Pontotoc County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (43.1%), Educational,health and social services (14.0%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Pontotoc County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	34.8 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 12,984	(48.6%)
Females: 13,742	(51.4%)

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Pontotoc County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$37,178
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$378
State:	$438

Pontotoc County:	$89,510
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $132,563

Here:	$132,563
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $109,742

Here:	$109,742
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $59,382

Here:	$59,382
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $144,802

Here:	$144,802
State:	$120,218

Mobile homes: $36,413

Here:	$36,413
State:	$37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$27,068

This county:	13.8%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pontotoc County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $619 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pontotoc, Ecru, Sherman, Thaxton, Algoma, Toccopola.

Neighboring counties: Calhoun County , Chickasaw County , Lafayette County , Lee County , Union County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pontotoc County: Pontotoc Ridge-flatlands State Experiment Station (A), Camp Yocona (B), D'Artaguette Battlefield (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pontotoc County include: Bluff Springs Church (A), Robbs United Methodist Church (B), Robbs Chapel (C), Buchannan Missionary Baptist Church (D), Ridge Chapel (E), Buckhorn Church (F), Reynolds Chapel (G), Resident Church (H), Randolph Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Shady Grove Cemetery (1), Edington Cemetery (2), McCleskey Cemetery (3), Babb Cemetery (4), College Hill Cemetery (5), Bass Cemetery (6), Salmon Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Honeyfork Lake (A), Yocona Lake (B), Guinn Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buttermilk Branch (A), Byrds Creek (B), Calloway Creek (C), Little Skuna Creek (D), Lilly Creek (E), Cane Creek (F), Allen Branch (G), Johns Creek (H), Cherry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Pontotoc County: Old Natchez Trace Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	9.4%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 787
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 303 (22% naturalized citizens)

Pontotoc County:	1.1%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,805
• One, attached: 27
• Two: 240
• 3 or 4: 169
• 5 to 9: 125
• 10 to 19: 38
• 20 or more: 36
• Mobile homes: 2,363
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Pontotoc County with a mortgage: 2,630 (261 second mortgage, 81 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,851

Here:	58.7% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Pontotoc County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 3.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 53 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/12/1978, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 18 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Pontotoc County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 76.7 miles away from Pontotoc County center
On 5/10/2008 at 17:52:50, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 12.8 miles away from the county center
On 7/15/1995 at 01:03:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from the county center
On 5/28/2000 at 11:32:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.9 miles away from Pontotoc County center
On 10/26/2002 at 20:05:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,815 (81%) Carpooled: 1,969 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 123 (1%) Other means: 93 (1%) Worked at home: 183 (2%)

7.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,630 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.24%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.64% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($23,084 average AGI)
1.60% relocated from other states ($6,546 average AGI)

Pontotoc County:	1.60%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Lee County, MS	2.04% ($28,959 average AGI)
from Union County, MS	0.98% ($29,223)
from Chickasaw County, MS	0.50% ($26,563)
from Lafayette County, MS	0.39% ($30,919)
from Monroe County, MS	0.19% ($18,000)
from Calhoun County, MS	0.18% ($35,118)
from Itawamba County, MS	0.14% ($26,154)

6.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,689 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.16%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.71% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($20,787 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($5,902 average AGI)

Pontotoc County:	1.45%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Lee County, MS	1.85% ($31,017 average AGI)
to Union County, MS	0.84% ($25,152)
to Chickasaw County, MS	0.37% ($25,943)
to Itawamba County, MS	0.28% ($25,308)
to Lafayette County, MS	0.22% ($32,238)
to Calhoun County, MS	0.15% ($25,571)
to Monroe County, MS	0.15% ($23,786)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,126 (3,119 aged, 1,007 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 23,681 (6,126 male householders, 1,507 female householders)

  6,144 spouses, 8,302 children (7,366 natural, 219 adopted, 717 stepchildren), 674 grandchildren, 149 brothers or sisters, 147 parents, 290 other relatives, 342 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,800 (1,106 male householders (980 living alone)), 1,390 female householders (1,333 living alone)), 304 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 245 (200 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,972 2-persons, 2,011 3-persons, 1,673 4-persons, 682 5-persons, 200 6-persons, 95 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,313 1-person, 116 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 16 5-persons.

96.9% of residents of Pontotoc County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $124,974,000 ($4448 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,532,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $58,119,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,591,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,204,000
Federal grants: $31,433,000
Federal procurement contracts: $779,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,849,000 ($491,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,485,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,600,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,536,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+29 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.54 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.7

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

61% of Pontotoc County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Mississippi.

Pontotoc County:	61.4%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 21542
• Northeast: 246
• Midwest: 1188
• South: 2970
• West: 430

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,500

Here:	4.2%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	2.2%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	11.7%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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