Simpson County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	28%

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

Type of workers:

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Races in Simpson County, Mississippi:

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

Males: 13,423	(48.6%)
Females: 14,216	(51.4%)

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Simpson County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

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

This county:	$360
State:	$438

Simpson County:	$77,714
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $120,031

Here:	$120,031
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $109,049

Here:	$109,049
State:	$144,095

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $112,921

Here:	$112,921
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $238,453

Here:	$238,453
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $32,453

Here:	$32,453
State:	$37,232

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

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

This county:	21.6%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

Here:	8.4%
Mississippi:	9.6%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 32.8 minutes

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

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

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.

Simpson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Mississippi state average. It is 99% 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 90.1 miles away from Simpson 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 71.5 miles away from the county center
On 5/16/2008 at 18:39:14, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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%

Household type by relationship

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	5.4
State:	5.7

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

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

Here:	8.3%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	12.2%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	7.7%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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