Jefferson County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

This county:	36.0%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	17.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (28.4%), Manufacturing (18.3%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Type of workers:

Jefferson County, Mississippi business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Jefferson County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	32.4 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 4,845	(49.7%)
Females: 4,895	(50.3%)

Jefferson County:	2.8 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county	$19,394
Mississippi:	$32,938

Jefferson County	$62,249
Mississippi:	$82,700

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 39
• Burglaries: 8
• Thefts: 17
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 30
• Burglaries: 10
• Thefts: 22
• Auto thefts: 0

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $571 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fayette.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Claiborne County , Copiah County , Franklin County , Lincoln County , Tensas Parish, Louisiana .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jefferson County: Rodney Landing (A), Buena Vista Landing (B), Church Hill (C), Coon Box (D), Gilliam Landing (E), Harper Landing (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jefferson County include: Saint Johns Church (A), Saint James Church (B), Saint Anthonys Church (C), Blue Hill Church (D), Rose Hill Number 2 Church (E), Rose Hill Number 1 Church (F), Laurel Hill Church (G), Rose Hill Church (H), Rodney Sacred Heart Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Armstrong Cemetery (1), McCaa Cemetery (2), Logan Cemetery (3), Old Rose Hill Cemetery (4), Beech Hill Cemetery (5), Bell Grove Cemetery (6), Saint Paul Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Flatland Lake (A), Duck Pond (B), Blue Hole (C), Little Holmes Lake (D), Cypress Grove Lake (E), Piazza Lake (F), Pumpkin Lake (G), Holmes Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stampley Creek (A), Bullen Creek (B), McDonald Branch (C), Lum Bayou (D), Puffer Branch (E), McGinty Bayou (F), Caney Branch (G), McKay Branch (H), Shankstown Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Union Church Post Office (A), Church Hill Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	12.5%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Current college students: 419
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 59.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 26 (50% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson County:	0.3%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 33.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,208
• One, attached: 47
• Two: 111
• 3 or 4: 137
• 5 to 9: 39
• 10 to 19: 5
• 20 or more: 15
• Mobile homes: 1,257

Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 665 (33 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 809

Jefferson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 32 fatalities and 241 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/23/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 32 people and injured 241 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,989 (76%) Carpooled: 540 (21%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Taxi: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 9 (0%) Other means: 1 (0%) Worked at home: 50 (2%)

4.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,009 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.44%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.32% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($13,084 average AGI)
2.11% relocated from other states ($9,935 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	2.11%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Orleans Parish, LA	0.83% ($17,400 average AGI)
from Adams County, MS	0.50% ($24,583)

5.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,958 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.84%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.29% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($16,175 average AGI)
1.55% relocated to other states ($8,776 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	1.55%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Adams County, MS	1.06% ($20,192 average AGI)
to Warren County, MS	0.98% ($23,042)
to Hinds County, MS	0.53% ($20,154)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,342 (890 aged, 452 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,069 (1,162 male householders, 1,161 female householders)

  1,148 spouses, 3,393 children (3,171 natural, 51 adopted, 171 stepchildren), 660 grandchildren, 124 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 161 other relatives, 204 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,036 (480 male householders (445 living alone)), 486 female householders (459 living alone)), 70 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 635 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 736 2-persons, 619 3-persons, 525 4-persons, 249 5-persons, 129 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 904 1-person, 60 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

97.8% of residents of Jefferson County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $92,153,000 ($9745 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $630,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,052,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,051,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,206,000
Federal grants: $47,912,000
Federal procurement contracts: $261,000 ($-4,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,672,000 ($222,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $21,780,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $312,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,066,000

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

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

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

Here:	-62 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.38 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.3
State:	5.7

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

72% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Mississippi.

Jefferson County:	72.2%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 8786
• Northeast: 63
• Midwest: 146
• South: 589
• West: 104

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,400

Here:	6.2%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	6.0%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	5.3%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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