Tippah County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (38.8%), Educational,health and social services (16.0%), Retail trade (10.2%).

Type of workers:

Tippah County, Mississippi business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Tippah County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 10,073	(48.4%)
Females: 10,753	(51.6%)

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Tippah County:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$33,983
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$316
State:	$438

Tippah County:	$80,635
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $116,344

Here:	$116,344
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $78,740

Here:	$78,740
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $63,750

Here:	$63,750
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $92,016

Here:	$92,016
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $298,536

Here:	$298,536
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $32,368

Here:	$32,368
State:	$37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500

Here:	$12,500
State:	$27,068

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 22
• Burglaries: 27
• Thefts: 2
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	16.9%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tippah County is $410 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $592 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ripley, Walnut, Blue Mountain, Dumas, Falkner.

Neighboring counties: Alcorn County , Benton County , Hardeman County, Tennessee , Prentiss County , Union County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Tippah County: Murry (A), Norton (B), Peoples (C), Camp Hill (D), Cliff Siding (E), Blue Mountain Childrens Home (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Tippah County include: Saint John Church (A), Saint James Church (B), Blue Mountain Church (C), Ruckerville Church (D), Rogers Chapel (E), Rock Hill Church (F), Brownfield United Methodist Church (G), Lebanon Church (H), Campground Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pisgah Cemetery (1), Mount Olive Cemetery (2), Coker Cemetery (3), Scruggs Cemetery (4), McCord Cemetery (5), McCowan Cemetery (6), Sand Spring Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Oak Grove Lake (A), Dumas Lake (B), LT-6-3 Lake (C), Lake Chautauqua (D), Rainey Lake (E), Tippah County State Fishing Lake (F), Muddy Lake (G), County Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Burton Branch (A), May Creek (B), Ray Branch (C), McAllister Creek (D), Bell Creek (E), Stave Mill Branch (F), Camp Creek (G), Spicewood Creek (H), Bartlett Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	14.3%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 607
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 397 (20% naturalized citizens)

Tippah County:	1.9%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,676
• One, attached: 61
• Two: 125
• 3 or 4: 127
• 5 to 9: 59
• 10 to 19: 53
• 20 or more: 76
• Mobile homes: 1,681
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Tippah County with a mortgage: 2,050 (147 second mortgage, 70 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,802

Here:	53.2% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Tippah County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 4.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 84 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/19/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 78 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Tippah County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 99.4 miles away from Tippah County center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 97.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 95.5 miles away from the county center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 97.6 miles away from Tippah County center
On 4/30/2003 at 04:56:22, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 MB, 4.0 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 14.7 mi) earthquake occurred 98.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/3/1992 at 03:06:03, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 7.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 79.6 miles away from Tippah County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,990 (82%) Carpooled: 1,141 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%) Walked: 136 (2%) Other means: 94 (1%) Worked at home: 175 (2%)

4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,148 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.38%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.80% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($14,509 average AGI)
1.58% relocated from other states ($9,638 average AGI)

Tippah County:	1.58%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Union County, MS	0.59% ($27,302 average AGI)
from Alcorn County, MS	0.50% ($18,778)
from Benton County, MS	0.37% ($19,407)
from Lee County, MS	0.33% ($34,125)
from Prentiss County, MS	0.28% ($12,200)
from Shelby County, TN	0.23% ($34,471)
from Marshall County, MS	0.15% ($20,455)

5.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,765 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.06%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.26% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($16,173 average AGI)
1.81% relocated to other states ($8,592 average AGI)

Tippah County:	1.81%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Union County, MS	0.86% ($22,778 average AGI)
to Alcorn County, MS	0.55% ($26,875)
to Lee County, MS	0.33% ($20,583)
to Benton County, MS	0.30% ($29,682)
to Shelby County, TN	0.29% ($24,238)
to Prentiss County, MS	0.23% ($22,706)
to DeSoto County, MS	0.16% ($35,583)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,586 (3,193 aged, 1,393 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 17,979 (4,577 male householders, 1,330 female householders)

  4,698 spouses, 6,010 children (5,303 natural, 260 adopted, 447 stepchildren), 506 grandchildren, 114 brothers or sisters, 174 parents, 292 other relatives, 278 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,466 (911 male householders (793 living alone)), 1,302 female householders (1,229 living alone)), 253 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 381 (255 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,471 2-persons, 1,599 3-persons, 1,174 4-persons, 486 5-persons, 119 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,022 1-person, 144 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 21 4-persons.

96.2% of residents of Tippah County speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $137,682,000 ($6563 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,185,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $61,123,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,818,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,120,000
Federal grants: $35,471,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,319,000 ($1,055,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,831,000 ($627,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $604,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,193,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,539,000

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-5 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.94 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.7

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

66% of Tippah County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Mississippi.

Tippah County:	65.5%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 16305
• Northeast: 103
• Midwest: 812
• South: 3002
• West: 190

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,600

Here:	4.3%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	5.7%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	35.9%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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