Issaquena County, Mississippi (MS)

Back to: Mississippi, Mississippi smaller cities, Mississippi smallest towns, All US cities.

% of renters here:	33%
State:	28%

This county:	33.2%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	15.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

We are giving away a $200 prize - enter simply by sending us your own pictures of this county!

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.9%), Educational,health and social services (17.2%), Public administration (10.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Issaquena County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	33.1 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 1,209	(53.2%)
Females: 1,065	(46.8%)

Discuss Issaquena County, Mississippi on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users

Issaquena County:	2.8 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county	$20,959
Mississippi:	$32,938

Issaquena County	$74,903
Mississippi:	$82,700

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Issaquena 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: Mayersville.

Neighboring counties: Chicot County, Arkansas , East Carroll Parish, Louisiana , Sharkey County , Warren County , Washington County , Yazoo County .

Click to draw/clear county borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Issaquena County: Pittman Island Landing (A), Rosetta Landing (B), Shell Mound Landing (C), Shiloh Landing (D), Albemarle Landing (E), Shipland Plantation Landing (F), Arcadia Landing (G), Baleshed Landing (H), Ben Lomond Landing (I), Skipwith Landing (J), Browns Landing (K), Cammacks Landing (L), Chotard Landing (M), Cottonwood Landing (N), Dalneys Landing (O), Dogtail Landing (P), Duncansby Landing (Q), Steele Bayou Landing (R), Greasy Bayou Landing (S), Hay Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Issaquena County include: Saint James Church (A), Christian Home Church (B), Pleasant Grove Church (C), Pleasant Green Church (D), Friendship Church (E), New Bethel Church (F), Grace Church (G), Mount Tabor Church (H), Mount Sinai Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Duck Lake (A), Blue Hole (B), Cypress Lake (C), Louisiana Lake (D), Chotard Lake (E), Taylor Lake (F), Carlisle Lake (G), Goose Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Sunflower River (A), Steele Bayou (B), Cane Bayou (C), Tillman Bayou (D), Indian Bayou (E), Cypress Bayou (F), Mound Bayou (G), Otter Bayou (H), Washington Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Issaquena County: Anderson-Tully State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Valley Park Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.2%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Current college students: 63
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 58.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (0% naturalized citizens)

Issaquena County:	0.2%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 33.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 509
• One, attached: 15
• Two: 16
• 3 or 4: 13
• 5 to 9: 27
• 10 to 19: 29
• 20 or more: 1
• Mobile homes: 265
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Issaquena County with a mortgage: 94 (6 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 152

Issaquena County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 58 fatalities and 797 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/21/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 58 people and injured 795 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 488 (71%) Carpooled: 126 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (1%) Walked: 31 (5%) Other means: 11 (2%) Worked at home: 20 (3%)

6.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($13,895 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.57%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Mississippi.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

12.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,459 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.05%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Mississippi.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 160 (111 aged, 49 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 29%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 1,748 (354 male householders, 156 female householders)

  316 spouses, 708 children (612 natural, 14 adopted, 82 stepchildren), 111 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 40 other relatives, 41 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 264 (109 male householders (93 living alone)), 114 female householders (101 living alone)), 41 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 262 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 181 2-persons, 116 3-persons, 109 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 194 1-person, 23 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 1 5-persons.

99.3% of residents of Issaquena County speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $20,930,000 ($10581 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,415,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,294,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,089,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,226,000
Federal grants: $3,472,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,472,000 ($6,373,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $377,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $335,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $0,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,437,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-208 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.10 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.2
State:	5.7

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

61% of Issaquena County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Mississippi.

Issaquena County:	61.1%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 1961
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 129
• South: 123
• West: 53

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,400

Here:	10.2%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	9.9%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	10.2%
Mississippi:	12.4%