Tallahatchie County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

This county:	32.2%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	17.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.3%), Educational,health and social services (20.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	33.3 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 6,967	(46.7%)
Females: 7,936	(53.3%)

Tallahatchie County:	2.8 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county	$23,370
Mississippi:	$32,938

Tallahatchie County	$54,068
Mississippi:	$82,700

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tallahatchie County is $344 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $604 a month.

Cities in this county include: Charleston, Tutwiler, Webb, Sumner, Glendora.

Neighboring counties: Coahoma County , Grenada County , Leflore County , Panola County , Quitman County , Sunflower County , Yalobusha County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Tallahatchie County: Pecan Point Landing (A), Phillips Landing (B), Rabbit Ridge Plantation (C), Rainbow Plantation (D), Rays Landing (E), Turners Landing (F), Twilight Landing (G), Ruby Landing (H), Russells Landing (I), Sharkeys Landing (J), Arbin Landing (K), Belle View Landing (L), Bennetts Landing (M), Beulah Landing (N), Black Bayou Landing (O), Blythes Landing (P), Bonnett Lake Landing (Q), Browns Store Landing (R), Buford Plantation (S), Camp Lakeside (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Tallahatchie County include: Bible Way Church (A), Saint Luke Church (B), Saint John Church (C), Saint Elmon Church (D), Saint Andrew Church (E), Saint Andes Church (F), Blue Cane Church (G), Locopolis Church (H), Rocky Spring Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ashland Cemetery (1), Barnes Cemetery (2), Oak Hill Cemetery (3), Pine Hill Cemetery (4), New Salem Cemetery (5), Saint Peter Cemetery (6), New Town Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Oakland Lake (A), Bonnett Lake (B), Flat Lake (C), Round Lake (D), Duck Roost Lake (E), Blue Lake (F), Dry Lake (G), Alligator Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buzzard Bayou (A), Bellamy Creek (B), Bailey Creek (C), Stovall Bayou (D), Yocona River (E), Matthews Bayou (F), Cassidy Bayou (G), Powers Creek (H), McQuirter Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Tallahatchie County include: Strider-Taylor Public Access Area (1), Camp Talla Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Swan Lake Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	6.7%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Current college students: 519
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 54.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 78 (37% naturalized citizens)

Tallahatchie County:	0.5%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 30.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,009
• One, attached: 55
• Two: 52
• 3 or 4: 115
• 5 to 9: 31
• 10 to 19: 16
• 20 or more: 58
• Mobile homes: 1,375

Housing units in Tallahatchie County with a mortgage: 1,169 (74 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,340

Tallahatchie County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 60 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/24/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 42 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,530 (71%) Carpooled: 1,113 (22%) Bus or trolley bus: 106 (2%) Walked: 135 (3%) Other means: 65 (1%) Worked at home: 45 (1%)

4.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,468 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.55%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.29% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($14,766 average AGI)
1.27% relocated from other states ($5,701 average AGI)

Tallahatchie County:	1.27%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Yalobusha County, MS	0.50% ($14,000 average AGI)
from Coahoma County, MS	0.43% ($22,895)
from Panola County, MS	0.36% ($23,938)
from Leflore County, MS	0.34% ($19,933)
from Grenada County, MS	0.32% ($16,643)
from Shelby County, TN	0.27% ($23,250)
from Quitman County, MS	0.23% ($13,100)

6.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,324 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.90%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.28% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($16,590 average AGI)
1.61% relocated to other states ($5,734 average AGI)

Tallahatchie County:	1.61%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Coahoma County, MS	0.71% ($19,656 average AGI)
to Grenada County, MS	0.69% ($21,806)
to Yalobusha County, MS	0.60% ($24,630)
to Panola County, MS	0.49% ($18,818)
to Leflore County, MS	0.42% ($17,316)
to Shelby County, TN	0.42% ($21,158)
to Tunica County, MS	0.33% ($19,067)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,361 (1,687 aged, 674 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,237 (2,286 male householders, 1,534 female householders)

  2,312 spouses, 4,909 children (4,529 natural, 128 adopted, 252 stepchildren), 1,026 grandchildren, 302 brothers or sisters, 159 parents, 416 other relatives, 293 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,564 (684 male householders (614 living alone)), 747 female householders (683 living alone)), 133 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 102 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,363 2-persons, 903 3-persons, 782 4-persons, 411 5-persons, 196 6-persons, 165 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,297 1-person, 126 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

97.6% of residents of Tallahatchie County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 34% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $132,960,000 ($9327 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,144,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,417,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,581,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $18,426,000
Federal grants: $42,919,000
Federal procurement contracts: $12,433,000 ($11,674,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,185,000 ($3,006,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,090,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,169,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,063,000

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

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-75 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.85 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

71% of Tallahatchie 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, 72% lived in Mississippi.

Tallahatchie County:	70.9%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 13491
• Northeast: 34
• Midwest: 327
• South: 852
• West: 108

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,200

Here:	8.1%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	8.7%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	4.8%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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