Monroe County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (37.5%), Educational,health and social services (16.8%), Retail trade (11.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Monroe County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	35.7 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 17,976	(47.3%)
Females: 20,038	(52.7%)

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Monroe County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$35,151
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$339
State:	$438

Monroe County:	$88,669
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $130,997

Here:	$130,997
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $125,315

Here:	$125,315
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $67,156

Here:	$67,156
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $99,642

Here:	$99,642
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $162,463

Here:	$162,463
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $40,074

Here:	$40,074
State:	$37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $78,611

Here:	$78,611
State:	$27,068

This county:	17.2%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	7.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Monroe County is $402 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $569 a month.

Cities in this county include: Amory, Aberdeen, Smithville, Hatley, Gattman.

Neighboring counties: Chickasaw County , Clay County , Itawamba County , Lamar County, Alabama , Lee County , Lowndes County , Marion County, Alabama .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Monroe County: Smallwood Landing (A), Camp Wrenwoods (B), Hamilton Landing (C), Tatums Landing (D), Mount Nebo Community Center (E), Evans Memorial Library (F), Hamilton Public Library (G), Wren Community Center and Library (H), Monroe County Home (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Monroe County include: Bigbee Church (A), Blackwood Grove Baptist Church (B), Rocky Springs Church (C), Riggan Chapel (D), League Chapel (E), Calvary Baptist Church (F), Calvary Independent Baptist Church (G), Quincy Church (H), Prairie Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pisgah Cemetery (1), Cockerham Cemetery (2), Maxie Cemetery (3), Atkins Cemetery (4), Old Union Cemetery (5), Baker Cemetery (6), Sartor Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Malone Lake (A), Shaw Lake (B), Lake Martha (C), Scribner Lake (D), Richardson Lake (E), Lake Whiteside (F), Poison Pond (G), None (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Butler Creek (A), Buttahatchee River (B), Standifer Creek (C), Kinney Creek (D), Caldwell Branch (E), Alsup Creek (F), Stonewall Creek (G), Splunge Creek (H), McKinley Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Monroe County include: Halfway Creek Access Area (1), Glenhaven Roadside Park (2), Coontail Road Access Area (3), Blue Bluff Recreation Area (4), Smithville Recreation Area (5), Morgan Landing Access Area (6), Acker Lake Recreation Area (7), Becker Bottoms Access Area (8), McKinley Creek Access Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	14.5%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 889
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 230 (58% naturalized citizens)

Monroe County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,492
• One, attached: 328
• Two: 471
• 3 or 4: 305
• 5 to 9: 165
• 10 to 19: 56
• 20 or more: 125
• Mobile homes: 3,239
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 55

Housing units in Monroe County with a mortgage: 4,036 (342 second mortgage, 273 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,315

Here:	54.9% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Monroe County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 87 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/16/1956, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Monroe County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 79.5 miles away from Monroe County center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 40.0 miles away from the county center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.5 miles away from the county center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 75.0 miles away from Monroe County center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 79.2 miles away from the county center
On 5/28/1995 at 15:28:36, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 62.5 miles away from Monroe County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,583 (82%) Carpooled: 2,210 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%) Motorcycle: 18 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 103 (1%) Other means: 105 (1%) Worked at home: 271 (2%)

4.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,524 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.76%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.00% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($17,771 average AGI)
1.76% relocated from other states ($13,751 average AGI)

Monroe County:	1.76%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Lee County, MS	0.86% ($24,798 average AGI)
from Lowndes County, MS	0.43% ($26,782)
from Itawamba County, MS	0.39% ($31,020)
from Chickasaw County, MS	0.27% ($23,647)
from Clay County, MS	0.21% ($24,577)
from Lamar County, AL	0.17% ($26,227)
from Pontotoc County, MS	0.11% ($23,786)

5.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,992 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.09%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.59% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($19,634 average AGI)
1.50% relocated to other states ($8,359 average AGI)

Monroe County:	1.50%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Lee County, MS	1.19% ($27,199 average AGI)
to Lowndes County, MS	0.47% ($35,517)
to Itawamba County, MS	0.32% ($26,488)
to Clay County, MS	0.29% ($19,892)
to Chickasaw County, MS	0.20% ($24,440)
to Oktibbeha County, MS	0.18% ($20,478)
to Lamar County, AL	0.14% ($29,056)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,331 (4,879 aged, 1,452 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 33,336 (7,720 male householders, 2,981 female householders)

  7,783 spouses, 12,194 children (11,159 natural, 181 adopted, 854 stepchildren), 1,107 grandchildren, 361 brothers or sisters, 168 parents, 543 other relatives, 479 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,262 (1,501 male householders (1,320 living alone)), 2,399 female householders (2,290 living alone)), 362 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 416 (371 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,403 2-persons, 2,699 3-persons, 2,200 4-persons, 934 5-persons, 294 6-persons, 171 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,610 1-person, 236 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

97.7% of residents of Monroe County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $209,718,000 ($5527 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,257,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $97,298,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $50,344,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,193,000
Federal grants: $48,205,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,815,000 ($56,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,863,000 ($2,290,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,276,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,804,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,783,000

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-24 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.28 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.7

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

65% of Monroe 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, 61% lived in Mississippi.

Monroe County:	65.2%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 31393
• Northeast: 162
• Midwest: 1701
• South: 4086
• West: 378

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,500

Here:	6.4%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	5.5%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	6.9%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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