County population in 2016: 44,493 (64% urban, 36% rural); it was 51,979 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,919 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,340 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 11,389 Renter-occupied apartments: 7,482 (it was 7,960 in 2000)
% of renters here:
41%
State:
33%
Land area: 898 sq. mi.
Water area: 21.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 50 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Mississippi County: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (33.0%), Educational, health and social services (30.7%), Manufacturing (13.7%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $575 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $381 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 23.4%
Mississippi County:
23.4%
Arkansas:
17.2%
(17.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.2% for Black residents, 26.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 36.2% for other race residents, 14.2% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 36.2 years old
(Males: 34.1 years old, Females: 38.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.7 years old, Black residents: 29.8 years old, American Indian residents: 27.1 years old, Asian residents: 46.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.4 years old, Other race residents: 23.2 years old)
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.
Current college students: 1,655 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 812 (28.5% naturalized citizens)
Mississippi County:
1.8%
Whole state:
4.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 351
2000 to 2009: 217
1990 to 1999: 158
1980 to 1989: 108
1970 to 1979: 59
Before 1970: 91
Note: State values scaled to Mississippi County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.0%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 14,408
One, attached: 354
Two: 2,398
3 or 4: 896
5 to 9: 584
10 to 19: 216
20 to 49: 83
50 or more: 21
Mobile homes: 1,847
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Housing units in Mississippi County with a mortgage: 5,034 (101 second mortgage, 173 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,375
Here:
55.6% with mortgage
State:
54.4% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Mississippi County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
24,845
95
Black Protestant
3,027
16
Mainline Protestant
2,073
15
Other
700
3
Catholic
500
2
None
15,335
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Mississippi County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 14
Mississippi County:
3.00 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.02 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
0.59 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 22
Mississippi County:
4.72 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
4.94 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 18
This county:
3.86 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.66 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Mississippi County:
11.5%
Arkansas:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Mississippi County:
32.5%
State:
29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
14.3%
State:
13.6%
Agriculture in Mississippi County:
Average size of farms: 1207 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $349,301 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $303.19 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.52% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.19% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $276,235 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 95.23% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 51.61% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $294,445 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 73.97% Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.15 Corn for grain: 10804 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 34974 harvested acres Upland cotton: 214888 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 150935 harvested acres Vegetables: 307 harvested acres Land in orchards: 130 acres
Earthquake activity:
Mississippi County-area historical earthquake activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 72% 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 20.4 miles away from Mississippi County center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.6 miles away from the 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 20.2 miles away from the county center On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 98.0 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 28.7 miles away from Mississippi County center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 217.8 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
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
Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 08, 2001, Emergency Declared EM-3159: December 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 3159, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 1998, Emergency Declared EM-3125: April 22, 1998, FEMA Id: 3125, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Mississippi County (13) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Tornadoes: 6, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
Management occupations (9%)
Transportation occupations (8%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Construction and extraction occupations (6%)
Material moving occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
Sales and related occupations (14%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Production occupations (9%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Management occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (71%)
Nigeria (5%)
Korea (5%)
Albania (4%)
Japan (3%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
England (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mississippi County (%):
American (15%)
English (4%)
Irish (3%)
German (3%)
French Canadian (1%)
European (1%)
Italian (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 16,485 (81.2%)
Carpooled: 2,884 (14.2%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0.0%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 353 (1.7%)
Bicycle: 26 (0.1%)
Walked: 183 (0.9%)
Worked at home: 290 (1.4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Mississippi County, Arkansas in 2000:
341 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
323 people in nursing homes
96 people in state prisons
76 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
5 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
People in group quarters in Mississippi County, Arkansas in 2010:
323 people in state prisons
264 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
152 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
28 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $43,143.
5.64% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($25,297 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.64%
Arkansas average:
6.94%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.17% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($9,579 average AGI)
3.47% relocated from other states ($15,717 average AGI)
Mississippi County:
3.47%
Arkansas average:
3.02%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.70% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,948 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.70%
Arkansas average:
6.84%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.16% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($15,635 average AGI)
3.54% relocated to other states ($16,313 average AGI)
Mississippi County:
3.54%
Arkansas average:
2.91%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.5
Births per 1000 population in Mississippi County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population in Mississippi County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.5 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Mississippi County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 17.5% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 4.8%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mississippi County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mississippi County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,934 (5,574 aged, 2,360 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 989 (7%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Mississippi County, Arkansas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,509)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (574)
4,574 married couples with children.
5,039 single-parent households (1,001 men, 4,038 women).
96.1% of residents of Mississippi speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English 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:
Births: 4,362
Here:
91 per 1000 residents
State:
72 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 3,055
Here:
64 per 1000 residents
State:
53 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +146
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -5,446
Here:
-114 per 1000 residents
State:
+13 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Mississippi County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.49 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.1
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.4
Year house built
2014 or later: 90
2010 to 2013: 379
2000 to 2009: 1,442
1990 to 1999: 3,121
1980 to 1989: 3,078
1970 to 1979: 4,091
1960 to 1969: 3,387
1950 to 1959: 2,706
1940 to 1949: 1,002
1939 or earlier: 1,179
Note: State values scaled to Mississippi population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Mississippi County, Arkansas
Note: State values scaled to Mississippi County population
no vehicle: 481
1 vehicle: 2,411
2 vehicles: 4,200
3 vehicles: 1,722
4 vehicles: 430
5+ vehicles: 137
no vehicle: 1,096
1 vehicle: 3,845
2 vehicles: 2,067
3 vehicles: 396
4 vehicles: 13
5+ vehicles: 111
80% of Mississippi County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Arkansas.
Mississippi County:
80.5%
State average:
84.2%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 30,124
Other state: 13,477
Northeast: 497
Midwest: 5,442
South: 6,473
West: 1,046
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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