Leflore County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in July 2007: 35,088 (79% urban, 21% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,905
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,051

% of renters here:	47%
State:	28%

Land area: 592 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 59 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Leflore County: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.1%), Manufacturing (18.2%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Leflore County, Mississippi:

Black (67.7%)
White Non-Hispanic (29.6%)
Hispanic (1.9%)
Other race (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	30.1 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 18,233	(48.0%)
Females: 19,714	(52.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,741
County population in 2003: 36,355
Jobs in 2003: 17,644

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Total labor force in 2004: 14,219
Unemployment rate in 2004: 9.3%

Average household size:

Leflore County:	2.7 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,957 ($21,518 in 1999)

This county:	$24,957
Mississippi:	$36,338

2007 median house/condo value: $78,194 ($56,800 in 2000)

Leflore County:	$78,194
Mississippi:	$96,000

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $284 (lower quartile is $202, upper quartile is $406)

This county:	$284
State:	$438

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,050
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $263

Institutionalized population: 1,674

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 4
Robberies: 11
Assaults: 117
Burglaries: 178
Thefts: 266
Auto thefts: 35

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

Murders: 2
Rapes: 6
Robberies: 7
Assaults: 116
Burglaries: 208
Thefts: 355
Auto thefts: 32

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $476 (0.9%)

Leflore County household income distribution in 2007

Leflore County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	34.8%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	17.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Leflore County is $346 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $604 a month.

Cities in this county include: Greenwood, Itta Bena, Sidon, Schlater, Morgan City.

Neighboring counties: Carroll County , Grenada County , Holmes County , Humphreys County , Sunflower County , Tallahatchie County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Leflore County: Peebles Landing (A), Powell Landing (B), Race Track (C), Colony Town (D), Eggleston Spur (E), Greenwood Country Club (F), Leflore County Country Club (G), McLean Spur (H), Minter City Junction (I), Florewood River Plantation Museum (J), Walker Lake Pumping Plant (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Leflore County include: Saint John Church (A), Ryall Chapel (B), Brooklyn Chapel (C), Brown Chapel (D), Riverside Baptist Church (E), Lockloma Church (F), Portwood Church (G), Plesant Grove Church (H), Chapel Bell (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Scott Cemetery (1), Loggins Cemetery (2), Majet Cemetery (3), Salem Cemetery (4), Bear Creek Cemetery (5), McIntyre Cemetery (6), Saint Pauls Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Little Mossy Lake (A), Jacks Lake (B), Round Lake (C), Fletcher Lake (D), Blue Lake (E), Old Orchard Lake (F), Ellison Lake (G), Gibson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Burns Slough (A), Rattlesnake Bayou (B), McGregory Creek (C), Little Jack Bayou (D), Tallahatchie River (E), Mill Bayou (F), Tippo Bayou (G), Turkey Bayou (H), Pelucia Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Leflore County include: Landers Landing Public Access (1), Greentree State Waterfowl Production Area (2), Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge (3), Florewood River Plantation State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.2%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 2,418
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 61.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 406 (20% naturalized citizens)

Leflore County:	1.1%
Whole state:	1.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 151 1990 to 1994: 80 1985 to 1989: 32 1980 to 1984: 44 1975 to 1979: 38 1970 to 1974: 21 1970 to 1974: 12 1965 to 1969: 28

Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.1%

Leflore County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,389
One, attached: 504
Two: 796
3 or 4: 916
5 to 9: 773
10 to 19: 206
20 or more: 220
Mobile homes: 1,252
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 41

Housing units in Leflore County with a mortgage: 3,464 (332 second mortgage, 206 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,278

Here:	60.3% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Agriculture in Leflore County
Average size of farms: 986 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $361361
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $303.49
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 38.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $354692
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 73.74%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 55.56%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $213139
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 71.43%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.55
Corn for grain: 26445 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 6965 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 74424 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 80020 harvested acres

Leflore County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 3.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/26/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 7 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Construction (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Health care (5%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Health care (14%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Cashiers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (29%)
United Kingdom (8%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
Spain (7%)
Ukraine (6%)
Ireland (5%)
Philippines (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Leflore County:

United States or American (7%)
Irish (3%)
English (3%)
German (1%)
African (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Italian (1%)

Leflore County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,026 (74%)
Carpooled: 2,252 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 84 (1%)
Ferryboat: 20 (0%)
Taxi: 117 (1%)
Motorcycle: 21 (0%)
Bicycle: 17 (0%)
Walked: 331 (3%)
Other means: 123 (1%)
Worked at home: 193 (2%)

People in group quarters in Leflore County, Mississippi

1128 people in state prisons
996 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
392 people in nursing homes
158 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
123 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
78 people in homes for the mentally ill
32 people in homes for the mentally retarded
19 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
12 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
9 people in other nonhousehold living situations
7 people in other group homes
6 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,895.

5.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,245 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.12%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.96% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($14,964 average AGI)
2.16% relocated from other states ($12,281 average AGI)
Leflore County: 2.16%
Mississippi average: 3.40%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Carroll County, MS	0.61% ($22,844 average AGI)
from Shelby County, TN	0.33% ($21,765)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.31% ($24,188)
from Sunflower County, MS	0.23% ($19,750)
from Washington County, MS	0.21% ($17,955)
from Grenada County, MS	0.18% ($37,316)
from Tallahatchie County, MS	0.18% ($17,316)

6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,135 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.42%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.95% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($17,882 average AGI)
2.47% relocated to other states ($10,255 average AGI)
Leflore County: 2.47%
Mississippi average: 3.96%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Carroll County, MS	0.71% ($28,773 average AGI)
to Shelby County, TN	0.62% ($25,439)
to Grenada County, MS	0.40% ($27,762)
to Sunflower County, MS	0.40% ($23,905)
to Hinds County, MS	0.27% ($25,793)
to DeSoto County, MS	0.18% ($30,368)
to Madison County, MS	0.18% ($77,684)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.3

Births per 1000 population in Leflore County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Leflore County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 17.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Leflore County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,513 (4,185 aged, 1,328 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.77
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 22530.85
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 484.150
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 101123.22

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1537.150
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1133.650
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 16.47

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29.77
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 60.39

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8.23

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 34,996

In family households: 30,509 (4,542 male householders, 4,425 female householders)
4,694 spouses, 12,385 children (11,333 natural, 351 adopted, 701 stepchildren), 2,182 grandchildren, 430 brothers or sisters, 259 parents, 805 other relatives, 787 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,487 (1,719 male householders (1,509 living alone)), 2,297 female householders (2,136 living alone)), 471 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,951 (1,652 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,076 2-persons, 2,280 3-persons, 1,800 4-persons, 992 5-persons, 474 6-persons, 345 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,645 1-person, 335 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

97.0% of residents of Leflore County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $291,416,000 ($8062 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,662,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $82,431,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $72,357,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $21,072,000
Federal grants: $93,940,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,265,000 ($9,320,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,351,000 ($2,882,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,166,886,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,843,000
Federal Government insurance: $132,542,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,368

Here:	92 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,121

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +111

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

Net internal migration: -2,823

Here:	-77 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Leflore County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.42 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 186
1995 to 1998: 735
1990 to 1994: 732
1980 to 1989: 1,942
1970 to 1979: 3,757
1960 to 1969: 2,785
1950 to 1959: 1,848
1940 to 1949: 1,050
1939 or earlier: 1,062

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Leflore County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 50 3 rooms: 209 4 rooms: 659 5 rooms: 1,904 6 rooms: 1,853 7 rooms: 1,151 8 rooms: 650 9+ rooms: 429

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Leflore County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 165 2 rooms: 367 3 rooms: 1,441 4 rooms: 1,551 5 rooms: 1,561 6 rooms: 555 7 rooms: 241 8 rooms: 98 9+ rooms: 72

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Leflore County:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 225 2 bedrooms: 1,319 3 bedrooms: 4,151 4 bedrooms: 1,064 5+ bedrooms: 126

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Leflore County:
	no bedroom: 229 1 bedroom: 1,726 2 bedrooms: 2,072 3 bedrooms: 1,711 4 bedrooms: 298 5+ bedrooms: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Leflore County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 501 1 vehicle: 2,470 2 vehicles: 2,752 3 vehicles: 916 4 vehicles: 204 5+ vehicles: 62

Cars and other vehicles available in Leflore County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,925 1 vehicle: 2,907 2 vehicles: 1,016 3 vehicles: 163 4 vehicles: 7 5+ vehicles: 33

58% of Leflore County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Mississippi.

Leflore County:	57.8%
State average:	59.0%

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

This state: 33763
Northeast: 230
Midwest: 1372
South: 1833
West: 281

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62%) Electricity (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 628

Here:	11.9%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 444

Here:	17.4%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 172

Here:	8.0%
Mississippi:	12.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Leflore County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $1,418,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,806,000
Police Protection: $3,124,000

Financial Administration: $1,533,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,349,000

Fire Protection: $1,074,000

Central Staff Services: $1,022,000

General - Other: $957,000

General Public Buildings: $930,000

Corrections - Other: $683,000

Parks & Recreation: $609,000

Solid Waste Management: $580,000

Health Services - Other: $461,000

Welfare - Other: $197,000

Natural Resources - Other: $139,000
General - Interest on Debt: $854,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $486,000
Health: $130,000

Air Transportation: $104,000

General: $103,000

Central Staff Services: $35,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $1,095,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $16,279,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $4,570,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $14,689,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $640,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $455,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,160,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,006,000
Interest Earnings: $161,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,883,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $640,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,432,000
All Other: $1,092,000

General Support: $870,000
Tax - Property: $10,565,000
NEC: $411,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,928,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Leflore County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)