County population in 2016: 23,507 (14% urban, 86% rural); it was 22,770 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,448 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,399 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,237 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,034 (it was 1,536 in 2000)
% of renters here:
18%
State:
30%
Land area: 532 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 44 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Itawamba County: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $804 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $491 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 18.9%
Itawamba County:
18.9%
Mississippi:
20.8%
(18.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.9% for Black residents, 30.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 16.5% for other race residents, 24.7% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 40.5 years old
(Males: 38.2 years old, Females: 42.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.2 years old, Black residents: 32.2 years old, American Indian residents: 38.6 years old, Asian residents: 29.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 15.0 years old, Other race residents: 37.3 years old)
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.
Current college students: 1,268 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 149 (41.7% naturalized citizens)
Itawamba County:
0.6%
Whole state:
2.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 52
2000 to 2009: 4
1990 to 1999: 57
1980 to 1989: 27
1970 to 1979: 22
Before 1970: 24
Note: State values scaled to Itawamba County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 41.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 7,548
One, attached: 31
Two: 42
3 or 4: 173
5 to 9: 119
10 to 19: 31
20 to 49: 36
50 or more: 16
Mobile homes: 2,292
Housing units in Itawamba County with a mortgage: 2,630 (112 second mortgage, 101 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,980
Here:
40.0% with mortgage
State:
50.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Itawamba County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
7,398
49
Mainline Protestant
2,053
15
Black Protestant
667
4
Other
157
1
Catholic
67
1
None
13,059
-
Itawamba County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Itawamba County:
2.17 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.08 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.43 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
0.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.43 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
0.80 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
Itawamba County:
5.21 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
6.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 12
This county:
5.21 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.03 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Itawamba County:
11.7%
Mississippi:
12.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Itawamba County:
28.8%
State:
33.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
17.8%
State:
14.4%
Agriculture in Itawamba County:
Average size of farms: 187 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $42,456 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $139.73 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.48% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $29,864 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.16% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.21% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40,911 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.33% Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.33 Corn for grain: 5420 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 660 harvested acres Upland cotton: 2791 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 9426 harvested acres Vegetables: 20 harvested acres Land in orchards: 52 acres
Earthquake activity:
Itawamba County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 77% 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 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 145.3 miles away from the 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 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi) earthquake occurred 157.3 miles away from the county center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 178.0 miles away from Itawamba County center On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 143.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2015 to December 28, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4248: January 04, 2016, FEMA Id: 4248, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2014 to May 03, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4175: April 30, 2014, FEMA Id: 4175, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1972: April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 1972, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Mississippi Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1604: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1604, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Mississippi Hurricane Dennis, Incident Period: July 10, 2005 to July 15, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1594: July 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 1594, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and High Winds, Incident Period: May 05, 2003 to May 08, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1470: May 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 1470, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
Mississippi Tornadoes and Severe Storms, Incident Period: February 16, 2001 to March 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1360: February 23, 2001, FEMA Id: 1360, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
Mississippi Severe Winter Storms, Ice and Freezing Rain, Incident Period: December 23, 1998 to December 26, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1265: January 25, 1999, FEMA Id: 1265, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Freeze
Mississippi Severe Storm, Winter Storm, Freezing Rain And Sleet, Incident Period: February 09, 1994 to February 14, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1009: February 18, 1994, FEMA Id: 1009, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm, Freeze
Mississippi Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: April 26, 1991 to May 31, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-906: May 17, 1991, FEMA Id: 906, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Itawamba County (14) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 8, Floods: 7, Freezes: 3, Winds: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
Transportation occupations (9%)
Material moving occupations (7%)
Management occupations (6%)
Sales and related occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
Production occupations (17%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
Healthcare support occupations (5%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (22%)
Bangladesh (15%)
South Africa (15%)
Germany (14%)
Panama (9%)
Iran (8%)
India (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Itawamba County (%):
American (30%)
Irish (13%)
English (9%)
German (4%)
European (3%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 5,079 (78.8%)
Carpooled: 859 (13.3%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 202 (3.1%)
Bicycle: 6 (0.1%)
Walked: 14 (0.2%)
Worked at home: 308 (4.8%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Itawamba County, Mississippi in 2000:
542 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
174 people in nursing homes
20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
18 people in other group homes
14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Itawamba County, Mississippi in 2010:
677 people in college/university student housing
207 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
16 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
15 people in group homes intended for adults
10 people in residential treatment centers for adults
9 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $41,786.
6.11% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($27,787 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.11%
Mississippi average:
6.70%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.40% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($18,610 average AGI)
1.71% relocated from other states ($9,175 average AGI)
Itawamba County:
1.71%
Mississippi average:
2.79%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.49% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($26,942 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.49%
Mississippi average:
6.88%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.92% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($20,728 average AGI)
1.57% relocated to other states ($6,214 average AGI)
Itawamba County:
1.57%
Mississippi average:
2.96%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3
Births per 1000 population in Itawamba County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population in Itawamba County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Itawamba County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 20.1% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 7.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Itawamba County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Itawamba County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,050 (3,646 aged, 1,404 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 690 (12%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Itawamba County, Mississippi in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (440)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (326)
3,044 married couples with children.
1,189 single-parent households (307 men, 882 women).
98.2% of residents of Itawamba speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $111,366,000 ($4,778 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,491
Here:
64 per 1000 residents
State:
78 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,517
Here:
65 per 1000 residents
State:
51 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +10
Here:
+0 per 1000 residents
State:
+4 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +640
Here:
+27 per 1000 residents
State:
-4 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Itawamba County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.6
Year house built
2014 or later: 253
2010 to 2013: 300
2000 to 2009: 1,342
1990 to 1999: 2,112
1980 to 1989: 1,594
1970 to 1979: 1,982
1960 to 1969: 1,336
1950 to 1959: 586
1940 to 1949: 435
1939 or earlier: 368
Note: State values scaled to Itawamba population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Itawamba County, Mississippi
Note: State values scaled to Itawamba County population
no vehicle: 173
1 vehicle: 1,846
2 vehicles: 2,603
3 vehicles: 1,377
4 vehicles: 365
5+ vehicles: 218
no vehicle: 124
1 vehicle: 986
2 vehicles: 867
3 vehicles: 220
4 vehicles: 7
5+ vehicles: 0
87% of Itawamba County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Mississippi.
Itawamba County:
86.7%
State average:
86.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 17,270
Other state: 6,108
Northeast: 164
Midwest: 1,725
South: 3,998
West: 235
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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