Simpson County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in July 2007: 27,824 (16% urban, 84% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,180
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,896

% of renters here:	19%
State:	28%

Land area: 589 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 47 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Simpson County: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.9%), Manufacturing (13.7%), Retail trade (12.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Simpson County, Mississippi:

White Non-Hispanic (64.0%)
Black (34.3%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (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: 13,423	(48.6%)
Females: 14,216	(51.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,181
County population in 2003: 27,688
Jobs in 2003: 8,205

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Total labor force in 2004: 12,054
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.3%

Average household size:

Simpson County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,873 ($28,343 in 1999)

This county:	$32,873
Mississippi:	$36,338

2007 median house/condo value: $77,007 ($58,800 in 2000)

Simpson County:	$77,007
Mississippi:	$96,000

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $360 (lower quartile is $294, upper quartile is $444)

This county:	$360
State:	$438

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $927
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $286

Institutionalized population: 624

Simpson County races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $303 (0.6%)

Simpson County household income distribution in 2007

Simpson County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	21.6%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Simpson County is $398 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $545 a month.

Cities in this county include: Magee, Mendenhall, D'Lo, Braxton.

Neighboring counties: Copiah County , Covington County , Hinds County , Jefferson Davis County , Lawrence County , Rankin County , Smith County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Simpson County: Pokal (A), Camp Mondamin (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Simpson County include: Saint Johns Church (A), Saint John Church (B), Rose Hill Church (C), Rock Pisgah Church (D), Riverside Chapel (E), Rexford Methodist Church (F), Calvary Church (G), Campbell Creek Church (H), Poplar Springs Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Armstrong-Buckley Cemetery (1), Mount Olive Cemetery (2), Pinola Cemetery (3), Old Saint Peter Cemetery (4), Pine Ridge Cemetery (5), Dry Creek Cemetery (6), Dry Ridge Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Martin Lake (A), Dickerson Lake (B), Simpson Legion State Fishing Lake (C), Phillips Lake (D), Peacock Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sanders Creek (A), Lick Creek (B), Ready Branch (C), Barron Creek (D), Calhoun Branch (E), Quinn Creek (F), Campbell Creek (G), Strong River (H), McLauren Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.1%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 777
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 258 (26% naturalized citizens)

Simpson County:	0.9%
Whole state:	1.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 111 1990 to 1994: 39 1985 to 1989: 28 1980 to 1984: 10 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 32 1970 to 1974: 11 1965 to 1969: 27

Mean travel time to work: 32.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 50.9%

Simpson County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,444
One, attached: 50
Two: 91
3 or 4: 268
5 to 9: 170
10 to 19: 61
20 or more: 119
Mobile homes: 3,080
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Simpson County with a mortgage: 2,362 (190 second mortgage, 73 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,072

Here:	53.3% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Agriculture in Simpson County
Average size of farms: 152 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $185896
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $154.09
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.35%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $125571
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.13%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.79%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37438
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.64%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.09
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.61%
Corn for grain: 1423 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 212 harvested acres
Vegetables: 528 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 18 acres

Simpson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 7.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 15 fatalities and 363 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/10/1975, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 9 people and injured 210 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Health care (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Mining (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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

Mexico (54%)
Philippines (18%)
Japan (7%)
Colombia (5%)
Poland (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Germany (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Simpson County:

United States or American (29%)
Irish (6%)
English (4%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
German (2%)
European (2%)
Scottish (1%)

Simpson County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,766 (75%)
Carpooled: 1,966 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 67 (1%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 246 (2%)
Other means: 53 (1%)
Worked at home: 269 (3%)

People in group quarters in Simpson County, Mississippi

209 people in nursing homes
199 people in homes for the mentally retarded
184 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
122 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
85 people in homes for the mentally ill
48 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
48 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
29 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
19 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
15 people in unknown juvenile institutions
13 people in homes for the physically handicapped
12 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
5 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,504.

6.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,429 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.08%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.54% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($21,613 average AGI)
1.55% relocated from other states ($7,816 average AGI)
Simpson County: 1.55%
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 Rankin County, MS	1.17% ($32,089 average AGI)
from Hinds County, MS	0.81% ($29,971)
from Smith County, MS	0.36% ($32,161)
from Covington County, MS	0.31% ($17,370)
from Harrison County, MS	0.22% ($22,000)
from Lawrence County, MS	0.18% ($19,625)
from Jefferson Davis County, MS	0.16% ($20,286)

6.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,235 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.59%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.91% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($19,463 average AGI)
1.68% relocated to other states ($6,772 average AGI)
Simpson County: 1.68%
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 Rankin County, MS	1.57% ($30,788 average AGI)
to Hinds County, MS	0.64% ($23,393)
to Covington County, MS	0.41% ($25,194)
to Smith County, MS	0.38% ($23,030)
to Forrest County, MS	0.25% ($18,864)
to Madison County, MS	0.25% ($33,500)
to Jefferson Davis County, MS	0.17% ($24,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Births per 1000 population in Simpson County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Simpson County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Simpson County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,404 (3,258 aged, 1,146 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 7.2
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11812.55
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 377.920
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 60664.41

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1617.520
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 926.850

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35.52
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 53.68

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14.31

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 26,674

In family households: 23,838 (5,580 male householders, 1,912 female householders)
5,563 spouses, 8,570 children (7,710 natural, 306 adopted, 554 stepchildren), 881 grandchildren, 277 brothers or sisters, 189 parents, 389 other relatives, 477 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,836 (1,147 male householders (1,012 living alone)), 1,464 female householders (1,398 living alone)), 225 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 965 (629 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,977 2-persons, 1,881 3-persons, 1,481 4-persons, 686 5-persons, 304 6-persons, 163 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,410 1-person, 179 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 4 5-persons.

98.1% of residents of Simpson County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $141,120,000 ($5079 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,341,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,644,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,492,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $341,000
Federal grants: $32,717,000
Federal procurement contracts: $861,000 ($70,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,067,000 ($1,166,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $824,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,008,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,800,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,129

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,637

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +98

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

Net internal migration: -237

Here:	-8 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Simpson County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.97 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 425
1995 to 1998: 1,014
1990 to 1994: 1,200
1980 to 1989: 2,181
1970 to 1979: 2,395
1960 to 1969: 1,781
1950 to 1959: 788
1940 to 1949: 780
1939 or earlier: 743

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Simpson County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 169 3 rooms: 508 4 rooms: 1,129 5 rooms: 2,608 6 rooms: 1,697 7 rooms: 1,113 8 rooms: 544 9+ rooms: 403

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Simpson County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 35 2 rooms: 155 3 rooms: 192 4 rooms: 578 5 rooms: 509 6 rooms: 264 7 rooms: 105 8 rooms: 52 9+ rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Simpson County:
	no bedroom: 88 1 bedroom: 308 2 bedrooms: 1,963 3 bedrooms: 4,651 4 bedrooms: 1,034 5+ bedrooms: 136

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Simpson County:
	no bedroom: 50 1 bedroom: 248 2 bedrooms: 848 3 bedrooms: 689 4 bedrooms: 49 5+ bedrooms: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Simpson County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 626 1 vehicle: 2,303 2 vehicles: 3,362 3 vehicles: 1,361 4 vehicles: 336 5+ vehicles: 192

Cars and other vehicles available in Simpson County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 325 1 vehicle: 896 2 vehicles: 522 3 vehicles: 133 4 vehicles: 7 5+ vehicles: 13

66% of Simpson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Mississippi.

Simpson County:	65.9%
State average:	59.0%

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

This state: 23981
Northeast: 109
Midwest: 734
South: 2046
West: 426

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%) Utility gas (22%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (45%) Utility gas (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 303

Here:	8.3%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 204

Here:	12.2%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 56

Here:	7.7%
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.)

Simpson County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $453,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $6,342,000
All Other: $353,000

Solid Waste Management: $334,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $6,359,000
Regular Highways: $2,380,000

Financial Administration: $850,000

Fire Protection: $790,000

General - Other: $761,000

Solid Waste Management: $694,000

Corrections - Other: $616,000

Police Protection: $610,000

Central Staff Services: $555,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $445,000

Health Services - Other: $276,000

General Public Buildings: $229,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $222,000

Parks & Recreation: $151,000

Libraries: $144,000

Natural Resources - Other: $101,000

Other Hospitals: $11,000

Welfare - Other: $0
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $288,000
General - Interest on Debt: $248,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $308,000
Health: $45,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,806,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $760,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,596,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $970,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $800,000
Interest Earnings: $241,000

Property Sale Other: $32,000

Rents: $30,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $78,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,088,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $234,000
End of Fiscal Year: $190,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $445,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,348,000
General Support: $827,000
Tax - Property: $4,297,000
NEC: $239,000

Motor Vehicle License: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,520,000

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)

Simpson County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)