Mississippi County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 24,54457.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 14,46334.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,8004.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,3333.1%Two or more races
  • 2420.6%Asian alone
  • 480.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 220.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 120.03%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $124,939

Here:	$124,939
State:	$183,629

Townhouses or other attached units: $144,154

Here:	$144,154
State:	$177,096

In 2-unit structures: $56,901

Here:	$56,901
State:	$124,956

Mobile homes: $53,551

Here:	$53,551
State:	$68,924

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 39
• Burglaries: 126
• Thefts: 203
• Auto thefts: 37

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 130
• Thefts: 197
• Auto thefts: 40

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $597 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $366 (0.5%)

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: 82.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 793 (37.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2662010 or later
• 1882000 to 2009
• 2341990 to 1999
• 1081980 to 1989
• 591970 to 1979
• 91Before 1970

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: 14,529
• One, attached: 251
• Two: 2,563
• 3 or 4: 960
• 5 to 9: 676
• 10 to 19: 237
• 20 to 49: 112
• 50 or more: 50
• Mobile homes: 1,503
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Mississippi County with a mortgage: 4,333 (102 second mortgage, 116 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,968

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.

4.39% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,609 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.88% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($12,736 average AGI)
2.51% relocated from other states ($20,874 average AGI)

Mississippi County:	2.51%
Arkansas average:	2.88%

from Craighead County, AR	0.68% ($28,670 average AGI)
from Pemiscot County, MO	0.22% ($34,226)
from Shelby County, TN	0.21% ($30,759)
from Greene County, AR	0.18% ($27,600)
from Crittenden County, AR	0.17% ($33,435)
from Poinsett County, AR	0.15% ($29,048)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.14% ($28,300)

6.42% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($37,179 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.48% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($22,731 average AGI)
2.95% relocated to other states ($14,448 average AGI)

Mississippi County:	2.95%
Arkansas average:	2.91%

to Craighead County, AR	1.44% ($52,225 average AGI)
to Shelby County, TN	0.32% ($34,578)
to Greene County, AR	0.28% ($38,475)
to Crittenden County, AR	0.28% ($29,050)
to Poinsett County, AR	0.23% ($31,219)
to Pemiscot County, MO	0.22% ($33,645)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.22% ($24,710)

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 2006: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.7

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: 7,568 (2,237 living alone), Female householders: 8,909 (2,730 living alone)

• 6,281 spouses (6,126 opposite-sex spouses), 1,308 unmarried partners, (1,150 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,301 children (11,197 natural, 271 adopted, 823 stepchildren), 2,072 grandchildren, 462 brothers or sisters, 547 parents, 0 foster children, 766 other relatives, 1,506 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 798

Size of family households: 5,033 2-persons, 2,578 3-persons, 1,657 4-persons, 911 5-persons, 380 6-persons, 148 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,954 1-person, 818 2-persons, 166 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

4,268 married couples with children.
4,583 single-parent households (731 men, 3,852 women).

95.5% of residents of Mississippi speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 31% 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
• 3872014 or later
• 3382010 to 2013
• 1,3762000 to 2009
• 3,4281990 to 1999
• 2,8401980 to 1989
• 4,1201970 to 1979
• 3,3501960 to 1969
• 2,4171950 to 1959
• 1,1501940 to 1949
• 1,2341939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Mississippi County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mississippi County, Arkansas
• 371 room
• 202 rooms
• 903 rooms
• 8114 rooms
• 2,2395 rooms
• 2,2056 rooms
• 1,8697 rooms
• 9158 rooms
• 1,0879+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mississippi County, Arkansas
• 6871 room
• 1062 rooms
• 7323 rooms
• 2,1594 rooms
• 1,9745 rooms
• 6596 rooms
• 3987 rooms
• 1948 rooms
• 2319+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Mississippi County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mississippi County, Arkansas
• 36no bedroom
• 871 bedroom
• 1,4602 bedrooms
• 5,5163 bedrooms
• 1,9024 bedrooms
• 2445+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mississippi County, Arkansas
• 699no bedroom
• 7361 bedroom
• 2,7652 bedrooms
• 2,4053 bedrooms
• 5354 bedrooms
• 275+ 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
• 328no vehicle
• 2,6741 vehicle
• 3,8502 vehicles
• 1,7513 vehicles
• 5354 vehicles
• 1065+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mississippi County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,366no vehicle
• 3,6141 vehicle
• 1,6272 vehicles
• 5393 vehicles
• 414 vehicles
• 235+ vehicles

79.5% of Mississippi County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Arkansas.

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

• This state: 28,911
• Other state: 12,507
• Northeast: 374
• Midwest: 4,585
• South: 6,581
• West: 878

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+)"