County population in 2012: 16,523 (all rural); it was 18,149 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,555 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,262 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,822 Renter-occupied apartments: 981 (it was 886 in 2000)
% of renters here:
13%
State:
30%
Land area: 676 sq. mi. Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 25 people per square mile
(low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Jasper County: 79.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.8%), Educational,health and social services (22.9%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $368 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $255 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 21.7%
(8.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.2% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 14.0% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 40 years old
(Males: 39 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46 years old, Black residents: 35 years old, American Indian residents: 32 years old, Asian residents: 39 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28 years old, Other race residents: 25 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
22.7%
Whole state:
19.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
7.9%
Whole state:
9.1%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jasper County is $386 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $547 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Jasper County: Hidden Valley Camp (A), Hero (B), Bay Springs Country Club (C), Missionary (D), Hal Volunteer Fire and Rescue (E), Beaver Meadow Volunteer Fire Department (F), Oak Bowery Volunteer Fire Department (G), Mossville Volunteer Fire Department (H), Central Volunteer Fire Department Louin (I), Northeast Volunteer Fire Department (J), Lake Eddins Volunteer Fire Department (K), Paulding Volunteer Fire Department (L), Rose Hill Volunteer Fire Department (M), Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue (N), Vossburg - Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department (O), Fellowship Volunteer Fire Department (P). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Jasper County include: New Liberty Church (A), New Prospect Baptist Church (B), Oakbowery Church (C), Old Ebenezer Church (D), Phalti Church (E), Philadelphia Church (F), Pine Grove Church (G), Piney Grove Church (H), Pisgah Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Paul Cemetery (1), County Line Cemetery (2), McCarty Cemetery (3), Read Cemetery (4), Randall Hill Cemetery (5), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (6), Memory Gardens Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaver Creek (A), Algood Creek (B), Byrd Branch (C), Town Creek (D), Tan Yard Branch (E), Tallahattah Creek (F), South Twistwood Creek (G), Beal Creek (H), Roaring Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Jasper County include: Masonite Corporation Game Refuge (1), Mitts Refuge (2), Tallahala State Wildlife Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 576 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 56 (23% naturalized citizens)
Jasper County:
0.3%
Whole state:
1.4%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 33
1990 to 1994: 10
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 3
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 10
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.8%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,246
One, attached: 43
Two: 60
3 or 4: 114
5 to 9: 29
10 to 19: 5
20 or more: 12
Mobile homes: 2,143
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19
Housing units in Jasper County with a mortgage: 1,466 (90 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,311
Here:
52.8% with mortgage
State:
62.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.67%
Here
53.7%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 9,741 Total congregations: 70
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Baptist Missionary Association of America
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Other
Adherents
4,636 (47.6%)
3,086 (31.7%)
1,539 (15.8%)
160 (1.6%)
320 (3.3%)
Congregations
22 (31.4%)
28 (40.0%)
6 (8.6%)
4 (5.7%)
10 (14.3%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 168 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $83,800 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $96.36 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.96% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $57,421 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.51% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.88% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33,654 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.68% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.46 Corn for grain: 158 harvested acres Vegetables: 45 harvested acres Land in orchards: 166 acres
Tornado activity:
Jasper County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 3.3 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 fatalities and 133 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 4/4/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 75 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Jasper County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 84.0 miles away from the county center On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 50.4 miles away from the county center On 3/25/1996 at 14:15:50, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 29.3 miles away from the county center On 6/24/1998 at 15:20:01, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.9 miles away from Jasper County center On 3/22/2005 at 08:11:50, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.7 miles away from the county center On 5/16/2008 at 18:39:14, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.5 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 Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1972): April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-DR-1594, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 6, 2003 to April 25, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1459): April 24, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1459, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Mississippi Hurricane Georges, Incident Period: September 25, 1998 to October 5, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1251): October 1, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1251, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Mississippi High Winds, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 21, 1992 to November 22, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-968): November 25, 1992, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-968, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
Mississippi Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: January 24, 1990 to March 15, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-859): February 28, 1990, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-859, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Mississippi HURRICANE FREDERIC, Incident Period: September 13, 1979, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-599): September 13, 1979, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-599, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Mississippi Drought and Freezing, Incident Period: February 22, 1977, Emergency Declared (EM-3032): February 22, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3032, Natural disaster type: Freeze, Drought
Mississippi Heavy Rains, Flooding, Incident Period: April 18, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-430): April 18, 1974, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-430, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain
2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Jasper County (12) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Tornadoes: 5, Hurricanes: 5, Storms: 5, Floods: 3, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Flood: 1, Freeze: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
Assemblers and fabricators (3%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Guatemala (50%)
India (18%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Germany (5%)
Micronesia (5%)
Mexico (5%)
Brazil (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jasper County (%):
United States or American (21%)
Irish (6%)
English (4%)
German (3%)
African (2%)
Scottish (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 4,968 (77%)
Carpooled: 1,238 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 1 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 1 (0%)
Walked: 84 (1%)
Other means: 50 (1%)
Worked at home: 122 (2%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Jasper County, Mississippi in 2000:
117 people in nursing homes
35 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
66 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
21 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,905.
6.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,786 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.97%
Mississippi average:
7.82%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.85% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($16,976 average AGI)
2.12% relocated from other states ($6,810 average AGI)
Jasper County:
2.12%
Mississippi average:
3.40%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,111 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.46%
Mississippi average:
8.35%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.00% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($18,683 average AGI)
1.47% relocated to other states ($5,428 average AGI)
Jasper County:
1.47%
Mississippi average:
3.96%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.2
Births per 1000 population in Jasper County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population in Jasper County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Jasper County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,204 (2,350 aged, 854 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.55 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 372.120 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 699.810
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1453.580 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 803.880
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22.63 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 16.52
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 173.9. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 16,975
In family households: 14,667 (2,919 male householders, 1,791 female householders)
3,088 spouses, 5,035 children (4,643 natural, 130 adopted, 262 stepchildren), 890 grandchildren, 180 brothers or sisters, 134 parents, 254 other relatives, 304 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,308 (1,030 male householders (916 living alone)), 1,058 female householders (992 living alone)), 220 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 87 (66 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,097 2-persons, 1,074 3-persons, 850 4-persons, 444 5-persons, 149 6-persons, 96 7-or-more-persons.
97.5% of residents of Jasper County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $112,319,000 ($6238 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,874,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,348,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,786,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $183,000 Federal grants: $36,983,000 Federal procurement contracts: $567,000 ($20,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $3,453,000 ($410,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $2,224,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,444,000 Federal Government insurance: $965,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,479
Here:
81 per 1000 residents
State:
78 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 904
Here:
50 per 1000 residents
State:
51 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +27
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+4 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -562
Here:
-31 per 1000 residents
State:
-4 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Jasper County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.5
State:
5.7
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.8
State:
4.3
Year house built
2005 or later: 168
2000 to 2004: 359
1990 to 1999: 1,263
1980 to 1989: 1,382
1970 to 1979: 1,788
1960 to 1969: 954
1950 to 1959: 787
1940 to 1949: 656
1939 or earlier: 728
Rooms in houses/apartments in Jasper County, Mississippi
73% of Jasper 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, 68% lived in Mississippi.
Jasper County:
72.9%
State average:
59.0%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 16010
Northeast: 180
Midwest: 432
South: 1266
West: 130
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Jasper County
40.0 years
36.0 years
(50.7%)
(49.3%)
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