Lauderdale County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	32%
State:	28%

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Races in Lauderdale County, Mississippi:

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

Males: 37,160	(47.5%)
Females: 41,001	(52.5%)

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Lauderdale County:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$31,053
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$402
State:	$438

Lauderdale County:	$82,200
Mississippi:	$96,000

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 244
• Thefts: 218
• Auto thefts: 35

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 8
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 296
• Thefts: 248
• Auto thefts: 31

Lauderdale County:	23.4%
Mississippi:	20.6%

This county:	20.8%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	9.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lauderdale County is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $691 a month.

Cities in this county include: Meridian, Collinsville, Nellieburg, Marion.

2005 air pollution in Lauderdale County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.078 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Choctaw County, Alabama , Clarke County , Jasper County , Kemper County , Neshoba County , Newton County , Sumter County, Alabama .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lauderdale County: Point (A), Post (B), Camp Binachi (C), Central Industrial Park (D), Whynot (E), Whynot Raceway (F), Long Creek Recreation Center (G), Mer-Lauderdale County Industrial Park (H), Meridale Camp (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lauderdale County include: Saint John Church (A), Sageville Church (B), Lauderdale Church (C), Russell Baptist Church (D), Lauderdale United Methodist Church (E), Briarwood Church (F), Bright Light Church (G), Rock Hill Church (H), Rest Haven Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Arkadelphia Cemetery (1), Segars Cemetery (2), Coker Chapel Cemetery (3), Kinard Cemetery (4), Hearn Cemetery (5), Barker Cemetery (6), Barrett Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Burwell Lake (A), McElroys Lake (B), McRae Lake (C), Annette Lake (D), O'Neil Lake (E), Wanita Lake (F), Martha Lake (G), Dalewood Shore Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Baker Creek (A), Statinea, Bogue (B), Nanabe Creek (C), Sucatolba Creek (D), Bailey Branch (E), McLemore Branch (F), Allen Creek (G), Suqualena Creek (H), Big Reed Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lauderdale County include: Okatibbee State Wildlife Area (1), Okatibbee Water Park (2), East Bank Park (3), Pine Springs Park (4), Twitley Branch Park (5), Collinsville Park (6), West Bank Park (7), Trailrace Park (8), Sonny Montgomery Recreation Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.1%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 3,921
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 582 (47% naturalized citizens)

Lauderdale County:	0.7%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 21,023
• One, attached: 811
• Two: 1,332
• 3 or 4: 1,639
• 5 to 9: 1,661
• 10 to 19: 394
• 20 or more: 1,371
• Mobile homes: 5,187

Housing units in Lauderdale County with a mortgage: 8,913 (727 second mortgage, 473 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,899

Here:	60.2% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Lauderdale County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 2.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 103 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/10/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 57 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Lauderdale County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 86% 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 46.7 miles away from Lauderdale 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 49.3 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 18.6 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 42.9 miles away from Lauderdale County center
On 3/22/2005 at 08:11:50, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.2 miles away from the county center
On 5/28/1995 at 15:28:36, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 73.8 miles away from Lauderdale 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: 25,614 (81%) Carpooled: 4,026 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 47 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%) Ferryboat: 18 (0%) Taxi: 64 (0%) Motorcycle: 27 (0%) Bicycle: 34 (0%) Walked: 956 (3%) Other means: 316 (1%) Worked at home: 481 (2%)

6.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,515 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($540 average AGI)

Lauderdale County:	0.10%
Mississippi average:	0.09%

2.83% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($15,599 average AGI)
3.18% relocated from other states ($19,376 average AGI)

Lauderdale County:	3.18%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Clarke County, MS	0.79% ($30,795 average AGI)
from Newton County, MS	0.32% ($29,122)
from Kemper County, MS	0.23% ($42,772)
from Harrison County, MS	0.19% ($25,830)
from Neshoba County, MS	0.18% ($24,978)
from Escambia County, FL	0.16% ($37,525)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.13% ($25,765)

6.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,251 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.93%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($401 average AGI)

Lauderdale County:	0.11%
Mississippi average:	0.08%

2.92% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($21,682 average AGI)
3.90% relocated to other states ($23,168 average AGI)

Lauderdale County:	3.90%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Clarke County, MS	0.88% ($93,991 average AGI)
to Newton County, MS	0.34% ($28,138)
to Rankin County, MS	0.19% ($50,125)
to Kemper County, MS	0.18% ($24,064)
to Forrest County, MS	0.18% ($33,630)
to San Diego County, CA	0.17% ($40,140)
to Virginia Beach city, VA	0.16% ($57,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,034 (10,476 aged, 2,558 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 64,220 (13,896 male householders, 6,784 female householders)

  13,872 spouses, 24,639 children (22,421 natural, 595 adopted, 1,623 stepchildren), 1,853 grandchildren, 559 brothers or sisters, 534 parents, 863 other relatives, 1,220 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 10,529 (3,488 male householders (3,000 living alone)), 5,868 female householders (5,395 living alone)), 1,173 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,412 (2,371 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,597 2-persons, 5,332 3-persons, 4,086 4-persons, 1,776 5-persons, 592 6-persons, 297 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,395 1-person, 848 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

97.2% of residents of Lauderdale County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
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: $587,946,000 ($7591 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $137,334,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $223,595,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $113,898,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,010,000
Federal grants: $113,303,000
Federal procurement contracts: $29,370,000 ($24,610,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $104,770,000 ($88,872,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,858,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $20,015,000
Federal Government insurance: $61,319,000

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

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-30 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.17 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.7

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

58% of Lauderdale County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Mississippi.

Lauderdale County:	57.9%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 60002
• Northeast: 1156
• Midwest: 3026
• South: 11405
• West: 1541

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,500

Here:	8.3%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	4.7%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	7.9%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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