Marshall County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in 2005: 35,659 (19% urban, 81% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 9,797
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,366

% of renters here:	19%
State:	28%

Land area: 706 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 50 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	21.9%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This county:	10.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.8%), Educational,health and social services (14.3%), Retail trade (12.2%), Construction (10.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 80%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Marshall County, Mississippi:

Black (50.4%)
White Non-Hispanic (47.9%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	33.9 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 17,317	(49.5%)
Females: 17,676	(50.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,392
County population in 2003: 35,601
Jobs in 2003: 7,374

Marshall County,MS real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 15,768
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.6%

Average household size:

Marshall County:	2.7 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,232 ($28,756 in 2000)

This county	$30,232
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $86,151

Marshall County	$86,151
Mississippi:	$82,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $375
Institutionalized population: 1,143
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Marshall County in 2000: $726

Marshall County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 175 buildings, average cost: $110,200
2005: 226 buildings, average cost: $113,500
2006: 326 buildings, average cost: $151,200

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $432 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marshall County is $369 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $664 a month.

Cities in this county include: Holly Springs, Byhalia, Potts Camp.

2005 air pollution in Marshall County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.054 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.047 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Benton County , DeSoto County , Fayette County, Tennessee , Lafayette County , Tate County , Union County , Shelby County, Tennessee .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Marshall County: Pine Mountain Overlook (A), Chewalla Organization Camp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Marshall County include: Saint Josephs Church (A), Latter Day Saints Church (B), Royal Chapel (C), Roberts Chapel (D), Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church (E), Rice Chapel (F), Calvin Chapel (G), Lebanon Church (H), Carey Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pittman Cemetery (1), Shady Grove Cemetery (2), Emery Cemetery (3), Olive Cemetery (4), Asberry Cemetery (5), Seals Cemetery (6), McAlexander Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mill Pond (A), Chewalla Lake (B), Spring Lake (C), Duck Pond (D), Lake Daroma (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Potts Creek (A), Jones Creek (B), Big Spring Creek (C), Chew Creek (D), Chewalla Creek (E), Sand Creek (F), Mill Creek (G), Tippah River (H), Cornersville Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Marshall County include: Wall Doxey State Park (1), Chewalla Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.6%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,444
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 61.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 346 (34% naturalized citizens)

Marshall County:	1.0%
Whole state:	1.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 83
1990 to 1994: 81
1985 to 1989: 14
1980 to 1984: 30
1975 to 1979: 14
1970 to 1974: 17
1970 to 1974: 17
1965 to 1969: 90

Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 38.5%

Marshall County marital status for males

Marshall County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,718
One, attached: 309
Two: 141
3 or 4: 187
5 to 9: 62
10 to 19: 58
20 or more: 142
Mobile homes: 3,573
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 62

Housing units in Marshall County with a mortgage: 3,660 (320 second mortgage, 199 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,272

Agriculture in Marshall County
Average size of farms: 287 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $20647
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $165.96
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.31%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 42.45%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25453
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.92%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.92%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39606
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.84%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.33
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.35%
Corn for grain: 5162 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2683 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 3376 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 21526 harvested acres
Vegetables: 226 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 15 acres

Marshall County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Mississippi state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 16 fatalities and 78 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/21/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 16 people and injured 74 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Machinery (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Educational services (3%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (11%)
Health care (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

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

Mexico (15%)
Nigeria (14%)
Hungary (11%)
Germany (8%)
Trinidad and Tobago (7%)
Bolivia (6%)
Korea (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Marshall County:

United States or American (19%)
English (4%)
Irish (4%)
German (3%)
African (1%)
Scottish (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)

Marshall County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,431 (77%)
Carpooled: 2,434 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 47 (0%)
Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 185 (1%)
Other means: 150 (1%)
Worked at home: 236 (2%)

People in group quarters in Marshall County, Mississippi

995 people in other types of correctional institutions
529 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
101 people in nursing homes
47 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
27 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,755.

7.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,999 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.63%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.19% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($13,093 average AGI)
4.44% relocated from other states ($20,907 average AGI)
Marshall County: 4.44%
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 Shelby County, TN	2.70% ($37,905 average AGI)
from DeSoto County, MS	1.82% ($35,982)
from Benton County, MS	0.33% ($22,650)
from Tate County, MS	0.22% ($24,577)
from Fayette County, TN	0.17% ($34,857)
from Lafayette County, MS	0.16% ($21,211)
from Cook County, IL	0.12% ($19,467)

7.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,605 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.15%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.37% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($13,923 average AGI)
3.77% relocated to other states ($14,682 average AGI)
Marshall County: 3.77%
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 Shelby County, TN	2.02% ($28,012 average AGI)
to DeSoto County, MS	1.79% ($33,000)
to Benton County, MS	0.37% ($27,111)
to Lafayette County, MS	0.23% ($18,929)
to Tate County, MS	0.17% ($21,950)
to Union County, MS	0.13% ($30,063)
to Fayette County, TN	0.13% ($33,688)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.7

Births per 1000 population in Marshall County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Marshall County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Marshall County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,183 (3,906 aged, 1,277 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

Households: 33,292

In family households: 29,829 (5,988 male householders, 3,126 female householders)
6,062 spouses, 11,058 children (10,171 natural, 226 adopted, 661 stepchildren), 1,730 grandchildren, 424 brothers or sisters, 220 parents, 546 other relatives, 675 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,463 (1,551 male householders (1,320 living alone)), 1,474 female householders (1,365 living alone)), 438 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,701 (1,239 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,496 2-persons, 2,326 3-persons, 1,829 4-persons, 804 5-persons, 374 6-persons, 285 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,685 1-person, 294 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

4,551 married couples with children.
2,916 single-parent households (499 men, 2,417 women).

97.1% of residents of Marshall County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $213,793,000 ($6023 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,550,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $78,268,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $42,103,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,729,000
Federal grants: $84,488,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,094,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,110,000 ($249,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,286,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,777,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,251,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,755

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,821

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

Net international migration: +64

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

Net internal migration: -293

Here:	-8 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Marshall County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.86 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 388
1995 to 1998: 1,403
1990 to 1994: 1,258
1980 to 1989: 3,300
1970 to 1979: 3,198
1960 to 1969: 1,827
1950 to 1959: 792
1940 to 1949: 367
1939 or earlier: 719

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

1 room: 12
2 rooms: 93
3 rooms: 555
4 rooms: 1,180
5 rooms: 3,010
6 rooms: 2,342
7 rooms: 1,303
8 rooms: 680
9 or more rooms: 622

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

1 room: 10
2 rooms: 123
3 rooms: 333
4 rooms: 677
5 rooms: 692
6 rooms: 343
7 rooms: 110
8 rooms: 68
9 or more rooms: 10

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

no bedroom: 48
1 bedroom: 312
2 bedrooms: 2,285
3 bedrooms: 5,559
4 bedrooms: 1,339
5 or more bedrooms: 254

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marshall County:

no bedroom: 34
1 bedroom: 309
2 bedrooms: 981
3 bedrooms: 916
4 bedrooms: 120
5 or more bedrooms: 6

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

no vehicle: 712
1 vehicle: 2,841
2 vehicles: 3,903
3 vehicles: 1,653
4 vehicles: 496
5 or more vehicles: 192

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

no vehicle: 490
1 vehicle: 1,043
2 vehicles: 627
3 vehicles: 165
4 vehicles: 20
5 or more vehicles: 21

68% of Marshall County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Mississippi.

Marshall County:	68.1%
State average:	59.0%

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

This state: 19637
Northeast: 242
Midwest: 1794
South: 12409
West: 499

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
Electricity (23%)
Utility gas (20%)
Wood (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
Electricity (31%)
Utility gas (28%)
Wood (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 751

Here:	17.2%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 344

Here:	16.3%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 588

Here:	42.7%
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)

Marshall County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $409,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $150,000
General: $19,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,543,000
Police Protection: $1,592,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,254,000

Corrections - Other: $1,186,000

Central Staff Services: $757,000

Health Services - Other: $705,000

Financial Administration: $660,000

General Public Buildings: $627,000

General - Other: $206,000

Parks & Recreation: $180,000

Welfare - Other: $150,000

Fire Protection: $116,000

Natural Resources - Other: $87,000
General - Interest on Debt: $330,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $757,000
General: $39,000

Central Staff Services: $29,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $9,493,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $8,493,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,000,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $609,000
Interest Earnings: $343,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $555,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,096,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,473,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,037,000
Highways: $895,000

All Other: $161,000
Tax - Property: $8,919,000
NEC: $922,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $7,433,000

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