Mississippi County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	41%
State:	31%

This county:	23.0%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	9.8%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (34.3%), Educational,health and social services (16.0%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Mississippi County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	33.1 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 24,876	(47.9%)
Females: 27,103	(52.1%)

Mississippi County:	2.6 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county	$29,884
Arkansas:	$34,999

Mississippi County	$72,877
Arkansas:	$87,400

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

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.

2005 air pollution in Mississippi County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.9 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 38 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Craighead County , Crittenden County , Dyer County, Tennessee , Dunklin County, Missouri , Lauderdale County, Tennessee , Poinsett County , Pemiscot County, Missouri , Tipton County, Tennessee .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Mississippi County: Jolliff Store (A), Kingsland Landing (B), Loethers Plantation (C), McFerrin Plantation (D), Mississippi County Penal Farm (E), Morgan Point Landing (F), Mouth of River Styx Landing (G), Osceola Landing (H), Osceola Port Terminal (I), Pecan Point Landing (J), Andrews Landing (K), Random Shot Landing (L), Roads (M), Sadie Lee Landing (N), Sans Souci Landing (O), Simmons Plantation (P), Stevens Store (Q), Tomato Landing (R), Upper Turnage Landing (S), Vegch Plantation (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Mississippi County include: Macedonia Church (A), Lost Cane Church (B), Lone Oak Church (C), Locust Grove Church (D), Keiser Chapel (E), Little River Church (F), Little River Chapel (G), Bethlehem Church (H), Little Blackwater Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Bassett Cemetery (1), Louise Cemetery (2), New Hope Cemetery (3), Rupe Cemetery (4), New Salem Cemetery (5), Locust Grove Cemetery (6), Nodena Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Sky Lake (A), Snake Lake (B), Woods Lake (C), Crooked Lake (D), Caney Old River (E), Stave Lake (F), Mink Lake (G), Swan Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little River (A), Lynch Bayou (B), Mill Bayou (C), Redmond Old River (D), Frenchmans Bayou (E), Pemiscot Bayou (F), Sand Slu (G), Sandy Bayou (H), Crooked Lake Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Mississippi County include: McGavock-Grider Memorial Park (1), Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge (2), Big Lake State Wildlife Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Driver Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.1%
Arkansas:	5.3%

Current college students: 1,655
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 617 (32% naturalized citizens)

Mississippi County:	1.2%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,766
• One, attached: 535
• Two: 2,520
• 3 or 4: 765
• 5 to 9: 460
• 10 to 19: 183
• 20 or more: 160
• Mobile homes: 2,917
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Mississippi County with a mortgage: 5,846 (414 second mortgage, 225 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,554

Mississippi County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 4.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 40 fatalities and 454 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 35 people and injured 364 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 16,129 (80%) Carpooled: 3,130 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%) Railroad: 1 (0%) Taxi: 25 (0%) Motorcycle: 12 (0%) Bicycle: 17 (0%) Walked: 391 (2%) Other means: 200 (1%) Worked at home: 200 (1%)

4.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,993 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.78%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.83% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($9,183 average AGI)
2.95% relocated from other states ($17,810 average AGI)

Mississippi County:	2.95%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from Craighead County, AR	0.58% ($24,233 average AGI)
from Pemiscot County, MO	0.33% ($28,380)
from Shelby County, TN	0.18% ($30,000)
from Crittenden County, AR	0.18% ($23,815)
from Poinsett County, AR	0.17% ($20,462)
from Greene County, AR	0.17% ($27,320)
from Dunklin County, MO	0.15% ($23,348)

6.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,248 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.19%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.95% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($14,043 average AGI)
3.24% relocated to other states ($15,206 average AGI)

Mississippi County:	3.24%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Craighead County, AR	1.05% ($29,113 average AGI)
to Pemiscot County, MO	0.30% ($19,478)
to Shelby County, TN	0.24% ($30,838)
to Crittenden County, AR	0.22% ($30,029)
to Poinsett County, AR	0.20% ($21,733)
to Greene County, AR	0.17% ($23,846)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.15% ($26,261)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,635 (5,809 aged, 1,826 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 45,118 (9,765 male householders, 4,205 female householders)

  9,746 spouses, 16,615 children (14,859 natural, 367 adopted, 1,389 stepchildren), 2,085 grandchildren, 591 brothers or sisters, 357 parents, 832 other relatives, 922 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,024 (2,241 male householders (1,874 living alone)), 3,098 female householders (2,914 living alone)), 685 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 837 (761 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,516 2-persons, 3,495 3-persons, 2,724 4-persons, 1,379 5-persons, 561 6-persons, 295 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,788 1-person, 472 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

8,133 married couples with children.
4,931 single-parent households (793 men, 4,138 women).

96.8% of residents of Mississippi County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $317,310,000 ($6544 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

Here:	91 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.6

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

54% of Mississippi County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Arkansas.

Mississippi County:	54.3%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 35415
• Northeast: 415
• Midwest: 5887
• South: 8465
• West: 1026

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,500

Here:	5.3%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	5.1%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	4.7%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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