Union County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in 2005: 26,784 (24% urban, 76% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 7,598
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,188

% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

Land area: 415 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 64 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.6%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This county:	3.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (39.7%), Educational,health and social services (14.3%), Retail trade (12.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 81%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Union County, Mississippi:

White Non-Hispanic (82.7%)
Black (14.9%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Other race (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	35.6 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 12,277	(48.4%)
Females: 13,085	(51.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,766
County population in 2003: 26,147
Jobs in 2003: 9,269

Total labor force in 2004: 11,911
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.1%

Average household size:

Union County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,359 ($32,682 in 2000)

This county	$34,359
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $87,302

Union County	$87,302
Mississippi:	$82,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $401
Institutionalized population: 163
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Union County in 2000: $716

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 3
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 109
Thefts: 72
Auto thefts: 12

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 106
Thefts: 85
Auto thefts: 16

Union County races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $299 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Union County is $428 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $474 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $567 a month.

Cities in this county include: New Albany, Myrtle, Blue Springs.

Neighboring counties: Benton County , Lafayette County , Lee County , Marshall County , Pontotoc County , Prentiss County , Tippah County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Union County: New Albany Country Club (A), Oaks Country Club (B), Camp Armstrong (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Union County include: Locust Grove Baptist Church (A), Bois D'Arc Church (B), Red Hill Church (C), Prospect Church (D), Center Baptist Church (E), Poolville Church (F), Macedonia Church (G), Pleasantdale Church (H), Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Oliver Cemetery (1), Pisgah Cemetery (2), McAllister Cemetery (3), Baker Cemetery (4), Coleman Cemetery (5), Barnett Cemetery (6), Bartlett Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Springdale Lakes (A), Smith Lake (B), Barnes Lake (C), Lake Lynda (D), Lake Arrowhead (E), Darden Lake (F), Mill Lake (G), Ayers Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bussel Creek (A), Byers Creek (B), McAllister Creek (C), Rampley Branch (D), Spencer Creek (E), King Creek (F), Caldwell Creek (G), McDaniel Branch (H), Camp Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.1%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 819
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 449 (43% naturalized citizens)

Union County:	1.8%
Whole state:	1.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 223
1990 to 1994: 135
1985 to 1989: 45
1980 to 1984: 6
1975 to 1979: 5
1970 to 1974: 23
1970 to 1974: 6
1965 to 1969: 6

Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.5%

Union County marital status for males

Union County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,806
One, attached: 136
Two: 370
3 or 4: 176
5 to 9: 129
10 to 19: 38
20 or more: 35
Mobile homes: 1,961
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42

Housing units in Union County with a mortgage: 2,741 (234 second mortgage, 124 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,037

Agriculture in Union County
Average size of farms: 170 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $12195
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $125.22
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 52.23%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $10569
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.36%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $26198
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.38%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.21
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.70%
Corn for grain: 3767 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 250 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 1794 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 22588 harvested acres
Vegetables: 57 harvested acres

Union County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 3.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 16 fatalities and 110 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/21/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 15 people and injured 76 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Furniture and related products (25%)
Construction (9%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Machinery (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Furniture and related products (22%)
Educational services (13%)
Health care (12%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (63%)
Philippines (7%)
India (6%)
Korea (4%)
Vietnam (3%)
Canada (3%)
Colombia (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Union County:

United States or American (39%)
Irish (8%)
English (7%)
German (3%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
African (1%)
Scottish (1%)

Union County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,302 (83%)
Carpooled: 1,606 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Walked: 99 (1%)
Other means: 78 (1%)
Worked at home: 133 (1%)

People in group quarters in Union County, Mississippi

120 people in nursing homes
82 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
40 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
3 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,211.

6.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,596 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.49% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($20,519 average AGI)
1.62% relocated from other states ($7,076 average AGI)
Union County: 1.62%
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 Lee County, MS	1.02% ($40,989 average AGI)
from Pontotoc County, MS	0.90% ($25,152)
from Tippah County, MS	0.71% ($22,778)
from Prentiss County, MS	0.23% ($23,200)
from Lafayette County, MS	0.22% ($28,947)
from Benton County, MS	0.20% ($19,944)
from Shelby County, TN	0.19% ($36,000)

5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,221 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.43% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($22,288 average AGI)
1.30% relocated to other states ($6,932 average AGI)
Union County: 1.30%
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 Pontotoc County, MS	1.07% ($29,223 average AGI)
to Lee County, MS	1.06% ($30,538)
to Tippah County, MS	0.49% ($27,302)
to Lafayette County, MS	0.28% ($27,960)
to Benton County, MS	0.24% ($29,000)
to Prentiss County, MS	0.23% ($21,350)
to Shelby County, TN	0.17% ($35,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Births per 1000 population in Union County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Union County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Union County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,429 (3,369 aged, 1,060 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 25,114

In family households: 22,394 (5,984 male householders, 1,313 female householders)
6,051 spouses, 7,698 children (6,953 natural, 164 adopted, 581 stepchildren), 600 grandchildren, 137 brothers or sisters, 87 parents, 333 other relatives, 191 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,720 (1,030 male householders (917 living alone)), 1,469 female householders (1,375 living alone)), 221 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 248 (167 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,032 2-persons, 1,827 3-persons, 1,530 4-persons, 648 5-persons, 172 6-persons, 88 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,292 1-person, 194 2-persons, 13 3-persons.

4,481 married couples with children.
1,408 single-parent households (314 men, 1,094 women).

96.5% of residents of Union County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 39% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $126,612,000 ($4787 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,472,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $62,194,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,087,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,335,000
Federal grants: $29,191,000
Federal procurement contracts: $980,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,826,000 ($601,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,812,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,220,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,734,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,906

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,440

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

Net international migration: +161

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

Net internal migration: +836

Here:	+31 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Union County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.99 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 325
1995 to 1998: 1,084
1990 to 1994: 839
1980 to 1989: 2,148
1970 to 1979: 2,266
1960 to 1969: 1,517
1950 to 1959: 986
1940 to 1949: 737
1939 or earlier: 791

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

1 room: 9
2 rooms: 63
3 rooms: 248
4 rooms: 821
5 rooms: 2,290
6 rooms: 1,972
7 rooms: 1,141
8 rooms: 457
9 or more rooms: 597

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

1 room: 29
2 rooms: 43
3 rooms: 252
4 rooms: 718
5 rooms: 600
6 rooms: 331
7 rooms: 141
8 rooms: 74
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 9
1 bedroom: 205
2 bedrooms: 1,742
3 bedrooms: 4,627
4 bedrooms: 829
5 or more bedrooms: 186

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County:

no bedroom: 29
1 bedroom: 216
2 bedrooms: 1,114
3 bedrooms: 728
4 bedrooms: 73
5 or more bedrooms: 28

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

no vehicle: 433
1 vehicle: 1,724
2 vehicles: 3,245
3 vehicles: 1,614
4 vehicles: 446
5 or more vehicles: 136

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

no vehicle: 313
1 vehicle: 1,025
2 vehicles: 651
3 vehicles: 153
4 vehicles: 34
5 or more vehicles: 12

64% of Union County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Mississippi.

Union County:	63.9%
State average:	59.0%

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

This state: 20353
Northeast: 184
Midwest: 1197
South: 2823
West: 270

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (51%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Electricity (21%)
Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (52%)
Electricity (31%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Wood (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 99

Here:	3.2%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 84

Here:	6.0%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 45

Here:	6.6%
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)

Union County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $657,000
All Other: $205,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,903,000
Police Protection: $1,071,000

Financial Administration: $632,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $632,000

Central Staff Services: $567,000

Solid Waste Management: $559,000

Corrections - Other: $368,000

General Public Buildings: $349,000

Fire Protection: $234,000

Health Services - Other: $143,000

Parks & Recreation: $138,000

General - Other: $114,000

Natural Resources - Other: $105,000

Welfare - Other: $61,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,042,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $580,000
General: $48,000

Health: $28,000

Air Transportation: $7,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $13,735,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,887,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,042,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,625,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,110,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $845,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,092,000
General Revenue, NEC: $477,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $68,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,621,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,978,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,282,000
Highways: $1,091,000

All Other: $86,000
Tax - Property: $5,307,000
NEC: $531,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,658,000

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