Oktibbeha County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 28,28255.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 18,37336.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,8503.6%Two or more races
  • 1,3842.7%Asian alone
  • 9131.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 910.2%Some other race alone
  • 440.09%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 140.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $330,142

Here:	$330,142
State:	$226,494

Townhouses or other attached units: $197,506

Here:	$197,506
State:	$254,198

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $240,011

Here:	$240,011
State:	$359,860

Mobile homes: $43,680

Here:	$43,680
State:	$73,695

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 17
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 34
• Burglaries: 107
• Thefts: 240
• Auto thefts: 36

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 46
• Burglaries: 190
• Thefts: 126
• Auto thefts: 12

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,045 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,072 (0.6%)

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, Mississippi State, Maben, Sturgis.

Neighboring counties: Bolivar County , Calhoun County, Arkansas , Barrow County, Georgia , Choctaw County , Hale County, Alabama , West Carroll Parish, Louisiana , Wilkinson County, Georgia , Throckmorton County, Texas , Wood County, Texas .

Current college students: 12,335
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 44.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,959 (24.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,4662010 or later
• 2882000 to 2009
• 3061990 to 1999
• 1201980 to 1989
• 651970 to 1979
• 89Before 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: 12,287
• One, attached: 836
• Two: 1,496
• 3 or 4: 2,413
• 5 to 9: 1,859
• 10 to 19: 1,935
• 20 to 49: 931
• 50 or more: 611
• Mobile homes: 2,878

Housing units in Oktibbeha County with a mortgage: 5,519 (426 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 338 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 58

Religion statistics for Oktibbeha County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Oktibbeha County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: January 10, 2020 - January 11, 2020, FEMA Id: 4478, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• 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, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 13, 2019 - April 14, 2019, FEMA Id: 4450, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 23, 2010 to April 24, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1906: April 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1906, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 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 Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 13, 2004 to September 20, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1550: September 15, 2004, FEMA Id: 1550, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 10, 2002 to November 11, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1443: November 14, 2002, FEMA Id: 1443, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Mississippi Tornadoes and Severe Storms, Incident Period: February 16, 2001 to March 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1360: February 23, 2001, FEMA Id: 1360, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.05% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,446 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.00% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($24,300 average AGI)
4.04% relocated from other states ($28,146 average AGI)

Oktibbeha County:	4.04%
Mississippi average:	2.80%

from Lowndes County, MS	0.65% ($39,333 average AGI)
from Clay County, MS	0.41% ($34,048)
from Webster County, MS	0.31% ($39,489)
from Choctaw County, MS	0.27% ($34,537)
from Rankin County, MS	0.26% ($49,179)
from Hinds County, MS	0.25% ($41,184)
from Winston County, MS	0.25% ($41,079)

10.73% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,459 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.31% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($22,429 average AGI)
5.42% relocated to other states ($29,031 average AGI)

Oktibbeha County:	5.42%
Mississippi average:	2.99%

to Lowndes County, MS	0.88% ($42,309 average AGI)
to Rankin County, MS	0.48% ($48,747)
to Webster County, MS	0.38% ($47,153)
to Clay County, MS	0.34% ($26,942)
to Shelby County, TN	0.31% ($35,708)
to Lee County, MS	0.28% ($40,545)
to Hinds County, MS	0.24% ($19,541)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 6.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Oktibbeha County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 10,825 (3,131 living alone), Female householders: 10,831 (3,363 living alone)

• 7,425 spouses (7,396 opposite-sex spouses), 1,326 unmarried partners, (1,292 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,913 children (8,843 natural, 642 adopted, 469 stepchildren), 1,023 grandchildren, 118 brothers or sisters, 362 parents, 0 foster children, 217 other relatives, 3,790 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5,214

Size of family households: 5,651 2-persons, 2,596 3-persons, 1,420 4-persons, 692 5-persons, 251 6-persons, 140 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,499 1-person, 2,526 2-persons, 716 3-persons, 1,115 4-persons, 80 5-persons.

4,755 married couples with children.
3,111 single-parent households (660 men, 2,451 women).

95.2% of residents of Oktibbeha speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $263,785,000 ($6,386 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

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

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)

• Year house built in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
• 1172020 or later
• 5,0522010 to 2019
• 5,2622000 to 2009
• 4,1661990 to 1999
• 3,8501980 to 1989
• 2,9761970 to 1979
• 2,1081960 to 1969
• 9531950 to 1959
• 4371940 to 1949
• 7991939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
• 451 room
• 732 rooms
• 503 rooms
• 7214 rooms
• 2,5315 rooms
• 2,4056 rooms
• 1,7137 rooms
• 1,1198 rooms
• 1,6949+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
• 601 room
• 1,2742 rooms
• 1,9933 rooms
• 2,6234 rooms
• 2,1465 rooms
• 1,5626 rooms
• 6537 rooms
• 8568 rooms
• 1509+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
• 47no bedroom
• 701 bedroom
• 9552 bedrooms
• 6,1093 bedrooms
• 2,9294 bedrooms
• 3435+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
• 90no bedroom
• 1,8411 bedroom
• 4,6952 bedrooms
• 2,4943 bedrooms
• 1,8004 bedrooms
• 405+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Oktibbeha County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 152no vehicle
• 2,2531 vehicle
• 4,8482 vehicles
• 2,1393 vehicles
• 6754 vehicles
• 3375+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Oktibbeha County in renter-occupied apartments
• 831no vehicle
• 4,6341 vehicle
• 3,4742 vehicles
• 1,0953 vehicles
• 9304 vehicles
• 1235+ vehicles

74.3% of Oktibbeha County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Mississippi.

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

• This state: 35,016
• Other state: 13,862
• Northeast: 758
• Midwest: 2,680
• South: 9,299
• West: 1,094

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,580
• Number of aged recipients: 166
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,414
• Number of recipients under 18: 286
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 929
• Number of recipients older than 64: 365
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 592
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 639