Marshall County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	28%

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

Type of workers:

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

Races in Marshall County, Mississippi:

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

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

Recent posts about Marshall County, Mississippi on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Marshall County is mentioned 16 times on our forum:

	Possible relocation to Byhalia ms  (5 replies)
	How is Holly Springs?  (11 replies)
	Relocating to DeSoto Cnty, MS- Need Help  (5 replies)
	Where to move in Desoto?  (12 replies)
	Subdivision/neighborhood w/trees in Desoto County?  (9 replies)
	Potts Camp,ms?  (2 replies)

Marshall County:	2.7 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$33,352
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$347
State:	$438

Marshall County:	$90,132
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $136,461

Here:	$136,461
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $239,172

Here:	$239,172
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $44,176

Here:	$44,176
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $90,468

Here:	$90,468
State:	$120,218

Mobile homes: $52,383

Here:	$52,383
State:	$37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $35,862

Here:	$35,862
State:	$27,068

This county:	21.9%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	10.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

Here:	13.3%
Mississippi:	9.6%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes

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

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

Here:	61.7% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

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.

Marshall County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 76.1 miles away from Marshall County center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 86.8 miles away from the county center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 80.4 miles away from the county center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 83.1 miles away from Marshall County center
On 5/1/2005 at 12:37:32, a magnitude 4.2 (4.1 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 82.0 miles away from the county center
On 2/10/2005 at 14:04:54, a magnitude 4.1 (3.9 MB, 4.1 MW, Depth: 9.5 mi) earthquake occurred 80.6 miles away from Marshall 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: 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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

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

Here:	17.2%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	16.3%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	42.7%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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