Mississippi County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 22,28155.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 13,42633.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,0255.0%Two or more races
  • 2,0045.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1670.4%Asian alone
  • 1600.4%Some other race alone
  • 250.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 120.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $151,148

Here:	$151,148
State:	$243,881

Townhouses or other attached units: $160,910

Here:	$160,910
State:	$244,376

In 2-unit structures: $62,115

Here:	$62,115
State:	$229,180

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $178,215

Here:	$178,215
State:	$216,658

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $240,025

Here:	$240,025
State:	$227,195

Mobile homes: $38,128

Here:	$38,128
State:	$79,566

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 103
• Thefts: 140
• Auto thefts: 45

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 32
• Burglaries: 114
• Thefts: 148
• Auto thefts: 57

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $842 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $398 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mississippi County is $359 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $470 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Blytheville, Osceola, Gosnell, Manila, Leachville, Luxora, Wilson, Keiser, Joiner, Dyess.

Neighboring counties: Harding County, New Mexico , Buncombe County, North Carolina , Kern County, California , Dare County, North Carolina , McDowell County, North Carolina .

Current college students: 1,655
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 810 (37.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3862010 or later
• 1582000 to 2009
• 1641990 to 1999
• 1081980 to 1989
• 591970 to 1979
• 91Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,141
• One, attached: 346
• Two: 2,662
• 3 or 4: 848
• 5 to 9: 551
• 10 to 19: 617
• 20 to 49: 13
• 50 or more: 28
• Mobile homes: 1,280

Housing units in Mississippi County with a mortgage: 4,549 (156 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 117 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38

Religion statistics for Mississippi County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Mississippi County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 26, 2017 - May 19, 2017, FEMA Id: 4318, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2015 to January 22, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4254: February 05, 2016, FEMA Id: 4254, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2011 to June 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1975: May 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 1975, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1819: February 06, 2009, FEMA Id: 1819, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3301: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 02, 2008 to May 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1758: May 20, 2008, FEMA Id: 1758, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 18, 2008 to April 28, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1751: March 26, 2008, FEMA Id: 1751, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3215: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3215, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 08, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1354: December 29, 2000, FEMA Id: 1354, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.63% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($37,845 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.17% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($16,498 average AGI)
2.45% relocated from other states ($21,347 average AGI)

Mississippi County:	2.45%
Arkansas average:	3.41%

from Craighead County, AR	0.87% ($39,239 average AGI)
from Pemiscot County, MO	0.26% ($36,265)
from Crittenden County, AR	0.22% ($37,179)
from Shelby County, TN	0.21% ($58,000)
from Poinsett County, AR	0.20% ($32,269)
from Greene County, AR	0.17% ($34,955)

6.10% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,001 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.45% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($22,699 average AGI)
2.66% relocated to other states ($20,302 average AGI)

Mississippi County:	2.66%
Arkansas average:	2.79%

to Craighead County, AR	1.45% ($48,361 average AGI)
to Pemiscot County, MO	0.28% ($36,270)
to Poinsett County, AR	0.27% ($29,229)
to Crittenden County, AR	0.27% ($41,171)
to Shelby County, TN	0.26% ($47,853)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.24% ($23,677)
to Greene County, AR	0.21% ($35,296)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mississippi County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,908 (2,116 living alone), Female householders: 8,673 (2,735 living alone)

• 6,461 spouses (6,415 opposite-sex spouses), 1,126 unmarried partners, (1,031 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,489 children (10,640 natural, 230 adopted, 621 stepchildren), 2,498 grandchildren, 402 brothers or sisters, 465 parents, 0 foster children, 778 other relatives, 1,085 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 818

Size of family households: 4,744 2-persons, 2,614 3-persons, 1,489 4-persons, 743 5-persons, 181 6-persons, 272 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,854 1-person, 586 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

3,816 married couples with children.
3,989 single-parent households (430 men, 3,559 women).

95.6% of residents of Mississippi speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $317,310,000 ($6,544 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,527,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $126,852,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $70,893,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $35,174,000
Federal grants: $72,206,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,129,000 ($1,947,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,055,000 ($429,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,772,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $22,193,000
Federal Government insurance: $76,732,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-114 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.49 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Mississippi County, Arkansas
• 212020 or later
• 1,4982010 to 2019
• 1,3512000 to 2009
• 2,5071990 to 1999
• 3,0501980 to 1989
• 4,1721970 to 1979
• 2,6631960 to 1969
• 1,6221950 to 1959
• 1,0441940 to 1949
• 9461939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Mississippi County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mississippi County, Arkansas
• 151 room
• 602 rooms
• 903 rooms
• 7104 rooms
• 2,2175 rooms
• 2,1566 rooms
• 1,7777 rooms
• 1,2628 rooms
• 1,1089+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mississippi County, Arkansas
• 5511 room
• 282 rooms
• 8133 rooms
• 1,8984 rooms
• 1,5385 rooms
• 6386 rooms
• 2367 rooms
• 2488 rooms
• 1729+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Mississippi County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mississippi County, Arkansas
• 33no bedroom
• 1001 bedroom
• 1,4062 bedrooms
• 5,5873 bedrooms
• 1,9844 bedrooms
• 2735+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mississippi County, Arkansas
• 565no bedroom
• 6131 bedroom
• 2,4452 bedrooms
• 2,1193 bedrooms
• 3304 bedrooms
• 215+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Mississippi County, Arkansas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mississippi County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 261no vehicle
• 2,5971 vehicle
• 3,6022 vehicles
• 1,9723 vehicles
• 7094 vehicles
• 2515+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mississippi County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,479no vehicle
• 3,1081 vehicle
• 1,2742 vehicles
• 2993 vehicles
• 624 vehicles
• 325+ vehicles

83.6% of Mississippi County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Arkansas.

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

• This state: 29,126
• Other state: 10,512
• Northeast: 238
• Midwest: 3,837
• South: 5,657
• West: 712

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,182
• Number of aged recipients: 280
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,902
• Number of recipients under 18: 851
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,717
• Number of recipients older than 64: 614
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,146
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,410

Mississippi County on our top lists:

• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"