Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	15%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.0%), Manufacturing (21.9%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	35.0 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 6,609	(47.3%)
Females: 7,353	(52.7%)

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Jefferson Davis County:	2.7 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$25,324
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$288
State:	$438

Jefferson Davis County:	$67,688
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $95,262

Here:	$95,262
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $100,635

Here:	$100,635
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $30,742

Here:	$30,742
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $73,570

Here:	$73,570
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $370,175

Here:	$370,175
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $29,521

Here:	$29,521
State:	$37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500

Here:	$12,500
State:	$27,068

This county:	28.2%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	12.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson Davis 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: Prentiss, Bassfield.

Neighboring counties: Covington County , Lamar County , Lawrence County , Marion County , Simpson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Prentiss Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Jefferson Davis County include: Rock Hill Church (A), Progress Church (B), Prentiss Church (C), Point Pleasant Church (D), Pleasant Hill Church (E), Christ Church (F), Macedonia Church (G), Phalti Church (H), Crossroad Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hen Magee Cemetery (1), Shady Grove Cemetery (2), Hemby Cemetery (3), Armstrong Cemetery (4), Loflin-Applewhite Cemetery (5), Loftin Cemetery (6), Old Williams Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Jefferson Davis Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Choctaw Creek (A), Middle Prong Silver Creek (B), Jaybird Creek (C), Colbert Branch (D), Hutchens Branch (E), Partman Branch (F), Walker Branch (G), Dry Creek (H), Skiffer Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.4%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 445
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 40 (57% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson Davis County:	0.3%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 37.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,299
• One, attached: 40
• Two: 26
• 3 or 4: 121
• 5 to 9: 49
• 10 to 19: 14
• 20 or more: 16
• Mobile homes: 1,321
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Jefferson Davis County with a mortgage: 1,446 (82 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,181

Here:	55.0% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Jefferson Davis County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 6.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 153 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/21/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 105 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Jefferson Davis County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Mississippi state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 87.8 miles away from Jefferson Davis 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 77.6 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 96.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,516 (76%) Carpooled: 846 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 42 (1%) Walked: 35 (1%) Other means: 77 (2%) Worked at home: 84 (2%)

6.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,634 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.41%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.39% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($13,031 average AGI)
2.02% relocated from other states ($7,603 average AGI)

Jefferson Davis County:	2.02%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Lawrence County, MS	0.60% ($21,125 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.57% ($25,304)
from Marion County, MS	0.52% ($23,333)
from Covington County, MS	0.50% ($13,900)
from Forrest County, MS	0.50% ($17,050)
from Lamar County, MS	0.45% ($18,944)
from Simpson County, MS	0.37% ($24,400)

5.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,615 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.80%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.70% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($18,255 average AGI)
1.11% relocated to other states ($4,359 average AGI)

Jefferson Davis County:	1.11%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Forrest County, MS	0.88% ($18,514 average AGI)
to Lamar County, MS	0.63% ($23,520)
to Lawrence County, MS	0.60% ($21,250)
to Covington County, MS	0.53% ($22,762)
to Marion County, MS	0.53% ($24,095)
to Simpson County, MS	0.35% ($20,286)
to Hinds County, MS	0.30% ($20,083)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,084 (1,486 aged, 598 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,283 (2,486 male householders, 1,284 female householders)

  2,452 spouses, 4,480 children (4,075 natural, 119 adopted, 286 stepchildren), 880 grandchildren, 143 brothers or sisters, 116 parents, 242 other relatives, 200 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,575 (616 male householders (556 living alone)), 799 female householders (748 living alone)), 160 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 104 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,453 2-persons, 948 3-persons, 719 4-persons, 386 5-persons, 142 6-persons, 122 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,304 1-person, 91 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 15 4-persons.

97.9% of residents of Jefferson Davis County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $88,222,000 ($6741 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,456,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $32,071,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,880,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $212,000
Federal grants: $33,737,000
Federal procurement contracts: $581,000 ($266,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,740,000 ($231,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $101,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,072,000
Federal Government insurance: $678,000

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-72 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.77 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.7

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

70% of Jefferson Davis County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Mississippi.

Jefferson Davis County:	69.6%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 12279
• Northeast: 122
• Midwest: 305
• South: 966
• West: 232

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,500

Here:	13.1%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	17.6%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	10.9%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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