Smith County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	13%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.5%), Educational,health and social services (17.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Smith County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	35.6 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 7,905	(48.9%)
Females: 8,277	(51.1%)

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Smith County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$35,769
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$309
State:	$438

Smith County:	$81,046
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $123,910

Here:	$123,910
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $100,635

Here:	$100,635
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $124,870

Here:	$124,870
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,015,848

Here:	$1,015,848
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $188,682

Here:	$188,682
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $42,904

Here:	$42,904
State:	$37,232

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

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

This county:	16.9%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	6.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Smith County is $386 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $547 a month.

Cities in this county include: Taylorsville, Raleigh, Mize, Polkville, Sylvarena.

Neighboring counties: Covington County , Jasper County , Jones County , Newton County , Rankin County , Scott County , Simpson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Smith County: Old Taylorsville (A), Ford (B), Ted (C), Marathon Lake Recreation Area (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Smith County include: Saint John Church (A), Rose Hill Church (B), Boykin Church (C), Rocky Hill Church (D), Rock Bluff Church (E), Leaf River Church (F), Calvary Church (G), Providence Church (H), Carr Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Old Zion Hill Cemetery (1), Austin Cemetery (2), Barber Cemetery (3), Barnes Cemetery (4), Dukes Cemetery (5), Everett Cemetery (6), Bethany Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Shongelo Lake (A), Greentree Reservoir (B), Marathon Lake (C), Beaver Lake (D), Lake Ross Barnett (E), Spring Lakes (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Redhead Creek (A), Beaverdam Creek (B), Beech Branch (C), Yellow Bill Creek (D), Raspberry Creek (E), Purvis Creek (F), Caney Creek (G), Cantwell Branch (H), Jump Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Smith County: State Roadside Park Picnic Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.8%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 444
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 77 (25% naturalized citizens)

Smith County:	0.5%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,690
• One, attached: 44
• Two: 49
• 3 or 4: 78
• 5 to 9: 18
• 10 to 19: 3
• 20 or more: 7
• Mobile homes: 2,024
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 92

Housing units in Smith County with a mortgage: 1,322 (86 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,179

Here:	52.9% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Smith County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 4.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 46 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/22/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Smith County-area historical earthquake activity is below Mississippi state average. It is 97% 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 71.1 miles away from Smith 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 50.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/24/1998 at 15:20:01, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from the county center
On 3/22/2005 at 08:11:50, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.2 miles away from Smith County center
On 5/16/2008 at 18:39:14, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.6 miles away from the county center
On 5/21/2002 at 20:35:34, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 100.0 miles away from Smith County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,788 (75%) Carpooled: 1,123 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 26 (0%) Motorcycle: 10 (0%) Bicycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 66 (1%) Other means: 93 (1%) Worked at home: 308 (5%)

5.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,131 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.69% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($22,327 average AGI)
1.04% relocated from other states ($5,804 average AGI)

Smith County:	1.04%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Simpson County, MS	0.73% ($23,030 average AGI)
from Jones County, MS	0.59% ($31,704)
from Rankin County, MS	0.57% ($35,538)
from Jasper County, MS	0.53% ($25,667)
from Scott County, MS	0.48% ($30,318)
from Harrison County, MS	0.35% ($15,000)
from Covington County, MS	0.26% ($20,167)

5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,558 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.47% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($19,254 average AGI)
1.26% relocated to other states ($6,304 average AGI)

Smith County:	1.26%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Jones County, MS	0.71% ($23,000 average AGI)
to Simpson County, MS	0.68% ($32,161)
to Rankin County, MS	0.59% ($27,407)
to Jasper County, MS	0.37% ($17,118)
to Scott County, MS	0.37% ($23,294)
to Covington County, MS	0.33% ($25,600)
to Forrest County, MS	0.26% ($15,083)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,385 (1,763 aged, 622 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,529 (3,648 male householders, 991 female householders)

  3,670 spouses, 5,146 children (4,496 natural, 131 adopted, 519 stepchildren), 453 grandchildren, 127 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 243 other relatives, 168 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,522 (555 male householders (518 living alone)), 889 female householders (860 living alone)), 78 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 131 (22 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,827 2-persons, 1,211 3-persons, 980 4-persons, 386 5-persons, 184 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,378 1-person, 62 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

98.0% of residents of Smith County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $80,406,000 ($5071 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,231,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,742,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,120,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $203,000
Federal grants: $23,880,000
Federal procurement contracts: $419,000 ($25,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,043,000 ($932,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,357,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,437,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,717,000

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-26 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.65 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

70% of Smith 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, 76% lived in Mississippi.

Smith County:	69.9%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 14525
• Northeast: 83
• Midwest: 311
• South: 1015
• West: 79

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,000

Here:	2.8%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	6.2%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	12.3%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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