Mississippi County, Missouri (MO)

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County population in July 2007: 13,672 (63% urban, 37% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,420
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,963

% of renters here:	36%
State:	30%

Land area: 413 sq. mi.
Water area: 15.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 33 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Mississippi County: 76.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.6%), Manufacturing (15.0%), Retail trade (13.2%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Mississippi County, Missouri:

White Non-Hispanic (77.5%)
Black (20.5%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 6,271	(46.7%)
Females: 7,156	(53.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,176
County population in 2003: 13,492
Jobs in 2003: 4,448

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Total labor force in 2004: 6,066
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.5%

Average household size:

Mississippi County:	2.4 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,367 ($23,012 in 1999)

This county:	$27,367
Missouri:	$45,114

2007 median house/condo value: $72,091 ($47,000 in 2000)

Mississippi County:	$72,091
Missouri:	$138,600

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $275 (lower quartile is $173, upper quartile is $353)

This county:	$275
State:	$481

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $980
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $218

Institutionalized population: 270

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 16
Burglaries: 29
Thefts: 46
Auto thefts: 10

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 10
Burglaries: 28
Thefts: 62
Auto thefts: 2

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2004 Presidential Election results in Mississippi County Missouri:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 54.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 44.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $365 (0.8%)

Mississippi County household income distribution in 2007

Mississippi County home values distribution

Mississippi County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	23.7%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	11.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mississippi County is $354 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $612 a month.

Cities in this county include: Charleston, East Prairie, Bertrand, Wyatt, Anniston, Wilson City, Pinhook.

Neighboring counties: Alexander County, Illinois , Ballard County, Kentucky , Carlisle County, Kentucky , Fulton County, Kentucky , Hickman County, Kentucky , New Madrid County , Scott County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Mississippi County: Belmont (A), O'Bryan Landing (B), Rodney (C), Three States Landing (D), Thompson Landing (E), Norfolk Landing (F), Pritchard Landing (G), Parker Landing (H), Medley Landing (I), McFadden Landing (J), Defield (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Mississippi County include: Church of God (A), Pulltight Church (B), Mount Eria Church (C), New Hope Church (D), St. Mattews Church (E), Mount Hope Church (F), New Bethel Church (G), Bement Church (H), Mounds Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Allen Cemetery (1), Griggs Cemetery (2), Armour Cemetery (3), Barker Cemetery (4), Barnes Cemetery (5), Lee Cemetery (6), Ivie Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Chute of Island Number 7 (A), Big Lake (B), Bratcher Lake (C), Big Oak Lake (D), Thirtyfour Corner Blue Hole (E), Sixmile Ponds (F), O'Rourkes Blue Hole (G), Brewer Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Number 3 Chute (A), Stevenson Bayou (B), Dry Bayou (C), Big Lake Bayou (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Mississippi County include: Big Oak Tree State Park (1), Towosahgy State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.2%
Missouri:	5.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 311
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 61.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 69 (54% naturalized citizens)

Mississippi County:	0.5%
Whole state:	2.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 14 1990 to 1994: 18 1985 to 1989: 8 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 9 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 20

Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.7%

Mississippi County marital status for males

Mississippi County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,506
One, attached: 170
Two: 330
3 or 4: 169
5 to 9: 57
10 to 19: 23
20 or more: 45
Mobile homes: 540

Housing units in Mississippi County with a mortgage: 1,425 (70 second mortgage, 91 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,437

Here:	49.8% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Agriculture in Mississippi County
Average size of farms: 1100 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $267244
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $247.45
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $212494
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 95.51%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $312739
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 68.42%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.61
Corn for grain: 54575 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 50104 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 640 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 178661 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1045 harvested acres

Mississippi County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 5.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 66 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/22/1981, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Truck transportation (12%)
Construction (11%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Public administration (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (58%)
Germany (22%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Iran (9%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Mississippi County:

United States or American (20%)
Irish (11%)
English (9%)
German (8%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
African (2%)
Dutch (2%)

Mississippi County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,952 (75%)
Carpooled: 910 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 9 (0%)
Walked: 141 (3%)
Other means: 108 (2%)
Worked at home: 158 (3%)

People in group quarters in Mississippi County, Missouri

173 people in nursing homes
87 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
10 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,782.

5.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,437 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.78%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.65% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($16,838 average AGI)
2.13% relocated from other states ($8,599 average AGI)
Mississippi County: 2.13%
Missouri average: 2.98%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Scott County, MO	1.66% ($24,620 average AGI)
from Cape Girardeau County, MO	0.47% ($46,900)
from New Madrid County, MO	0.40% ($19,824)

5.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,027 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.99%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.99% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($18,471 average AGI)
2.01% relocated to other states ($7,556 average AGI)
Mississippi County: 2.01%
Missouri average: 2.81%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Scott County, MO	1.84% ($24,114 average AGI)
to Cape Girardeau County, MO	0.54% ($34,870)
to New Madrid County, MO	0.33% ($38,000)
to Stoddard County, MO	0.30% ($34,769)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.1

Births per 1000 population in Mississippi County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Mississippi County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Mississippi County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,728 (2,122 aged, 606 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1706.010
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1404.520
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 29.41

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29.86
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 66.18

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14.71

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,158

In family households: 11,322 (2,506 male householders, 1,210 female householders)
2,624 spouses, 3,894 children (3,634 natural, 45 adopted, 215 stepchildren), 415 grandchildren, 89 brothers or sisters, 68 parents, 155 other relatives, 361 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,836 (652 male householders (568 living alone)), 1,011 female householders (965 living alone)), 173 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 269 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,614 2-persons, 959 3-persons, 726 4-persons, 254 5-persons, 91 6-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,533 1-person, 113 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

99.1% of residents of Mississippi County speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $123,649,000 ($9027 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $880,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $37,031,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,504,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,611,000
Federal grants: $52,764,000
Federal procurement contracts: $534,000 ($4,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,206,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,084,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,578,000
Federal Government insurance: $53,420,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,046

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 919

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +9

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +53

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Mississippi County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.54 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 112
1995 to 1998: 293
1990 to 1994: 195
1980 to 1989: 653
1970 to 1979: 1,214
1960 to 1969: 812
1950 to 1959: 997
1940 to 1949: 757
1939 or earlier: 807

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mississippi County, Missouri:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 87 4 rooms: 632 5 rooms: 976 6 rooms: 748 7 rooms: 533 8 rooms: 254 9+ rooms: 175

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mississippi County, Missouri:
	1 room: 13 2 rooms: 53 3 rooms: 240 4 rooms: 574 5 rooms: 611 6 rooms: 265 7 rooms: 95 8 rooms: 61 9+ rooms: 51

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mississippi County:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 109 2 bedrooms: 1,164 3 bedrooms: 1,665 4 bedrooms: 357 5+ bedrooms: 120

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mississippi County:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 344 2 bedrooms: 874 3 bedrooms: 569 4 bedrooms: 109 5+ bedrooms: 41

Cars and other vehicles available in Mississippi County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 235 1 vehicle: 1,236 2 vehicles: 1,424 3 vehicles: 411 4 vehicles: 72 5+ vehicles: 42

Cars and other vehicles available in Mississippi County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 626 1 vehicle: 746 2 vehicles: 459 3 vehicles: 107 4 vehicles: 16 5+ vehicles: 9

60% of Mississippi County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Missouri.

Mississippi County:	60.4%
State average:	54.3%

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

This state: 9886
Northeast: 40
Midwest: 1459
South: 1785
West: 158

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (57%) Electricity (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33

Here:	2.1%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15

Here:	1.9%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 46

Here:	16.9%
Missouri:	24.9%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Mississippi County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $1,416,000
Current Operations - Corrections - Other: $1,862,000
Regular Highways: $838,000

Police Protection: $679,000

Financial Administration: $449,000

General - Other: $400,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $337,000

Welfare - Other: $196,000

Central Staff Services: $148,000

General Public Buildings: $117,000

Natural Resources - Other: $56,000

Air Transportation: $13,000
General - Interest on Debt: $130,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $94,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,430,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,920,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $163,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $347,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $90,000
Interest Earnings: $26,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,442,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,076,000
Highways: $424,000

General Support: $5,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $1,372,000
Property: $857,000

NEC: $104,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,064,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Mississippi County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)