Oktibbeha County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	44%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (39.4%), Manufacturing (12.7%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	24.8 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 21,445	(50.0%)
Females: 21,457	(50.0%)

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Oktibbeha County:	2.4 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$28,879
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$497
State:	$438

Oktibbeha County:	$113,463
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $178,433

Here:	$178,433
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $147,460

Here:	$147,460
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $49,796

Here:	$49,796
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $55,295

Here:	$55,295
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $249,979

Here:	$249,979
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $35,078

Here:	$35,078
State:	$37,232

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 8
• Thefts: 23
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	28.2%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	15.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Oktibbeha County is $438 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $534 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $696 a month.

Cities in this county include: Starkville, Maben, Sturgis.

Neighboring counties: Choctaw County , Clay County , Lowndes County , Noxubee County , Webster County , Winston County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Oktibbeha County: Camp Seminole (A), State College (B), Lebanon (C), Humphrey Coliseum (D), Mitchell Memorial Library (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Oktibbeha County include: Big Creek Church (A), Blackjack Missionary Baptist Church (B), Boyd Chapel (C), Bradley Church of God (D), Rockhill United Methodist Church (E), Broadmoore Church (F), Robinson Missionary Baptist Church (G), Redeemer Church (H), Cedar Grove Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mount Olive Cemetery (1), Sessums Cemetery (2), Self Creek Cemetery (3), Seitz Cemetery (4), Mayhew Mission Cemetery (5), McClelland Cemetery (6), Sanders Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs and swamps: Camps Lake (A), Lake Tuckaway (B), Dorman Lake (C), Oktibbeha County Lake (D), Green Timber Reservoir Number Three (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lick Creek (A), Red Bud Creek (B), Red Bank Creek (C), By-Wy Creek (D), Biba Wila Creek (E), Josey Creek (F), Big Creek (G), Shaw Creek (H), Talking Warrior Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Oktibbeha County include: University Estates Community Park (1), Dudy Noble Field (2), Scott Field (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.1%
Mississippi:	6.0%

Current college students: 12,335
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,421 (16% naturalized citizens)

Oktibbeha County:	3.3%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,895
• One, attached: 214
• Two: 1,024
• 3 or 4: 1,563
• 5 to 9: 1,283
• 10 to 19: 722
• 20 or more: 729
• Mobile homes: 2,876
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Housing units in Oktibbeha County with a mortgage: 3,980 (404 second mortgage, 480 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,784

Here:	69.0% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Oktibbeha 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 3 fatalities and 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/11/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,554 (79%) Carpooled: 2,461 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 132 (1%) Subway or elevated: 6 (0%) Railroad: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 14 (0%) Bicycle: 22 (0%) Walked: 751 (4%) Other means: 105 (1%) Worked at home: 347 (2%)

11.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,441 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.26%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

0.83% of residents moved from foreign countries ($972 average AGI)

Oktibbeha County:	0.83%
Mississippi average:	0.09%

6.18% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($14,535 average AGI)
4.25% relocated from other states ($13,934 average AGI)

Oktibbeha County:	4.25%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Lowndes County, MS	0.67% ($35,259 average AGI)
from Webster County, MS	0.40% ($23,720)
from Clay County, MS	0.39% ($21,082)
from Hinds County, MS	0.36% ($24,444)
from Choctaw County, MS	0.29% ($21,973)
from Harrison County, MS	0.28% ($29,229)
from Shelby County, TN	0.27% ($27,912)

10.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,296 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.72%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($133 average AGI)

Oktibbeha County:	0.10%
Mississippi average:	0.08%

5.31% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($13,316 average AGI)
5.32% relocated to other states ($16,847 average AGI)

Oktibbeha County:	5.32%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Lowndes County, MS	0.69% ($30,709 average AGI)
to Webster County, MS	0.49% ($27,787)
to Shelby County, TN	0.42% ($26,731)
to Rankin County, MS	0.40% ($37,260)
to Clay County, MS	0.37% ($21,391)
to Hinds County, MS	0.33% ($22,366)
to Lee County, MS	0.29% ($29,583)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,895 (3,834 aged, 1,061 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 28,570 (6,368 male householders, 3,030 female householders)

  6,390 spouses, 10,458 children (9,859 natural, 198 adopted, 401 stepchildren), 946 grandchildren, 350 brothers or sisters, 103 parents, 408 other relatives, 517 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,956 (3,425 male householders (2,100 living alone)), 3,191 female householders (2,317 living alone)), 3,340 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,376 (362 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,973 2-persons, 2,353 3-persons, 1,862 4-persons, 807 5-persons, 251 6-persons, 152 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,417 1-person, 1,514 2-persons, 443 3-persons, 220 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

94.7% of residents of Oktibbeha County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $263,785,000 ($6386 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,354,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $80,897,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $42,052,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,198,000
Federal grants: $108,168,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,015,000 ($6,364,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $21,456,000 ($5,154,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,364,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,485,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,144,000

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	35 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-94 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.7

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

43% of Oktibbeha County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Mississippi.

Oktibbeha County:	43.1%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 30669
• Northeast: 675
• Midwest: 2222
• South: 7083
• West: 715

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,300

Here:	17.8%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	14.9%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	3.4%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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