Holmes County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.6%), Educational,health and social services (22.9%), Retail trade (11.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Holmes County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	29.7 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 10,069	(46.6%)
Females: 11,540	(53.4%)

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Holmes County:	2.9 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$19,989
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$199
State:	$438

Holmes County:	$59,325
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $97,434

Here:	$97,434
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $179,128

Here:	$179,128
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $77,755

Here:	$77,755
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $85,637

Here:	$85,637
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $233,768

Here:	$233,768
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $38,616

Here:	$38,616
State:	$37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $38,333

Here:	$38,333
State:	$27,068

This county:	41.1%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	20.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Holmes County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $493 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $590 a month.

Cities in this county include: Durant, Tchula, Lexington, Pickens, Goodman, Cruger, West.

Neighboring counties: Attala County , Carroll County , Humphreys County , Leflore County , Madison County , Yazoo County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Holmes County: Camp Calvin (A), Camp Castalian Springs (B), Garden Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Holmes County include: Saint Joseph Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Blanch Chapel (C), Rose Hill Church (D), Rose Bank Church (E), Quofaloma Church (F), Lebanon Church (G), Providence Church (H), Promised Land Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Oak Grove Cemetery (1), Shady Grove Cemetery (2), Olive Cemetery (3), Pinkston Cemetery (4), Malone Cemetery (5), Bailey Cemetery (6), Hebron Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Clear Lake (A), Round Lake (B), Jack Lake (C), Roundaway Lake (D), Dollar Lake (E), Gill Lake (F), Spring Lake (G), Sims Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Butterworth Creek (A), Sugar Creek (B), Jordan Creek (C), Tacketts Creek (D), Spring Branch (E), Tarrey Creek (F), Chicopa Creek (G), Tesheva Creek (H), Black Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Holmes County include: Hillside National Wildlife Refuge (1), Holmes County State Park (2), Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	18.3%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 1,087
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 59.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 66 (71% naturalized citizens)

Holmes County:	0.3%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,248
• One, attached: 172
• Two: 59
• 3 or 4: 236
• 5 to 9: 280
• 10 to 19: 41
• 20 or more: 89
• Mobile homes: 2,265
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 49

Housing units in Holmes County with a mortgage: 1,433 (123 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,799

Here:	44.3% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Holmes County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 17 fatalities and 203 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/21/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 13 people and injured 182 people

Holmes County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Mississippi state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/11/1996 at 18:17:49, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 57.4 miles away from Holmes County center
On 10/26/2002 at 20:05:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,111 (67%) Carpooled: 1,689 (28%) Bus or trolley bus: 96 (2%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 96 (2%) Other means: 61 (1%) Worked at home: 55 (1%)

4.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,873 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.94%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.97% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($13,620 average AGI)
1.97% relocated from other states ($9,253 average AGI)

Holmes County:	1.97%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Hinds County, MS	0.77% ($21,510 average AGI)
from Attala County, MS	0.47% ($29,400)
from Cook County, IL	0.41% ($23,115)
from Madison County, MS	0.34% ($24,818)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.25% ($14,813)
from Leflore County, MS	0.17% ($15,000)
from Yazoo County, MS	0.16% ($21,500)

5.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,912 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.81%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.40% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($17,541 average AGI)
1.41% relocated to other states ($6,373 average AGI)

Holmes County:	1.41%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Hinds County, MS	1.07% ($23,957 average AGI)
to Madison County, MS	0.79% ($26,980)
to Attala County, MS	0.76% ($24,633)
to Yazoo County, MS	0.33% ($19,619)
to Leflore County, MS	0.26% ($16,353)
to Rankin County, MS	0.20% ($37,846)
to Shelby County, TN	0.16% ($23,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,665 (2,703 aged, 962 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 29%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 18,718 (2,584 male householders, 2,719 female householders)

  2,622 spouses, 7,818 children (7,288 natural, 141 adopted, 389 stepchildren), 1,534 grandchildren, 429 brothers or sisters, 120 parents, 432 other relatives, 460 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,290 (901 male householders (834 living alone)), 1,170 female householders (1,085 living alone)), 219 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 601 (187 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,738 2-persons, 1,232 3-persons, 1,079 4-persons, 635 5-persons, 328 6-persons, 291 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,919 1-person, 127 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 19 4-persons.

97.9% of residents of Holmes County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $201,300,000 ($9519 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,095,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $51,649,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $54,837,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,100,000
Federal grants: $79,940,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,649,000 ($215,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,125,000 ($569,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,024,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $817,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,566,000

Here:	101 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-60 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.53 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

69% of Holmes County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Mississippi.

Holmes County:	69.4%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 19140
• Northeast: 217
• Midwest: 1120
• South: 864
• West: 162

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,000

Here:	8.0%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	10.9%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	9.0%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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