek (A), Belches Bayou (B), Anderson Creek (C), McClellan Creek (D), McDonald Creek (E), Straight Fence Creek (F), Limekiln Creek (G), McNair Branch (H), Potter Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Hinds County: Pocahontas Mounds Roadside Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Pocahontas Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.4%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Current college students: 19,813
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,682 (44% naturalized citizens)

Hinds County:	1.1%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 68,699
• One, attached: 3,350
• Two: 3,429
• 3 or 4: 5,411
• 5 to 9: 6,504
• 10 to 19: 2,187
• 20 or more: 6,677
• Mobile homes: 3,954
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 76

Housing units in Hinds County with a mortgage: 36,680 (3,895 second mortgage, 2,892 home equity loan, 114 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15,218

Hinds County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 5.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 59 fatalities and 611 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/3/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 58 people and injured 518 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 84,810 (79%) Carpooled: 16,713 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 794 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 21 (0%) Railroad: 13 (0%) Ferryboat: 18 (0%) Taxi: 146 (0%) Motorcycle: 38 (0%) Bicycle: 46 (0%) Walked: 2,240 (2%) Other means: 782 (1%) Worked at home: 1,767 (2%)

6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,586 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.65%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($136 average AGI)

Hinds County:	0.07%
Mississippi average:	0.09%

4.07% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($18,152 average AGI)
2.51% relocated from other states ($9,297 average AGI)

Hinds County:	2.51%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Madison County, MS	1.04% ($32,487 average AGI)
from Rankin County, MS	0.99% ($30,535)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.52% ($21,791)
from Harrison County, MS	0.18% ($26,285)
from Warren County, MS	0.17% ($48,124)
from Copiah County, MS	0.16% ($33,735)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.14% ($27,974)

7.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,715 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.08%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($104 average AGI)

Hinds County:	0.03%
Mississippi average:	0.08%

4.57% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($26,682 average AGI)
2.49% relocated to other states ($11,930 average AGI)

Hinds County:	2.49%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Rankin County, MS	1.62% ($37,695 average AGI)
to Madison County, MS	1.38% ($55,974)
to Copiah County, MS	0.15% ($35,400)
to Warren County, MS	0.13% ($40,292)
to Shelby County, TN	0.13% ($33,691)
to Forrest County, MS	0.10% ($26,107)
to Simpson County, MS	0.08% ($29,971)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 33,009 (25,839 aged, 7,170 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 207,143 (38,121 male householders, 24,697 female householders)

  38,762 spouses, 81,044 children (74,796 natural, 2,011 adopted, 4,237 stepchildren), 9,616 grandchildren, 3,416 brothers or sisters, 1,879 parents, 4,563 other relatives, 5,045 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 33,424 (12,453 male householders (10,165 living alone)), 15,802 female householders (14,039 living alone)), 5,169 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 10,233 (3,077 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 22,990 2-persons, 15,830 3-persons, 12,896 4-persons, 6,619 5-persons, 2,850 6-persons, 1,633 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 24,204 1-person, 3,461 2-persons, 376 3-persons, 127 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

96.5% of residents of Hinds County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,496,071,000 ($9985 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $136,440,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $641,021,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $357,363,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,509,000
Federal grants: $1,066,697,000
Federal procurement contracts: $145,224,000 ($49,884,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $278,257,000 ($25,085,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $17,567,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $168,636,000
Federal Government insurance: $591,832,000

Here:	87 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-49 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 40.21 millions of gallons per day (22% from ground, 78% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	5.7

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

55% of Hinds County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Mississippi.

Hinds County:	54.6%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 205961
• Northeast: 2700
• Midwest: 9800
• South: 25071
• West: 3652

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $58,000

Here:	12.5%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	12.6%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	29.6%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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