Sunflower County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	38%
State:	28%

This county:	30.0%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	15.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.7%), Manufacturing (20.4%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Sunflower County, Mississippi business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Sunflower County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	30.2 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 18,450	(53.7%)
Females: 15,919	(46.3%)

Sunflower County:	3.0 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county	$26,252
Mississippi:	$32,938

Sunflower County	$63,910
Mississippi:	$82,700

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sunflower County is $406 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.

Cities in this county include: Indianola, Ruleville, Moorhead, Drew, Inverness, Sunflower, Doddsville.

Neighboring counties: Bolivar County , Coahoma County , Humphreys County , Leflore County , Tallahatchie County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Sunflower County: New Berlin Landing (A), Shell Ridge Landing (B), Brady Landing (C), Waco Plantation (D), Davis Landing (E), Elmwood Plantation (F), State Penal Camp Farm Number 5 (G), State Penal Camp Farm Number 7 (H), State Penal Farm Camp Number 10 (I), State Penal Farm Camp Number 11 (J), State Penal Farm Camp Number 12 (K), State Penal Farm Camp Number 2 (L), State Penal Farm Camp Number 3 (M), State Penal Farm Camp Number 4 (N), State Penal Farm Camp Number 6 (O), State Penal Farm Camp Number 8 (P), State Penal Farm Camp Number 9 (Q), Goldfield Plantation (R), Gumwood Plantation (S), Heards Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Sunflower County include: Saint Lawrence Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Big Morning Star Church (C), Saint Johns Chapel (D), Saint James Church (E), Blaine Baptist Church (F), Blaine Methodist Church (G), Roundaway Church (H), Rome United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mount Olive Cemetery (1), Lakewood Cemetery (2), Second Baptist Cemetery (3), Sandy Bayou Cemetery (4), Lehrton Cemetery (5), Bayou Hill Cemetery (6), Saint Pauls Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Round Lake (A), Blue Lake (B), Jenkins Lake (C), Dawson, Lake (D), Binson Lake (E), Darr Lake (F), Thighman Lake (G), Onemile Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Burrell Bayou (A), Standing Stump Bayou (B), Quiver River (C), Beaver Dam Bayou (D), Powell Bayou (E), Jones Bayou (F), Porter Bayou (G), Shepherds Bayou (H), Black Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.9%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Current college students: 1,673
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 59.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 220 (35% naturalized citizens)

Sunflower County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,144
• One, attached: 164
• Two: 178
• 3 or 4: 440
• 5 to 9: 312
• 10 to 19: 136
• 20 or more: 206
• Mobile homes: 751
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Sunflower County with a mortgage: 2,990 (268 second mortgage, 130 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,087

Sunflower County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 2.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 14 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/21/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 3 people

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,678 (75%) Carpooled: 1,960 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 88 (1%) Taxi: 16 (0%) Walked: 232 (2%) Other means: 128 (1%) Worked at home: 171 (2%)

5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,924 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.34%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.54% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($15,324 average AGI)
1.80% relocated from other states ($8,598 average AGI)

Sunflower County:	1.80%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Bolivar County, MS	0.93% ($24,641 average AGI)
from Washington County, MS	0.58% ($22,429)
from Leflore County, MS	0.50% ($23,905)
from Shelby County, TN	0.36% ($40,933)
from Humphreys County, MS	0.32% ($23,037)
from Tallahatchie County, MS	0.17% ($16,000)
from Hinds County, MS	0.15% ($8,385)

6.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,043 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.57%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.01% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($14,623 average AGI)
2.56% relocated to other states ($8,420 average AGI)

Sunflower County:	2.56%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Bolivar County, MS	0.96% ($22,220 average AGI)
to Washington County, MS	0.65% ($24,982)
to Shelby County, TN	0.48% ($17,537)
to Hinds County, MS	0.32% ($22,667)
to Leflore County, MS	0.28% ($19,750)
to DeSoto County, MS	0.24% ($31,150)
to Humphreys County, MS	0.22% ($19,947)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 18.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,969 (2,887 aged, 1,082 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 26,294 (3,937 male householders, 3,388 female householders)

  4,194 spouses, 10,034 children (9,287 natural, 222 adopted, 525 stepchildren), 2,481 grandchildren, 403 brothers or sisters, 209 parents, 905 other relatives, 743 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,709 (1,084 male householders (905 living alone)), 1,245 female householders (1,145 living alone)), 380 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,366 (4,922 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,291 2-persons, 1,718 3-persons, 1,600 4-persons, 893 5-persons, 425 6-persons, 398 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,050 1-person, 222 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 3 6-persons.

3,500 married couples with children.
3,415 single-parent households (419 men, 2,996 women).

96.6% of residents of Sunflower County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $215,557,000 ($6455 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,235,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,680,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $55,316,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $27,341,000
Federal grants: $70,083,000
Federal procurement contracts: $766,000 ($53,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,372,000 ($915,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,084,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,565,000
Federal Government insurance: $51,472,000

Here:	83 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-94 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.16 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.7

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

63% of Sunflower County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Mississippi.

Sunflower County:	62.9%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 30571
• Northeast: 206
• Midwest: 1035
• South: 1956
• West: 293

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,100

Here:	11.8%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	14.9%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	9.8%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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