Sharkey County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	34%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.2%), Manufacturing (12.6%).

Type of workers:

Sharkey County, Mississippi business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Sharkey County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	30.8 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 3,093	(47.0%)
Females: 3,487	(53.0%)

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Sharkey County:	3.0 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$25,847
Mississippi:	$36,338

Sharkey County:	$64,395
Mississippi:	$96,000

This county:	$236
State:	$438

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 1
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 38
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	38.3%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	16.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sharkey County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $493 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $590 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rolling Fork, Anguilla, Cary.

Neighboring counties: Humphreys County , Issaquena County , Washington County , Yazoo County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Sharkey County: Nelsons Place Landing (A), Trucks Woodyard Landing (B), Poor Joe Larkin (C), Red Rock (D), Rolling Fork Landing (E), Africa (F), Barge Lake Campground (G), Blue Lake Picnic Area (H), Bommers Ferry (I), Spanish Fort Landing (J), Straight Bayou (K), Leats Landing (L), Lucre (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Sharkey County include: Rose Hill Church (A), Rock of Mount Zion Church (B), Calvary Church (C), Pleasant Valley Church (D), Pleasant Green Church (E), Paradise Church (F), Eastern Star Church (G), Egremont Chapel (H), Emmanuel Assembly of God Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Kettleman Cemetery (1), Fish Lake Cemetery (2), Harris Cemetery (3), Jeffery Cemetery (4), Danover Cemetery (5), Cameta Cemetery (6), Delta City Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Fish Lake (A), Alligator Lake (B), Fish Lake (C), Lost Lake (D), Clark Lake (E), South Greentree Reservoir (F), Sunflower-Greentree Reservoir (G), Dowling Bayou Greentree Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: American Chute (A), Straight Bayou (B), Caney Bayou (C), Choctaw Bayou (D), Ten Mile Bayou (E), Jaynes Bayou (F), Coon Bayou (G), Turkeyfoot Bayou (H), Cypress Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Sharkey County include: Indian Bayou State Wildlife Area (1), Blue Lake Recreation Area (2), Sunflower Waterfowl Project (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Delta City Post Office (A), Nitta Yuma Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.0%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Current college students: 156
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 60.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 25 (44% naturalized citizens)

Sharkey County:	0.4%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,685
• One, attached: 51
• Two: 26
• 3 or 4: 37
• 5 to 9: 45
• 10 to 19: 11
• 20 or more: 14
• Mobile homes: 547

Housing units in Sharkey County with a mortgage: 462 (37 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 526

Here:	46.8% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Sharkey County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 4.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 28 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/3/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,555 (72%) Carpooled: 418 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 24 (1%) Bicycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 77 (4%) Other means: 33 (2%) Worked at home: 40 (2%)

4.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,241 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.48%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Mississippi.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

7.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,739 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.24%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Mississippi.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 983 (740 aged, 243 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 28%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,846 (931 male householders, 681 female householders)

  859 spouses, 2,272 children (2,095 natural, 39 adopted, 138 stepchildren), 658 grandchildren, 95 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 181 other relatives, 130 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 629 (277 male householders (242 living alone)), 289 female householders (266 living alone)), 63 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 105 (68 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 537 2-persons, 371 3-persons, 323 4-persons, 183 5-persons, 98 6-persons, 100 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 508 1-person, 49 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

98.3% of residents of Sharkey County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $54,224,000 ($8914 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $638,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,975,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,707,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,803,000
Federal grants: $16,210,000
Federal procurement contracts: $444,000 ($46,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,084,000 ($331,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $156,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $865,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,835,000

Here:	92 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-134 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.79 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.7

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

70% of Sharkey County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Mississippi.

Sharkey County:	69.7%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 5894
• Northeast: 16
• Midwest: 231
• South: 349
• West: 63

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,300

Here:	11.0%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	16.3%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	7.5%
Mississippi:	12.4%