Lee County, Mississippi (MS)

Back to: Mississippi, Mississippi smaller cities, Mississippi smallest towns, All US cities.

% of renters here:	31%
State:	28%

Lee County:	20.8%
Mississippi:	21.3%

Type of workers:

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

Races in Lee County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 36,353	(48.0%)
Females: 39,402	(52.0%)

Lee County:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county	$38,021
Mississippi:	$32,938

Lee County	$109,287
Mississippi:	$82,700

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 15
• Assaults: 64
• Burglaries: 312
• Thefts: 378
• Auto thefts: 41

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 43
• Burglaries: 111
• Thefts: 493
• Auto thefts: 53

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lee County is $430 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $496 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $677 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tupelo, Saltillo, Verona, Baldwyn, Nettleton, Shannon, Guntown, Plantersville.

2005 air pollution in Lee County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.087 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.076 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Chickasaw County , Itawamba County , Monroe County , Pontotoc County , Prentiss County , Union County .

Click to draw/clear county borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lee County: Morganwood Camp (A), Tupelo-Lee Industrial Park (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lee County include: Big Hill Church (A), Birmingham Baptist Church (B), Bissell Baptist Church (C), Blackland Church (D), Boguefala Church (E), Brewer Baptist Church (F), Brewer Methodist Church (G), Red Oak Grove Church (H), Calvary Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Maxey Cemetery (1), Auburn Cemetery (2), Old Union Cemetery (3), Mallory Family Cemetery (4), Baldwin Family Cemetery (5), Old Spring Hill Cemetery (6), Sandlin Family Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Five County Sportsman Lake (A), Little Turkey Lake (B), Club Lake (C), Saltillo Lakes (D), Lake Wilhelmina (E), Lake Lamar Bruce (F), Lake Sequoyah (G), Lake Piomingo (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lick Creek (A), Busfaloba Creek (B), McDonald Branch (C), Camp Creek (D), Campbelltown Creek (E), Carmichael Creek (F), Shell Creek (G), Sand Creek (H), Threemile Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lee County include: Tombigbee State Park (1), Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.5%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Current college students: 2,574
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 855 (38% naturalized citizens)

Lee County:	1.1%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 21,228
• One, attached: 620
• Two: 1,261
• 3 or 4: 1,288
• 5 to 9: 1,329
• 10 to 19: 787
• 20 or more: 686
• Mobile homes: 4,667
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Lee County with a mortgage: 10,044 (1,004 second mortgage, 703 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,023

Lee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 4.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 70 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/29/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 29,841 (84%) Carpooled: 4,358 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 62 (0%) Taxi: 30 (0%) Motorcycle: 13 (0%) Bicycle: 28 (0%) Walked: 383 (1%) Other means: 207 (1%) Worked at home: 647 (2%)

7.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,662 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.05%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.86% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($20,899 average AGI)
2.20% relocated from other states ($14,763 average AGI)

Lee County:	2.20%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Itawamba County, MS	0.79% ($25,950 average AGI)
from Pontotoc County, MS	0.63% ($31,017)
from Monroe County, MS	0.55% ($27,199)
from Prentiss County, MS	0.43% ($28,118)
from Chickasaw County, MS	0.35% ($24,313)
from Union County, MS	0.34% ($30,538)
from Lowndes County, MS	0.14% ($48,579)

6.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,158 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.38%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.16% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($19,789 average AGI)
2.22% relocated to other states ($13,369 average AGI)

Lee County:	2.22%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Itawamba County, MS	0.82% ($27,000 average AGI)
to Pontotoc County, MS	0.71% ($28,959)
to Monroe County, MS	0.40% ($24,798)
to Prentiss County, MS	0.39% ($25,009)
to Union County, MS	0.33% ($40,989)
to Shelby County, TN	0.22% ($29,918)
to Chickasaw County, MS	0.19% ($20,283)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
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: 12,458 (9,466 aged, 2,992 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 64,769 (15,703 male householders, 5,167 female householders)

  15,725 spouses, 23,494 children (21,430 natural, 558 adopted, 1,506 stepchildren), 1,673 grandchildren, 610 brothers or sisters, 392 parents, 964 other relatives, 1,041 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,636 (3,632 male householders (2,999 living alone)), 4,714 female householders (4,291 living alone)), 1,290 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,350 (1,070 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,550 2-persons, 5,177 3-persons, 4,570 4-persons, 1,763 5-persons, 587 6-persons, 223 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,290 1-person, 922 2-persons, 112 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

96.8% of residents of Lee County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 43% 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: $395,534,000 ($5064 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $18,349,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $195,943,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $76,012,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,306,000
Federal grants: $77,632,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,058,000 ($728,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $35,583,000 ($9,275,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,971,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $25,942,000
Federal Government insurance: $68,906,000

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

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.33 millions of gallons per day (25% from ground, 75% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.7

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

56% of Lee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Mississippi.

Lee County:	55.5%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 57127
• Northeast: 940
• Midwest: 4965
• South: 10468
• West: 1060

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $73,800

Here:	5.2%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	4.2%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	6.9%
Mississippi:	12.4%

Back to: Mississippi, Mississippi smaller cities, Mississippi smallest towns, All US cities.