Newton County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 12,39758.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,48230.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8073.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 6463.0%Some other race alone
  • 4492.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4021.9%Two or more races
  • 880.4%Asian alone

Crime in 1991 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 2
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 1990 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 17
• Thefts: 8
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,118 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $578 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Newton County is $420 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $632 a month.

Cities in this county include: Newton, Union, Decatur, Conehatta, Hickory, Chunky.

Neighboring counties: Clarke County , Copiah County , Crenshaw County, Alabama , Hampton County, South Carolina , Effingham County, Georgia , Scott County , Twiggs County, Georgia .

Current college students: 1,443
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 238 (82.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 172010 or later
• 1292000 to 2009
• 131990 to 1999
• 241980 to 1989
• 391970 to 1979
• 17Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,409
• One, attached: 80
• Two: 124
• 3 or 4: 309
• 5 to 9: 97
• 10 to 19: 6
• 20 to 49: 8
• 50 or more: 17
• Mobile homes: 2,225
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Newton County with a mortgage: 2,368 (91 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 55 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Religion statistics for Newton County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Newton County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
• Mississippi Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: October 26, 2019, FEMA Id: 4470, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornado, Incident Period: December 27, 2018 - December 28, 2018, FEMA Id: 4415, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2014 to May 03, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4175: April 30, 2014, FEMA Id: 4175, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4081: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4081, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1972: April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 1972, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1604: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1604, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Hurricane Dennis, Incident Period: July 10, 2005 to July 15, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1594: July 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 1594, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 06, 2003 to April 25, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1459: April 24, 2003, FEMA Id: 1459, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi High Winds, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 21, 1992 to November 22, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-968: November 25, 1992, FEMA Id: 968, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.21% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($34,747 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.10% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($27,949 average AGI)
1.10% relocated from other states ($6,795 average AGI)

Newton County:	1.10%
Mississippi average:	2.80%

from Neshoba County, MS	0.87% ($30,769 average AGI)
from Scott County, MS	0.80% ($32,100)
from Lauderdale County, MS	0.65% ($39,837)

5.37% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($36,257 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.43% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($28,908 average AGI)
0.94% relocated to other states ($7,349 average AGI)

Newton County:	0.94%
Mississippi average:	2.99%

to Neshoba County, MS	1.12% ($31,774 average AGI)
to Lauderdale County, MS	0.77% ($37,828)
to Scott County, MS	0.57% ($27,930)
to Rankin County, MS	0.44% ($48,364)
to Leake County, MS	0.27% ($30,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Newton County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,959 (1,137 living alone), Female householders: 3,925 (1,429 living alone)

• 3,871 spouses (3,848 opposite-sex spouses), 162 unmarried partners, (162 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,256 children (5,902 natural, 128 adopted, 228 stepchildren), 731 grandchildren, 66 brothers or sisters, 418 parents, 8 foster children, 433 other relatives, 480 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 793

Size of family households: 2,351 2-persons, 1,170 3-persons, 925 4-persons, 428 5-persons, 60 6-persons, 276 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,566 1-person, 100 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

2,711 married couples with children.
1,445 single-parent households (79 men, 1,366 women).

94.4% of residents of Newton speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% don't speak English at all).
4.4% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $162,828,000 ($7,346 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,009,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $69,371,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $45,536,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,119,000
Federal grants: $34,294,000
Federal procurement contracts: $847,000 ($2,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,662,000 ($7,095,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,183,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,232,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,383,000

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

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Newton County, Mississippi
• 192020 or later
• 1,2372010 to 2019
• 1,5712000 to 2009
• 1,1821990 to 1999
• 1,1461980 to 1989
• 1,4521970 to 1979
• 1,0081960 to 1969
• 9241950 to 1959
• 2191940 to 1949
• 4281939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Newton County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newton County, Mississippi
• 91 room
• 202 rooms
• 1473 rooms
• 8244 rooms
• 1,1525 rooms
• 1,3226 rooms
• 1,0577 rooms
• 8248 rooms
• 1,0339+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton County, Mississippi
• 91 room
• 362 rooms
• 1633 rooms
• 2764 rooms
• 4515 rooms
• 1666 rooms
• 1597 rooms
• 2448 rooms
• 879+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Newton County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Newton County, Mississippi
• 22no bedroom
• 621 bedroom
• 1,1232 bedrooms
• 3,8613 bedrooms
• 1,1674 bedrooms
• 835+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newton County, Mississippi
• 10no bedroom
• 1851 bedroom
• 5192 bedrooms
• 6443 bedrooms
• 2034 bedrooms
• 75+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Newton County, Mississippi in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Newton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 263no vehicle
• 1,3971 vehicle
• 2,5992 vehicles
• 1,3053 vehicles
• 4374 vehicles
• 3725+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Newton County in renter-occupied apartments
• 174no vehicle
• 7991 vehicle
• 4302 vehicles
• 933 vehicles
• 294 vehicles
• 365+ vehicles

93.8% of Newton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Mississippi.

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

• This state: 17,722
• Other state: 3,057
• Northeast: 260
• Midwest: 746
• South: 1,815
• West: 232

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 929
• Number of aged recipients: 139
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 790
• Number of recipients under 18: 163
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 475
• Number of recipients older than 64: 291
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 457
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 357