Panola County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.4%), Educational,health and social services (16.8%), Retail trade (14.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Panola County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	33.0 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 16,408	(47.9%)
Females: 17,866	(52.1%)

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Panola County:	2.8 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$31,066
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$375
State:	$438

Panola County:	$72,348
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $113,237

Here:	$113,237
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $187,195

Here:	$187,195
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $33,116

Here:	$33,116
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $66,360

Here:	$66,360
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $185,228

Here:	$185,228
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $37,937

Here:	$37,937
State:	$37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $55,000

Here:	$55,000
State:	$27,068

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

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 59
• Burglaries: 280
• Thefts: 290
• Auto thefts: 31

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 51
• Burglaries: 249
• Thefts: 205
• Auto thefts: 29

This county:	25.3%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	12.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Panola County is $409 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $545 a month.

Cities in this county include: Batesville, Sardis, Como, Courtland, Pope.

Neighboring counties: Lafayette County , Quitman County , Tallahatchie County , Tate County , Tunica County , Yalobusha County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Panola County: Thompson Creek Lodge (A), Nelson Spur (B), Bratton Store (C), Camp Phoenix (D), Tallahatchie (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Panola County include: Saint Joseph Church (A), Black Church (B), Black Jack Church (C), Bluff Springs Church (D), Ruffin Grove Church (E), Braham Chapel (F), Brassell Chapel (G), Rocky Mountain Church (H), Rock Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Emery Cemetery (1), Pisgah Cemetery (2), Oldham Cemetery (3), Askew Grove Cemetery (4), Cold Springs Cemetery (5), Kind Providence Cemetery (6), Hebron Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Round Hole, The (A), Jacks Lake (B), Lower Lake (C), Carrier, Lake (D), Corn Lake (E), Sutton Lake (F), Lone Lake (G), Sardis Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kirksey Creek (A), Bynum Creek (B), Rainey Branch (C), Kenny Creek (D), Caney Creek (E), Goodwin Creek (F), Jones Creek (G), Johnson Creek (H), Sand Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Panola County include: Lower Lake Beach Public Use Area (1), Deacon Ridge Public Use Area (2), Coles Point Public Use Area (3), Willow Cove Public Use Area (4), Beach Point Public Use Area (5), Shady Cove Public Use Area (6), Cypress Point Public Use Area (7), Pats Bluff Public Use Area (8), Engineer Point Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Lower Lake Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	13.3%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 1,070
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 222 (60% naturalized citizens)

Panola County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,282
• One, attached: 145
• Two: 190
• 3 or 4: 427
• 5 to 9: 145
• 10 to 19: 49
• 20 or more: 153
• Mobile homes: 4,343
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Panola County with a mortgage: 2,816 (228 second mortgage, 187 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,830

Here:	49.9% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Panola County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Mississippi state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/23/1962, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Panola County-area historical earthquake activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 90.4 miles away from Panola County center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 91.0 miles away from the county center
On 2/10/2005 at 14:04:54, a magnitude 4.1 (3.9 MB, 4.1 MW, Depth: 9.5 mi) earthquake occurred 97.9 miles away from the county center
On 9/17/1997 at 18:16:31, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 91.2 miles away from Panola County center
On 8/11/1996 at 18:17:49, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 75.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/11/1996 at 21:54:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.0 miles away from Panola County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,881 (78%) Carpooled: 2,299 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 48 (0%) Railroad: 6 (0%) Walked: 163 (1%) Other means: 137 (1%) Worked at home: 139 (1%)

5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,090 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.86%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.68% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($18,111 average AGI)
2.18% relocated from other states ($11,979 average AGI)

Panola County:	2.18%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from DeSoto County, MS	0.65% ($33,133 average AGI)
from Shelby County, TN	0.65% ($32,093)
from Tate County, MS	0.63% ($22,479)
from Lafayette County, MS	0.38% ($28,068)
from Quitman County, MS	0.29% ($23,618)
from Yalobusha County, MS	0.22% ($29,115)
from Tunica County, MS	0.22% ($18,040)

6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,063 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.04%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.07% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($18,100 average AGI)
1.97% relocated to other states ($7,964 average AGI)

Panola County:	1.97%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Tate County, MS	0.93% ($26,870 average AGI)
to DeSoto County, MS	0.89% ($30,515)
to Lafayette County, MS	0.67% ($28,179)
to Shelby County, TN	0.59% ($24,868)
to Quitman County, MS	0.22% ($23,000)
to Yalobusha County, MS	0.21% ($22,708)
to Tunica County, MS	0.17% ($17,550)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,631 (4,143 aged, 1,488 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 30,111 (5,829 male householders, 3,257 female householders)

  6,028 spouses, 11,547 children (10,724 natural, 235 adopted, 588 stepchildren), 1,811 grandchildren, 421 brothers or sisters, 135 parents, 556 other relatives, 527 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,564 (1,507 male householders (1,287 living alone)), 1,656 female householders (1,552 living alone)), 401 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 599 (333 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,305 2-persons, 2,331 3-persons, 1,915 4-persons, 920 5-persons, 293 6-persons, 322 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,839 1-person, 287 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

97.4% of residents of Panola County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $215,549,000 ($6094 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,284,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $82,433,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $41,295,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,544,000
Federal grants: $60,271,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,986,000 ($627,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,019,000 ($1,809,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $831,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,548,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,906,000

Here:	85 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

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

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

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.34 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

66% of Panola County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Mississippi.

Panola County:	66.0%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 27472
• Northeast: 142
• Midwest: 1201
• South: 4833
• West: 279

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,900

Here:	8.5%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	8.9%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	7.5%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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