Tishomingo County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in 2005: 19,202 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,234
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,683

% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

Land area: 424 sq. mi.
Water area: 20.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 45 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.1%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 81%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Tishomingo County, Mississippi:

White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
Black (3.1%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
Other race (1.1%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,424
County population in 2003: 19,014
Jobs in 2003: 6,170

Total labor force in 2004: 8,236
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.8%

Average household size:

Tishomingo County:	2.4 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,768 ($28,315 in 2000)

This county	$29,768
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $76,948

Tishomingo County	$76,948
Mississippi:	$82,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $353
Institutionalized population: 276
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Tishomingo County in 2000: $568

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

Tishomingo County races chart

Tishomingo County, MS map from a distance

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.3%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.6%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 95
1990 to 1994: 29
1985 to 1989: 14
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 14
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 14
1965 to 1969: 23

Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

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

Tishomingo County marital status for males

Tishomingo County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Tishomingo County
Average size of farms: 147 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $9130
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $89.14
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 67.93%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $8716
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.38%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $20214
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.93%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.91
Corn for grain: 548 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 59 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 2073 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4118 harvested acres
Vegetables: 7 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 14 acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Furniture and related products (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Wood products (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Educational services (11%)
Furniture and related products (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Apparel (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (75%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (14%)
Argentina (5%)
Colombia (3%)
El Salvador (1%)
Guatemala (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Tishomingo County:

United States or American (50%)
Irish (11%)
English (9%)
German (4%)
European (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Tishomingo County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

252 people in nursing homes
23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,177.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Tishomingo County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Tishomingo County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Tishomingo County

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

Households: 18,883

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.

3,205 married couples with children.
841 single-parent households (166 men, 675 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,213

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

Deaths: 1,327

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

Net international migration: +61

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

Net internal migration: +117

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

Population growth in Tishomingo County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 177
1995 to 1998: 805
1990 to 1994: 1,116
1980 to 1989: 1,544
1970 to 1979: 2,269
1960 to 1969: 1,480
1950 to 1959: 952
1940 to 1949: 563
1939 or earlier: 647

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tishomingo County, Mississippi:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 50
3 rooms: 183
4 rooms: 820
5 rooms: 1,879
6 rooms: 1,736
7 rooms: 843
8 rooms: 443
9 or more rooms: 278

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tishomingo County, Mississippi:

1 room: 8
2 rooms: 39
3 rooms: 220
4 rooms: 534
5 rooms: 461
6 rooms: 292
7 rooms: 87
8 rooms: 20
9 or more rooms: 22

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tishomingo County:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 151
2 bedrooms: 1,668
3 bedrooms: 3,626
4 bedrooms: 657
5 or more bedrooms: 128

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tishomingo County:

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 219
2 bedrooms: 724
3 bedrooms: 639
4 bedrooms: 80
5 or more bedrooms: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in Tishomingo County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 293
1 vehicle: 1,526
2 vehicles: 2,576
3 vehicles: 1,286
4 vehicles: 357
5 or more vehicles: 196

Cars and other vehicles available in Tishomingo County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 136
1 vehicle: 849
2 vehicles: 549
3 vehicles: 113
4 vehicles: 30
5 or more vehicles: 6

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
Utility gas (35%)
Electricity (23%)
Wood (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (41%)
Utility gas (35%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41

Here:	1.9%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	1.7%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13

Here:	3.8%
Mississippi:	12.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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