Jasper County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	13%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (31.9%), Educational,health and social services (16.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Jasper County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	35.1 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 8,649	(47.7%)
Females: 9,500	(52.3%)

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Jasper County:	2.7 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$28,347
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$295
State:	$438

Jasper County:	$71,440
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $125,168

Here:	$125,168
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $751,478

Here:	$751,478
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $47,094

Here:	$47,094
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $70,151

Here:	$70,151
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $226,418

Here:	$226,418
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $29,603

Here:	$29,603
State:	$37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$27,068

This county:	22.7%
Whole state:	19.9%

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.

Cities in this county include: Bay Springs, Heidelberg, Louin, Montrose.

Neighboring counties: Clarke County , Jones County , Lauderdale County , Newton County , Scott County , Smith County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jasper County: Bay Springs Country Club (A), Hero (B), Hidden Valley Camp (C), Missionary (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jasper County include: Big Rocky Mount Church (A), Saint John Church (B), Blue Mountain Church (C), Blue Ridge Church (D), Reads Chapel Methodist Church (E), Providence Church (F), Chapel Hill Church (G), Church of Christ (H), Cistercian Monastery of Gerowval (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Shady Grove Cemetery (1), Pisgah Cemetery (2), Knight Cemetery (3), McCarty Cemetery (4), Edon Cemetery (5), McFarland Cemetery (6), Salem Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Lake Claude Bennett (A), Phalti Lakes (B), Lake Utopia (C), Pineview Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Byrd Branch (A), Quarterliah Creek (B), Stringer Branch (C), Prairie Creek (D), Powers Creek (E), Cedar Creek (F), McVay Creek (G), Algood Creek (H), Goodwater Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Jasper County include: Mitts Refuge (1), Tallahala State Wildlife Management Area (2), Masonite Corporation Game Refuge (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Paulding Post Office (A), Rose Hill Post Office (B), Vossburg Post Office (C), Stringer Post Office (D), Moss Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.7%
Mississippi:	9.6%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 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

Jasper County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 3.4 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.

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 Jasper 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 Jasper County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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%)

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%

from Jones County, MS	2.30% ($23,906 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.51% ($12,935)
from Clarke County, MS	0.38% ($34,391)
from Smith County, MS	0.28% ($17,118)
from Forrest County, MS	0.27% ($25,063)
from Wayne County, MS	0.18% ($31,909)
from Harrison County, MS	0.17% ($18,900)

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%

to Jones County, MS	2.33% ($21,186 average AGI)
to Smith County, MS	0.40% ($25,667)
to Clarke County, MS	0.38% ($25,739)
to Forrest County, MS	0.28% ($29,706)
to Newton County, MS	0.23% ($17,571)
to Lauderdale County, MS	0.18% ($33,545)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 16,166 (3,549 male householders, 1,475 female householders)

  3,452 spouses, 5,987 children (5,412 natural, 209 adopted, 366 stepchildren), 859 grandchildren, 146 brothers or sisters, 130 parents, 310 other relatives, 258 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,818 (761 male householders (724 living alone)), 925 female householders (900 living alone)), 132 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 165 (155 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,977 2-persons, 1,217 3-persons, 984 4-persons, 543 5-persons, 209 6-persons, 94 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,624 1-person, 47 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 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

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-31 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

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

Here:	9.5%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	9.0%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	8.3%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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