Perry County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	15%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.9%), Educational,health and social services (20.1%), Construction (10.9%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Perry County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	33.5 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 5,931	(48.9%)
Females: 6,207	(51.1%)

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Perry County:	2.7 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$31,535
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$283
State:	$438

Perry County:	$70,390
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $108,297

Here:	$108,297
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $126,401

Here:	$126,401
State:	$144,095

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $121,426

Here:	$121,426
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $327,048

Here:	$327,048
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $36,494

Here:	$36,494
State:	$37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,500

Here:	$22,500
State:	$27,068

This county:	22.0%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	10.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

Area name: Hattiesburg, MS MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Perry County is $444 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $528 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $769 a month.

Cities in this county include: Richton, Beaumont, New Augusta.

Neighboring counties: Forrest County , George County , Greene County , Jones County , Stone County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Perry County: Moodys Landing (A), Old Augusta (B), Paret Lot Work Center (C), Pauls Stumps (D), Ray Green Farm (E), Davis KD Range (F), Erambert Seed Orchard (G), Fairley Bridge Landing (H), Gay Ford (I), Sweetwater (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Perry County include: Saint Luke Church (A), Saint John Church (B), Bolton Chapel (C), River Valley Church (D), Buck Creek Church (E), Calvary Church (F), Providence Church (G), Prospect Church (H), Carter Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Cochran Cemetery (1), McGilvary Cemetery (2), Edwards Cemetery (3), McKenzie Cemetery (4), New York Cemetery (5), Lott Cemetery (6), Ferguson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Izola Lake (A), Round Lake (B), Rubin Lake (C), Middle Lake (D), Blue Lake (E), McSwain Lake (F), Perry Lake (G), Doctor Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Redhill Branch (A), Beaverdam Creek (B), Burnt Rock Creek (C), Ready Branch (D), Buzzard Branch (E), Yellow Jacket Branch (F), Calf Branch (G), Stillhouse Branch (H), Sand Hill Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Perry County include: Fairley Bridge Landing Recreation Area (1), Cypress Creek Landing Recreation Site (2), Leaf River State Wildlife Management Area (3), Moodys Landing Recreation Area (4), Janice Landing Recreation Site (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.1%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 326
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 55 (45% naturalized citizens)

Perry County:	0.5%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 36.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 42.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,183
• One, attached: 32
• Two: 60
• 3 or 4: 63
• 5 to 9: 52
• 10 to 19: 46
• 20 or more: 9
• Mobile homes: 1,655
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Perry County with a mortgage: 1,002 (112 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 787

Here:	56.0% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Perry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Mississippi state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 27 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/26/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Perry County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 53.2 miles away from Perry County center
On 3/25/1996 at 14:15:50, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.1 miles away from the county center
On 3/22/2005 at 08:11:50, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.7 miles away from the county center
On 9/30/2003 at 02:28:03, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.3 miles away from Perry County center
On 5/16/2008 at 18:39:14, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.4 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/1997 at 03:39:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.4 miles away from Perry County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,500 (77%) Carpooled: 778 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 44 (1%) Motorcycle: 10 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 50 (1%) Other means: 68 (1%) Worked at home: 113 (2%)

6.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,950 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.76%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.64% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($19,360 average AGI)
2.12% relocated from other states ($8,590 average AGI)

Perry County:	2.12%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Forrest County, MS	1.50% ($23,586 average AGI)
from Jones County, MS	0.67% ($26,731)
from Lamar County, MS	0.54% ($43,048)
from Greene County, MS	0.39% ($29,200)
from Jackson County, MS	0.28% ($21,455)

6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,234 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.75% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($18,087 average AGI)
1.79% relocated to other states ($6,147 average AGI)

Perry County:	1.79%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Forrest County, MS	2.13% ($22,232 average AGI)
to Lamar County, MS	0.49% ($21,263)
to Jones County, MS	0.39% ($21,333)
to Greene County, MS	0.31% ($33,833)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,722 (1,245 aged, 477 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 10,841 (2,619 male householders, 753 female householders)

  2,693 spouses, 3,996 children (3,638 natural, 76 adopted, 282 stepchildren), 449 grandchildren, 91 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 117 other relatives, 91 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,177 (485 male householders (416 living alone)), 571 female householders (539 living alone)), 121 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 120 (99 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,256 2-persons, 864 3-persons, 768 4-persons, 295 5-persons, 119 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 955 1-person, 80 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 13 6-persons.

97.7% of residents of Perry County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $62,085,000 ($5074 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,617,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $28,597,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,287,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $371,000
Federal grants: $17,961,000
Federal procurement contracts: $445,000 ($96,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,425,000 ($55,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $407,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,715,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,267,000

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-18 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.12 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.3
State:	5.7

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

66% of Perry County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Mississippi.

Perry County:	65.5%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 9961
• Northeast: 121
• Midwest: 239
• South: 1625
• West: 107

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,900

Here:	5.3%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	2.0%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	21.8%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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