Tishomingo County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (35.0%), Educational,health and social services (14.5%), Retail trade (12.8%).

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Races in Tishomingo County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	39.1 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 9,221	(48.1%)
Females: 9,942	(51.9%)

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Tishomingo County:	2.4 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$32,841
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$330
State:	$438

Tishomingo County:	$82,397
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $113,675

Here:	$113,675
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $94,457

Here:	$94,457
State:	$144,095

In 2-unit structures: $57,559

Here:	$57,559
State:	$70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $55,680

Here:	$55,680
State:	$120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $366,182

Here:	$366,182
State:	$263,546

Mobile homes: $27,795

Here:	$27,795
State:	$37,232

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

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

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 21
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 52
• Thefts: 2
• Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 34
• Thefts: 6
• Auto thefts: 6

This county:	14.1%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tishomingo County is $384 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $571 a month.

Cities in this county include: Shoreline Park, Iuka, Belmont, Burnsville, Tishomingo, Golden, Paden.

Neighboring counties: Alcorn County , Colbert County, Alabama , Itawamba County , Franklin County, Alabama , Hardin County, Tennessee , Lauderdale County, Alabama , Prentiss County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Tishomingo County: Eastport Dock (A), Epps Ford (B), State Line Cabin Area (C), Goat Island Marina (D), Gravel Siding (E), Greenwater Marina (F), Hazard Switch (G), Holts Spur (H), Yellow Creek Cabin Area (I), Yellow Creek State Inland Port (J), Mill Creek Cabin Area (K), Mill Creek Dock (L). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Tishomingo County include: Rutledge Salem Church (A), Boggs Chapel (B), Rowland Mill Church (C), Rocky Spring Church (D), Burgess Creek Church (E), Red Bud Church (F), Mackeys Creek Church (G), Camp Ground Church (H), Providence Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pittsburg Cemetery (1), Mann Cemetery (2), Kirk Cemetery (3), Old Union Cemetery (4), Sardis Cemetery (5), Hebron Cemetery (6), Lambs Chapel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Bay Springs Lake (A), Bryant Pond (B), Pollard Mill Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rhodes Branch (A), Barnett Branch (B), Mayo Branch (C), Kirk Branch (D), Ramsey Branch (E), Bullard Branch (F), Calahan Branch (G), King Creek (H), Camel Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Tishomingo County include: J P Coleman State Park (1), Paden Overlook Area (2), Divide Overlook Area (3), Jackson Camp Recreation Area (4), Tishomingo County Game Refuge (5), Crows Neck Recreation and Environmental Center (6), Tishomingo State Park (7), Scruggs Bridge Overlook Area (8), Burnsville Overlook Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.9%
Mississippi:	6.0%

Current college students: 375
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 191 (26% naturalized citizens)

Tishomingo County:	1.0%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,254
• One, attached: 97
• Two: 223
• 3 or 4: 169
• 5 to 9: 83
• 10 to 19: 42
• 20 or more: 31
• Mobile homes: 1,621
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 33

Housing units in Tishomingo County with a mortgage: 1,977 (121 second mortgage, 46 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,100

Here:	48.5% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Tishomingo County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 4.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/29/1972, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,545 (84%) Carpooled: 984 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 31 (0%) Ferryboat: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 112 (1%) Other means: 73 (1%) Worked at home: 80 (1%)

5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,541 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.72%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.03% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($14,169 average AGI)
2.69% relocated from other states ($13,372 average AGI)

Tishomingo County:	2.69%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Alcorn County, MS	0.85% ($24,706 average AGI)
from Itawamba County, MS	0.58% ($25,629)
from Prentiss County, MS	0.42% ($26,480)
from Lee County, MS	0.35% ($36,714)
from Colbert County, AL	0.22% ($20,615)
from Franklin County, AL	0.22% ($22,385)
from Shelby County, TN	0.18% ($32,545)

5.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,774 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.81%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.02% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($13,614 average AGI)
2.79% relocated to other states ($12,160 average AGI)

Tishomingo County:	2.79%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Alcorn County, MS	1.25% ($24,413 average AGI)
to Itawamba County, MS	0.53% ($27,469)
to Franklin County, AL	0.50% ($23,767)
to Prentiss County, MS	0.45% ($21,630)
to Colbert County, AL	0.30% ($21,833)
to Lee County, MS	0.23% ($31,643)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1

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

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,748 (3,502 aged, 1,246 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 16,324 (4,641 male householders, 990 female householders)

  4,612 spouses, 5,240 children (4,530 natural, 198 adopted, 512 stepchildren), 275 grandchildren, 127 brothers or sisters, 98 parents, 152 other relatives, 189 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,559 (949 male householders (831 living alone)), 1,379 female householders (1,344 living alone)), 231 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 280 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,681 2-persons, 1,353 3-persons, 1,072 4-persons, 411 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,175 1-person, 108 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

97.5% of residents of Tishomingo County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 61% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $151,672,000 ($7961 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $28,373,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $65,167,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,559,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $631,000
Federal grants: $26,294,000
Federal procurement contracts: $26,046,000 ($25,198,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,975,000 ($900,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $102,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,601,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,657,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.38 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.7

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

68% of Tishomingo County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Mississippi.

Tishomingo County:	68.0%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 12403
• Northeast: 127
• Midwest: 1317
• South: 4791
• West: 239

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,100

Here:	1.9%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	1.7%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	3.8%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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