Pearl River County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.3%), Retail trade (13.6%), Manufacturing (12.8%), Construction (10.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Pearl River County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 23,606	(48.6%)
Females: 25,015	(51.4%)

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Pearl River County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$35,853
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$415
State:	$438

Pearl River County:	$104,855
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $157,047

Here:	$157,047
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $176,594

Here:	$176,594
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $56,744

Here:	$56,744
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,980

Here:	$102,980
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $380,971

Here:	$380,971
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $41,045

Here:	$41,045
State:	$37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,000

Here:	$32,000
State:	$27,068

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 311
• Thefts: 395
• Auto thefts: 65

This county:	18.4%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	7.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pearl River County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $480 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $586 a month.

Cities in this county include: Picayune, Poplarville.

Neighboring counties: Forrest County , Hancock County , Harrison County , Lamar County , Marion County , St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana , Washington Parish, Louisiana , Stone County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pearl River County: Old Tar Landing (A), Byrd Line School (B), Gum Landing (C), Gum Pond (D), Leslies Landing (E), Thomas School (F), Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pearl River County include: Burgetown Church (A), Red Hill Church (B), Byrds Chapel (C), Caesar Church (D), Cedar Grove Church (E), Lee Town Church (F), Plainview Church (G), Pine Grove Church (H), Crossroads Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Kennedy Cemetery (1), McGehee Cemetery (2), Beall Cemetery (3), Landrum Cemetery (4), Bell Cemetery (5), Lumpkin Cemetery (6), Felix Ladner Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Round Lake (A), Blue Lake (B), John Henry Lake (C), Davis Lake (D), Lower Cameron Lake (E), Pool Lake (F), George Lake (G), Car Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaverdam Creek (A), Redfish Creek (B), Bee Tree Brake (C), Springhead Branch (D), Lutens Branch (E), Stanfield Creek (F), Rattlesnake Bay (G), Kennedy Creek (H), Savannah Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Pearl River County include: Walkiah Bluff Water Park (1), Pearl River County Game Refuge (2), Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge (3), Wolf River Game Management Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.6%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 2,015
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 603 (58% naturalized citizens)

Pearl River County:	1.2%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 36.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,215
• One, attached: 197
• Two: 436
• 3 or 4: 267
• 5 to 9: 298
• 10 to 19: 54
• 20 or more: 116
• Mobile homes: 4,902
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 125

Housing units in Pearl River County with a mortgage: 5,630 (359 second mortgage, 304 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,420

Here:	62.2% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Pearl River 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 37 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/19/1996, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 10 people and caused $700,000 in damages.

Pearl River County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Mississippi state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 73.0 miles away from Pearl River County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,794 (78%) Carpooled: 2,930 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 43 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%) Taxi: 10 (0%) Motorcycle: 14 (0%) Bicycle: 25 (0%) Walked: 300 (2%) Other means: 295 (2%) Worked at home: 456 (2%)

13.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,769 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.85%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.28% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($7,556 average AGI)
10.57% relocated from other states ($27,213 average AGI)

Pearl River County:	10.57%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from St. Bernard Parish, LA	4.23% ($34,661 average AGI)
from St. Tammany Parish, LA	1.81% ($40,464)
from Hancock County, MS	1.36% ($32,914)
from Orleans Parish, LA	1.01% ($36,790)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.72% ($36,973)
from Harrison County, MS	0.63% ($31,670)
from Plaquemines Parish, LA	0.30% ($30,596)

7.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,945 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.69%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.65% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($13,330 average AGI)
5.04% relocated to other states ($20,615 average AGI)

Pearl River County:	5.04%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to St. Tammany Parish, LA	0.50% ($30,778 average AGI)
to Forrest County, MS	0.40% ($19,000)
to Lamar County, MS	0.39% ($108,368)
to Harrison County, MS	0.35% ($26,333)
to Hancock County, MS	0.32% ($26,935)
to Jefferson Parish, LA	0.21% ($33,032)
to Harris County, TX	0.17% ($28,640)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,002 (6,085 aged, 1,917 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 42,858 (10,436 male householders, 3,290 female householders)

  10,857 spouses, 14,824 children (12,818 natural, 581 adopted, 1,425 stepchildren), 1,294 grandchildren, 296 brothers or sisters, 373 parents, 666 other relatives, 822 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,974 (1,965 male householders (1,629 living alone)), 2,411 female householders (2,269 living alone)), 598 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 789 (344 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,721 2-persons, 3,287 3-persons, 2,813 4-persons, 1,265 5-persons, 434 6-persons, 206 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,898 1-person, 395 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

96.4% of residents of Pearl River County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 48% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $271,062,000 ($5229 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,134,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $140,566,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $72,892,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,048,000
Federal grants: $36,196,000
Federal procurement contracts: $9,402,000 ($7,027,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,957,000 ($3,736,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,486,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $20,199,000
Federal Government insurance: $54,198,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+58 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.83 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.7

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

57% of Pearl River County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in Mississippi.

Pearl River County:	56.8%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 25365
• Northeast: 968
• Midwest: 1772
• South: 18454
• West: 1162

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $54,600

Here:	7.2%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	7.6%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	8.4%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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