Prentiss County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in July 2007: 25,378 (24% urban, 76% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 7,663
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,158

% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

Land area: 415 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 61 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Prentiss County: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (36.4%), Educational,health and social services (16.4%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 80%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Prentiss County, Mississippi:

White Non-Hispanic (85.5%)
Black (12.9%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	35.0 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 12,390	(48.5%)
Females: 13,166	(51.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,328
County population in 2003: 25,639
Jobs in 2003: 9,448

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Total labor force in 2004: 12,402
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.9%

Average household size:

Prentiss County:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,993 ($28,446 in 1999)

This county:	$32,993
Mississippi:	$36,338

2007 median house/condo value: $79,233 ($56,400 in 2000)

Prentiss County:	$79,233
Mississippi:	$96,000

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $306 (lower quartile is $183, upper quartile is $432)

This county:	$306
State:	$438

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $832
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $257

Institutionalized population: 189

Prentiss County races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $311 (0.6%)

Prentiss County household income distribution in 2007

Prentiss County home values distribution

Prentiss County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	16.5%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Prentiss County is $344 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $546 a month.

Cities in this county include: Booneville, Jumpertown, Marietta.

Neighboring counties: Alcorn County , Itawamba County , Lee County , Tippah County , Tishomingo County , Union County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: White Oak (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Prentiss County include: Blythes Chapel (A), Ruben Chapel (B), Roaring Hollow Church (C), Cains Chapel (D), Lebanon Church (E), Candlers Chapel (F), Prospect Church (G), Carter Church (H), Casey Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pitts Cemetery (1), Mount Olive Cemetery (2), Shady Grove Cemetery (3), Mount Olive Cemetery (4), Massey Cemetery (5), Pisgah Cemetery (6), Armstrong Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Walden Lake (A), Elder Lake (B), Cox Lake (C), Burton Lake (D), Bennett Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Saucer Creek (A), Red Bud Creek (B), Kings Creek (C), Big Branch (D), Casey Creek (E), Lacy Creek (F), Pounds Branch (G), Young Branch (H), Caveness Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Prentiss County include: Piney Grove Recreation Area (1), Mackeys Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.9%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,586
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 90 (57% naturalized citizens)

Prentiss County:	0.4%
Whole state:	1.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 9 1990 to 1994: 21 1985 to 1989: 29 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 17

Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.1%

Prentiss County marital status for males

Prentiss County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,885
One, attached: 98
Two: 278
3 or 4: 270
5 to 9: 178
10 to 19: 42
20 or more: 229
Mobile homes: 1,670
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Housing units in Prentiss County with a mortgage: 2,860 (284 second mortgage, 121 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,140

Here:	57.2% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Agriculture in Prentiss County
Average size of farms: 179 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $11404
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $128.42
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 32.51%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12612
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 33.45%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.06%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23876
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.45%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.74
Corn for grain: 1654 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 389 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 4506 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 21771 harvested acres
Vegetables: 278 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 21 acres

Prentiss County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 5.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 fatalities and 86 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/24/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 73 people and caused $31 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Furniture and related products (13%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Machinery (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (13%)
Furniture and related products (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

United Kingdom (29%)
Vietnam (16%)
Mexico (14%)
Lebanon (8%)
Brazil (7%)
Germany (6%)
Japan (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Prentiss County:

United States or American (34%)
Irish (13%)
English (10%)
German (5%)
Scottish (2%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Prentiss County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,833 (82%)
Carpooled: 1,596 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%)
Walked: 133 (1%)
Other means: 59 (1%)
Worked at home: 174 (2%)

People in group quarters in Prentiss County, Mississippi

654 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
133 people in nursing homes
42 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
14 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,305.

5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,334 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.45%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.11% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($18,765 average AGI)
1.34% relocated from other states ($6,569 average AGI)
Prentiss County: 1.34%
Mississippi average: 3.40%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lee County, MS	1.32% ($25,009 average AGI)
from Alcorn County, MS	0.84% ($28,279)
from Tishomingo County, MS	0.33% ($21,630)
from Itawamba County, MS	0.28% ($20,087)
from Union County, MS	0.25% ($21,350)
from Tippah County, MS	0.21% ($22,706)
from Harrison County, MS	0.12% ($31,800)

6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,153 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.01%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.50% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($18,542 average AGI)
1.50% relocated to other states ($6,611 average AGI)
Prentiss County: 1.50%
Mississippi average: 3.96%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Lee County, MS	1.46% ($28,118 average AGI)
to Alcorn County, MS	1.30% ($22,726)
to Tishomingo County, MS	0.31% ($26,480)
to Itawamba County, MS	0.24% ($28,100)
to Tippah County, MS	0.24% ($12,200)
to Union County, MS	0.24% ($23,200)
to Shelby County, TN	0.16% ($53,154)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Births per 1000 population in Prentiss County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Prentiss County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Prentiss County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,201 (3,819 aged, 1,382 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.88
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5880.750
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 256.360
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 55105.85

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1246.430
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 992.460

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 16.46
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 70.33

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7.81

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 24,707

In family households: 21,702 (5,602 male householders, 1,526 female householders)
5,455 spouses, 7,714 children (6,845 natural, 195 adopted, 674 stepchildren), 534 grandchildren, 145 brothers or sisters, 157 parents, 213 other relatives, 356 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,005 (1,028 male householders (863 living alone)), 1,669 female householders (1,583 living alone)), 308 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 849 (168 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,051 2-persons, 1,832 3-persons, 1,471 4-persons, 546 5-persons, 178 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,446 1-person, 197 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

97.7% of residents of Prentiss County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (15% speak English very well, 71% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $151,498,000 ($5885 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,721,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $69,620,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,487,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,967,000
Federal grants: $40,443,000
Federal procurement contracts: $548,000 ($2,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,433,000 ($571,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $755,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,474,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,385,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,647

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,256

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +6

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

Net internal migration: -327

Here:	-13 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Prentiss County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.73 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 290
1995 to 1998: 1,102
1990 to 1994: 875
1980 to 1989: 1,696
1970 to 1979: 2,349
1960 to 1969: 1,922
1950 to 1959: 1,042
1940 to 1949: 722
1939 or earlier: 683

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Prentiss County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 51 3 rooms: 242 4 rooms: 920 5 rooms: 2,727 6 rooms: 1,918 7 rooms: 885 8 rooms: 508 9+ rooms: 412

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prentiss County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 105 3 rooms: 373 4 rooms: 599 5 rooms: 609 6 rooms: 296 7 rooms: 74 8 rooms: 63 9+ rooms: 32

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prentiss County:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 159 2 bedrooms: 1,865 3 bedrooms: 4,754 4 bedrooms: 769 5+ bedrooms: 109

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prentiss County:
	no bedroom: 25 1 bedroom: 422 2 bedrooms: 966 3 bedrooms: 603 4 bedrooms: 106 5+ bedrooms: 36

Cars and other vehicles available in Prentiss County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 458 1 vehicle: 1,971 2 vehicles: 3,049 3 vehicles: 1,554 4 vehicles: 457 5+ vehicles: 174

Cars and other vehicles available in Prentiss County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 353 1 vehicle: 1,054 2 vehicles: 559 3 vehicles: 143 4 vehicles: 37 5+ vehicles: 12

64% of Prentiss County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Mississippi.

Prentiss County:	64.2%
State average:	59.0%

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

This state: 21207
Northeast: 196
Midwest: 1254
South: 2504
West: 248

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (46%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%) Electricity (23%) Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (46%) Electricity (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45

Here:	1.5%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 54

Here:	4.0%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 34

Here:	2.2%
Mississippi:	12.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Prentiss County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $799,000
All Other: $560,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,600,000
Police Protection: $1,109,000

Solid Waste Management: $788,000

Financial Administration: $621,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $621,000

Central Staff Services: $557,000

General - Other: $508,000

Corrections - Other: $381,000

General Public Buildings: $343,000

Fire Protection: $243,000

Natural Resources - Other: $163,000

Health Services - Other: $161,000

Parks & Recreation: $80,000

Welfare - Other: $69,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,242,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $382,000
Libraries: $87,000

Health: $42,000

Central Staff Services: $13,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $10,949,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $8,962,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,819,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $7,992,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,449,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $500,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,789,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $859,000
General Revenue, NEC: $307,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $139,000
Solid Waste Management: $36,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,392,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,626,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,360,000
General Support: $872,000

All Other: $23,000
Tax - Property: $3,908,000
NEC: $557,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $362,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Prentiss County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)