Itawamba County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (38.3%), Educational,health and social services (16.6%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Itawamba County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	36.2 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 11,040	(48.5%)
Females: 11,730	(51.5%)

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Itawamba County:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$36,136
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$371
State:	$438

Itawamba County:	$82,855
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $115,634

Here:	$115,634
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $216,665

Here:	$216,665
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $74,557

Here:	$74,557
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $58,173

Here:	$58,173
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $59,988

Here:	$59,988
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $30,898

Here:	$30,898
State:	$37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $27,500

Here:	$27,500
State:	$27,068

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 102
• Thefts: 92
• Auto thefts: 15

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 66
• Thefts: 97
• Auto thefts: 27

This county:	14.0%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Itawamba County is $402 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $601 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fulton, Mantachie, Tremont.

Neighboring counties: Franklin County, Alabama , Lee County , Marion County, Alabama , Monroe County , Prentiss County , Tishomingo County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Banner Community Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Itawamba County include: Burnt Fields Church (A), Providence Church (B), Cardsville Church (C), Carolina Church (D), Poplar Springs Church (E), Pleasant Ridge Church (F), Pleasant Hill Church (G), Pleasant Grove Church (H), Plainview Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Clover Ridge Cemetery (1), Maxey Cemetery (2), Liberty Cemetery (3), Kirkville Cemetery (4), Sandy Springs Cemetery (5), Keys Cemetery (6), Kennedy Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Old River Cutoff (A), Queen Lake (B), Ferguson Lake (C), Beaver Lake (D), Pennington Lake (E), Lake Itawamba (F), Nita Lake (G), Pool C (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Yeager Branch (A), Bull Mountain Creek (B), Ray Branch (C), Lick Skillet Creek (D), Bullger Creek (E), Puncheon Creek (F), Big Brown Creek (G), Posey Branch (H), Johns Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Itawamba County include: Beaver Lake Recreation Area (1), Saucer Creek Recreation Area (2), Fulton Recreation Area (3), John Bell Williams Wildlife Management Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.8%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 1,268
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 142 (65% naturalized citizens)

Itawamba County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 41.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,267
• One, attached: 50
• Two: 57
• 3 or 4: 124
• 5 to 9: 70
• 10 to 19: 45
• 20 or more: 56
• Mobile homes: 2,116
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Housing units in Itawamba County with a mortgage: 2,311 (204 second mortgage, 143 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,931

Here:	54.5% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Itawamba County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Mississippi state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/28/1954, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Itawamba County-area historical earthquake activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from Itawamba County center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 49.3 miles away from the county center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 83.1 miles away from the county center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 87.7 miles away from Itawamba County center
On 5/28/1995 at 15:28:36, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from the county center
On 5/10/2008 at 17:52:50, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 26.6 miles away from Itawamba County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,035 (81%) Carpooled: 1,564 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%) Motorcycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 92 (1%) Other means: 24 (0%) Worked at home: 181 (2%)

7.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,745 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.12%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.23% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($19,838 average AGI)
1.89% relocated from other states ($6,907 average AGI)

Itawamba County:	1.89%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Lee County, MS	2.76% ($27,000 average AGI)
from Monroe County, MS	0.50% ($26,488)
from Tishomingo County, MS	0.39% ($27,469)
from Franklin County, AL	0.33% ($25,000)
from Pontotoc County, MS	0.32% ($25,308)
from Prentiss County, MS	0.25% ($28,100)
from Union County, MS	0.12% ($19,900)

6.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,520 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.90%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.12% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($19,679 average AGI)
1.77% relocated to other states ($5,841 average AGI)

Itawamba County:	1.77%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Lee County, MS	2.71% ($25,950 average AGI)
to Monroe County, MS	0.60% ($31,020)
to Tishomingo County, MS	0.43% ($25,629)
to Prentiss County, MS	0.28% ($20,087)
to Franklin County, AL	0.21% ($24,235)
to Marion County, AL	0.17% ($25,286)
to Pontotoc County, MS	0.16% ($26,154)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,336 (2,567 aged, 769 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 19,511 (5,302 male householders, 1,250 female householders)

  5,374 spouses, 6,510 children (5,763 natural, 97 adopted, 650 stepchildren), 376 grandchildren, 93 brothers or sisters, 121 parents, 212 other relatives, 273 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,489 (969 male householders (821 living alone)), 1,278 female householders (1,236 living alone)), 242 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 770 (182 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,890 2-persons, 1,697 3-persons, 1,312 4-persons, 520 5-persons, 77 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,057 1-person, 144 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 10 4-persons.

97.6% of residents of Itawamba County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 59% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $111,366,000 ($4778 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,409,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,380,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,081,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,336,000
Federal grants: $26,252,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,473,000 ($856,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,842,000 ($971,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $187,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $25,023,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,623,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+27 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

66% of Itawamba County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Mississippi.

Itawamba County:	66.3%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 17177
• Northeast: 128
• Midwest: 1463
• South: 3521
• West: 259

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,100

Here:	1.5%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	2.0%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	7.6%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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