Lafayette County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	39%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (32.9%), Manufacturing (12.2%), Retail trade (11.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Lafayette County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	26.9 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 19,048	(49.2%)
Females: 19,696	(50.8%)

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Lafayette County:	2.4 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$33,075
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$528
State:	$438

Lafayette County:	$125,011
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $198,375

Here:	$198,375
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $376,661

Here:	$376,661
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $178,145

Here:	$178,145
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $104,625

Here:	$104,625
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $236,539

Here:	$236,539
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $41,246

Here:	$41,246
State:	$37,232

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

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

This county:	21.3%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	12.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lafayette County is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $710 a month.

Cities in this county include: Oxford, Abbeville, Taylor.

Neighboring counties: Calhoun County , Marshall County , Panola County , Pontotoc County , Tate County , Union County , Yalobusha County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lafayette County: Orwood (A), University of Mississippi Seismic Station (B), Bluff Springs Camp (C), Cambridge (D), Camp Hopewell (E), Camp Lake Stevens (F), College Hill Station (G), Oxford Work Center (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lafayette County include: Saint John Church (A), Bluff Springs Church (B), Rock Hill Church (C), Riverside Church (D), Buford Chapel (E), Pleasant Ridge Church (F), Christ United Church (G), Christian Rest Church (H), Pleasant Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Kingdom Cemetery (1), College Hill Cemetery (2), Lammey Cemetery (3), McGonigal Cemetery (4), Keel Cemetery (5), Oak Grove Memorial Gardens (6), Liberty Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Puskus Lake (A), LT-14a-4 Reservoir (B), Kettle Lake (C), Midway Lake (D), Douglas Lake (E), Lafayette Lake (F), Cambridge Lake (G), Denmark Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spence Branch (A), Little Spring Creek (B), McCaine Creek (C), Lafomby Creek (D), Yellow Leaf Creek (E), Berry Branch (F), Kettle Creek (G), Puskus Creek (H), Pumpkin Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lafayette County include: Hurricane Landing Public Use Area (1), Coontown Crossing Public Use Area (2), Clear Creek Landing Public Use Area (3), Teckville Public Use Area (4), Tallahatchie Experimental Forest (5), Prophet Bridge Recreation Area (6), Puskus Lake Recreation Area (7), State Migratory Waterfowl Refuge (8), Redmans Bluff Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.4%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 9,856
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 918 (27% naturalized citizens)

Lafayette County:	2.4%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,327
• One, attached: 324
• Two: 941
• 3 or 4: 711
• 5 to 9: 822
• 10 to 19: 813
• 20 or more: 521
• Mobile homes: 3,058
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 70

Housing units in Lafayette County with a mortgage: 3,733 (469 second mortgage, 145 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,106

Here:	63.9% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Lafayette County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/22/1975, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Lafayette County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 100.0 miles away from Lafayette County center
On 8/11/1996 at 18:17:49, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 94.8 miles away from the county center
On 5/10/2008 at 17:52:50, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.0 miles away from the county center
On 10/26/2002 at 20:05:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.7 miles away from Lafayette County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,513 (78%) Carpooled: 2,336 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 113 (1%) Walked: 794 (5%) Other means: 56 (0%) Worked at home: 439 (3%)

11.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,134 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.06%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

0.72% of residents moved from foreign countries ($222 average AGI)

Lafayette County:	0.72%
Mississippi average:	0.09%

5.68% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($16,036 average AGI)
4.66% relocated from other states ($19,876 average AGI)

Lafayette County:	4.66%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Panola County, MS	0.62% ($28,179 average AGI)
from Shelby County, TN	0.60% ($37,800)
from Yalobusha County, MS	0.47% ($22,780)
from DeSoto County, MS	0.42% ($32,528)
from Hinds County, MS	0.32% ($68,025)
from Harrison County, MS	0.26% ($30,031)
from Rankin County, MS	0.25% ($24,194)

10.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,811 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.01%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($178 average AGI)

Lafayette County:	0.12%
Mississippi average:	0.08%

4.74% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($14,615 average AGI)
5.15% relocated to other states ($17,019 average AGI)

Lafayette County:	5.15%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Shelby County, TN	0.69% ($28,709 average AGI)
to DeSoto County, MS	0.53% ($40,523)
to Yalobusha County, MS	0.46% ($25,070)
to Hinds County, MS	0.40% ($27,940)
to Rankin County, MS	0.36% ($33,455)
to Panola County, MS	0.36% ($28,068)
to Pontotoc County, MS	0.30% ($30,919)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,187 (3,234 aged, 953 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 25,321 (6,242 male householders, 2,149 female householders)

  6,605 spouses, 8,757 children (7,965 natural, 212 adopted, 580 stepchildren), 541 grandchildren, 231 brothers or sisters, 143 parents, 285 other relatives, 368 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,592 (3,142 male householders (1,986 living alone)), 2,857 female householders (2,191 living alone)), 2,593 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,831 (534 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,612 2-persons, 2,171 3-persons, 1,612 4-persons, 713 5-persons, 231 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,177 1-person, 1,200 2-persons, 490 3-persons, 121 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

95.3% of residents of Lafayette County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $204,988,000 ($5031 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $27,820,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,471,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,530,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,833,000
Federal grants: $55,693,000
Federal procurement contracts: $26,107,000 ($13,898,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $20,355,000 ($3,027,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $964,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,438,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,307,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	+22 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.91 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.7

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

45% of Lafayette County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Mississippi.

Lafayette County:	44.9%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 25107
• Northeast: 686
• Midwest: 2008
• South: 8952
• West: 823

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $74,000

Here:	5.2%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	3.6%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	3.8%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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