Lowndes County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.6%), Educational,health and social services (20.6%), Retail trade (12.2%).

Type of workers:

Lowndes County, Mississippi business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lowndes County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	32.7 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 29,149	(47.3%)
Females: 32,437	(52.7%)

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Lowndes County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$37,257
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$405
State:	$438

Lowndes County:	$106,154
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $145,602

Here:	$145,602
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $87,624

Here:	$87,624
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $80,838

Here:	$80,838
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,473

Here:	$131,473
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $238,599

Here:	$238,599
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $35,158

Here:	$35,158
State:	$37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $15,000

Here:	$15,000
State:	$27,068

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 9
• Assaults: 32
• Burglaries: 149
• Thefts: 345
• Auto thefts: 32

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 9
• Assaults: 61
• Burglaries: 142
• Thefts: 376
• Auto thefts: 37

This county:	21.3%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	10.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lowndes County is $407 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $477 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $693 a month.

Cities in this county include: Columbus, New Hope, Caledonia, Crawford, Artesia.

Neighboring counties: Clay County , Lamar County, Alabama , Monroe County , Noxubee County , Oktibbeha County , Pickens County, Alabama .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lowndes County: Nashville Ferry (A), Old Westport Landing (B), Prairie Oaks Farm (C), Beckwiths Landing (D), Bush Crossing (E), Camp Pratt (F), Charter Landing (G), White Hawk Ranch (H), Golden Triangle Industrial Park (I), White Oaks Ranch (J), Mississippi Sheriffs Boys Ranch (K), Plymouth Bluff Nature and Cultural Study Center (L). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lowndes County include: Saint Johns Church (A), Saint John Church (B), Billups Chapel (C), Saint James Church (D), Border Springs Church (E), Brick Church (F), Brown Ridge Church (G), Calvary Church (H), Providence Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mayhew Cemetery (1), Piney Grove Cemetery (2), Sand Creek Cemetery (3), Egger Cemetery (4), Saint Paul Cemetery (5), Saint Matthews Cemetery (6), Crawford Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Biler Lake (A), Alligator Lake (B), Bowlin Lake (C), Officers Lake (D), Catherine, Lake (E), Columbus Lake (F), Lake Lowndes (G), Jamisons Mill Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mayhew Creek (A), Mayo Slough (B), Luxapallila Creek (C), Yellow Creek (D), Kincaide Creek (E), Stinson Creek (F), Nash Creek (G), Cedar Creek (H), Sand Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lowndes County include: Dam Site West Bank Access Area (1), Dam Site East Bank Access Area (2), James Creek Recreation Area (3), Lake Lowndes State Park (4), Columbus Raceway (5), Highway Fifty Access Area (6), Stinson Creek Recreation Area (7), Luxapallila Creek Recreation Area (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.7%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 3,480
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 781 (48% naturalized citizens)

Lowndes County:	1.3%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,906
• One, attached: 889
• Two: 770
• 3 or 4: 1,052
• 5 to 9: 955
• 10 to 19: 387
• 20 or more: 583
• Mobile homes: 3,527
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 35

Housing units in Lowndes County with a mortgage: 8,058 (941 second mortgage, 598 home equity loan, 44 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,767

Here:	68.1% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Lowndes County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 6.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 86 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/10/2002, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 55 people and caused $60 million in damages.

Lowndes County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 67.7 miles away from Lowndes County center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 36.6 miles away from the county center
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) earthquake occurred 65.9 miles away from the county center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 64.5 miles away from Lowndes County center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 67.8 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 40.8 miles away from Lowndes 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: 20,180 (80%) Carpooled: 3,792 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 28 (0%) Taxi: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 38 (0%) Bicycle: 48 (0%) Walked: 692 (3%) Other means: 115 (0%) Worked at home: 411 (2%)

7.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,897 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.66%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,368 average AGI)

Lowndes County:	0.24%
Mississippi average:	0.09%

2.82% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($11,483 average AGI)
4.60% relocated from other states ($25,046 average AGI)

Lowndes County:	4.60%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Oktibbeha County, MS	0.44% ($30,709 average AGI)
from Clay County, MS	0.35% ($26,771)
from Monroe County, MS	0.30% ($35,517)
from Harrison County, MS	0.28% ($24,732)
from Noxubee County, MS	0.27% ($27,585)
from El Paso County, CO	0.22% ($24,114)
from Pickens County, AL	0.19% ($26,237)

8.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,166 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.23%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

0.28% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,302 average AGI)

Lowndes County:	0.28%
Mississippi average:	0.08%

2.49% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($10,189 average AGI)
5.46% relocated to other states ($26,674 average AGI)

Lowndes County:	5.46%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Oktibbeha County, MS	0.43% ($35,259 average AGI)
to Clay County, MS	0.28% ($32,600)
to Monroe County, MS	0.28% ($26,782)
to Lamar County, AL	0.20% ($28,000)
to Lee County, MS	0.19% ($48,579)
to Shelby County, TN	0.18% ($41,944)
to Noxubee County, MS	0.16% ($23,968)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,724 (6,853 aged, 1,871 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: 52,394 (11,307 male householders, 5,182 female householders)

  11,522 spouses, 20,106 children (18,413 natural, 487 adopted, 1,206 stepchildren), 1,672 grandchildren, 606 brothers or sisters, 391 parents, 851 other relatives, 757 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,271 (2,950 male householders (2,449 living alone)), 3,412 female householders (3,166 living alone)), 909 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,921 (989 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,391 2-persons, 4,302 3-persons, 3,411 4-persons, 1,527 5-persons, 660 6-persons, 198 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,615 1-person, 657 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

96.9% of residents of Lowndes County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $484,244,000 ($8006 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $190,476,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $154,755,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $60,288,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,387,000
Federal grants: $79,737,000
Federal procurement contracts: $93,224,000 ($86,114,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $91,853,000 ($82,014,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,075,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $33,473,000
Federal Government insurance: $134,530,000

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:	-65 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.54 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.7

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

56% of Lowndes County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Mississippi.

Lowndes County:	56.3%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 42970
• Northeast: 1225
• Midwest: 3731
• South: 10853
• West: 1566

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,800

Here:	12.7%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	13.2%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	8.0%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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