Lincoln County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in 2005: 33,906 (36% urban, 64% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 9,788
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,750

% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

Land area: 586 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 58 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	19.2%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.1%), Retail trade (13.8%), Manufacturing (12.6%), Construction (10.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 77%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Lincoln County, Mississippi:

White Non-Hispanic (68.9%)
Black (29.7%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 15,909	(48.0%)
Females: 17,257	(52.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,051
County population in 2003: 33,590
Jobs in 2003: 13,287

Lincoln County,MS real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 14,905
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.1%

Average household size:

Lincoln County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,679 ($27,279 in 2000)

This county	$28,679
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $82,317

Lincoln County	$82,317
Mississippi:	$82,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $366
Institutionalized population: 558
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lincoln County in 2000: $739

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 20
Burglaries: 87
Thefts: 191
Auto thefts: 18

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 55
Burglaries: 112
Thefts: 218
Auto thefts: 44

Lincoln County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $96,300
2001: 15 buildings, average cost: $99,200
2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $93,100
2003: 17 buildings, average cost: $82,100
2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $95,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $330 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln County is $410 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.

Cities in this county include: Brookhaven.

Neighboring counties: Amite County , Copiah County , Franklin County , Jefferson County , Lawrence County , Pike County , Walthall County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lincoln County: Old Malcum (A), Old Red Star (B), Union Hall (C), Cold Springs (D), Heucks Retreat (E), Mallalieu Pumping Station (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lincoln County include: Big Springs Church (A), Latter Day Saints Church (B), Ruth Baptist Church (C), Bogue Chitto Baptist Church (D), Rose Hill Church (E), Red Oak Grove Church (F), Calvary Church (G), Pleasant Ridge Church (H), Chisholm Mission (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: McDavid Cemetery (1), Kees Cemetery (2), New Sight Cemetery (3), Ben Salem Cemetery (4), Dunn Cemetery (5), Philadelphia Cemetery (6), Saint John Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Smith Lake (A), Clarks Lake (B), Gravel Pit Lake (C), Hurricane Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sassers Mill Creek (A), Lick Creek (B), Maxwells Branch (C), Red Creek (D), Butler Creek (E), Kees Creek (F), Jordan Creek (G), Big Creek (H), Meadville Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.0%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,149
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 206 (27% naturalized citizens)

Lincoln County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 36
1990 to 1994: 25
1985 to 1989: 42
1980 to 1984: 15
1975 to 1979: 11
1970 to 1974: 52
1970 to 1974: 6
1965 to 1969: 19

Mean travel time to work: 30.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.1%

Lincoln County marital status for males

Lincoln County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,419
One, attached: 131
Two: 277
3 or 4: 309
5 to 9: 242
10 to 19: 101
20 or more: 195
Mobile homes: 3,327
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 51

Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 3,031 (373 second mortgage, 331 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,742

Agriculture in Lincoln County
Average size of farms: 174 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $43395
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $96.43
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.47%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 95.78%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $32668
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.93%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.34%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32205
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.89%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 22.59
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 8.56%
Corn for grain: 509 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 50 acres

Lincoln County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 4.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 25 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/27/1994, 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:

Construction (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Mining (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (40%)
Vietnam (11%)
Russia (9%)
Honduras (8%)
Philippines (5%)
Taiwan (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lincoln County:

United States or American (31%)
English (9%)
Irish (6%)
German (3%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (1%)

Lincoln County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,173 (80%)
Carpooled: 1,908 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 47 (0%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Walked: 165 (1%)
Other means: 157 (1%)
Worked at home: 243 (2%)

People in group quarters in Lincoln County, Mississippi

318 people in nursing homes
154 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
67 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
46 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
12 people in unknown juvenile institutions
7 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
7 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,212.

6.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,237 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.43%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.90% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($19,723 average AGI)
2.53% relocated from other states ($17,514 average AGI)
Lincoln County: 2.53%
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 Pike County, MS	0.69% ($34,519 average AGI)
from Copiah County, MS	0.55% ($26,770)
from Lawrence County, MS	0.47% ($28,596)
from Franklin County, MS	0.45% ($34,140)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.44% ($23,776)
from Hinds County, MS	0.24% ($40,852)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.22% ($19,000)

5.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,789 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.38%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.77% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($19,071 average AGI)
1.61% relocated to other states ($8,718 average AGI)
Lincoln County: 1.61%
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 Pike County, MS	0.86% ($20,021 average AGI)
to Copiah County, MS	0.36% ($29,075)
to Lawrence County, MS	0.33% ($32,694)
to Hinds County, MS	0.30% ($31,970)
to Rankin County, MS	0.29% ($36,688)
to Franklin County, MS	0.27% ($29,167)
to Forrest County, MS	0.19% ($23,048)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Births per 1000 population in Lincoln County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Lincoln County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lincoln County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,419 (4,144 aged, 1,275 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 32,533

In family households: 28,839 (6,818 male householders, 2,343 female householders)
7,124 spouses, 10,310 children (9,364 natural, 236 adopted, 710 stepchildren), 1,073 grandchildren, 248 brothers or sisters, 184 parents, 428 other relatives, 311 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,694 (1,487 male householders (1,296 living alone)), 1,869 female householders (1,754 living alone)), 338 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 633 (533 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,687 2-persons, 2,374 3-persons, 1,871 4-persons, 802 5-persons, 299 6-persons, 128 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,050 1-person, 276 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

5,586 married couples with children.
2,117 single-parent households (313 men, 1,804 women).

97.6% of residents of Lincoln County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $169,140,000 ($5019 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,571,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $84,383,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,244,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $564,000
Federal grants: $37,586,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,027,000 ($26,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,335,000 ($2,054,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $436,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,562,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,717,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,434

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

Deaths: 2,004

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +26

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

Net internal migration: +328

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

Population growth in Lincoln County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.11 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 424
1995 to 1998: 1,310
1990 to 1994: 1,123
1980 to 1989: 2,674
1970 to 1979: 2,839
1960 to 1969: 1,931
1950 to 1959: 1,635
1940 to 1949: 743
1939 or earlier: 1,373

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln County, Mississippi:

1 room: 8
2 rooms: 123
3 rooms: 443
4 rooms: 1,164
5 rooms: 2,805
6 rooms: 2,331
7 rooms: 1,597
8 rooms: 714
9 or more rooms: 603

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County, Mississippi:

1 room: 36
2 rooms: 183
3 rooms: 420
4 rooms: 786
5 rooms: 642
6 rooms: 404
7 rooms: 163
8 rooms: 77
9 or more rooms: 39

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lincoln County:

no bedroom: 58
1 bedroom: 282
2 bedrooms: 2,184
3 bedrooms: 5,651
4 bedrooms: 1,467
5 or more bedrooms: 146

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County:

no bedroom: 89
1 bedroom: 404
2 bedrooms: 1,253
3 bedrooms: 842
4 bedrooms: 154
5 or more bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 561
1 vehicle: 2,688
2 vehicles: 4,198
3 vehicles: 1,628
4 vehicles: 486
5 or more vehicles: 227

Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 468
1 vehicle: 1,506
2 vehicles: 621
3 vehicles: 135
4 vehicles: 10
5 or more vehicles: 10

61% of Lincoln County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Mississippi.

Lincoln County:	60.8%
State average:	59.0%

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

This state: 27652
Northeast: 261
Midwest: 717
South: 3751
West: 521

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (41%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Utility gas (24%)
Wood (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (46%)
Utility gas (34%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Wood (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 404

Here:	9.5%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 125

Here:	6.4%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 99

Here:	9.2%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Lincoln County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $55,000
Charges - All Other: $1,117,000
Construction - General: $238,000
Regular Highways: $147,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,013,000
Police Protection: $1,815,000

Financial Administration: $923,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $923,000

Central Staff Services: $826,000

General Public Buildings: $510,000

Fire Protection: $409,000

Parks & Recreation: $233,000

Health Services - Other: $168,000

General - Other: $89,000

Natural Resources - Other: $77,000

Welfare - Other: $73,000

Corrections - Other: $44,000
General - Interest on Debt: $209,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $751,000
Central Staff Services: $37,000

Health: $33,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,480,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $798,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,100,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $178,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $939,000
Interest Earnings: $267,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $360,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,840,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $228,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,512,000
General Support: $793,000
Tax - Property: $4,607,000
NEC: $756,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,547,000

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