Webster County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

This county:	18.7%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (31.1%), Educational,health and social services (20.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Webster County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 4,975	(48.3%)
Females: 5,319	(51.7%)

Webster County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county	$30,314
Mississippi:	$32,938

Webster County	$71,068
Mississippi:	$82,700

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Webster 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 $610 a month.

Cities in this county include: Eupora, Mathiston, Walthall, Mantee.

Neighboring counties: Calhoun County , Chickasaw County , Choctaw County , Clay County , Grenada County , Montgomery County , Oktibbeha County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Sheba (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Webster County include: Bluff Springs Church (A), Reeds Chapel (B), Calvary Church (C), Lebanon Church (D), Providence Church (E), Macedonia Church (F), Church of God (G), Clarkson Baptist Church (H), Clarkson Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pittman Cemetery (1), Edgeworth Cemetery (2), Pisgah Cemetery (3), Lollars Grove Cemetery (4), Sarepta Cemetery (5), Hebron Cemetery (6), Sapa Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: American Legion (A), Dorroh Lake (B), Savannah Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buttermilk Creek (A), Lick Creek (B), Bellefontaine Creek (C), Calabrella Creek (D), Pryor Creek (E), Savannah Creek (F), Sand Creek (G), Spring Creek (H), Mile Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Bellefontaine Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.9%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Current college students: 309
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 54 (37% naturalized citizens)

Webster County:	0.5%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,242
• One, attached: 50
• Two: 117
• 3 or 4: 118
• 5 to 9: 46
• 10 to 19: 6
• 20 or more: 37
• Mobile homes: 716
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Webster County with a mortgage: 943 (40 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 882

Webster 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 18 fatalities and 90 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.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,360 (82%) Carpooled: 570 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%) Walked: 51 (1%) Other means: 50 (1%) Worked at home: 66 (2%)

6.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,731 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.07%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.95% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($23,762 average AGI)
1.12% relocated from other states ($4,969 average AGI)

Webster County:	1.12%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Oktibbeha County, MS	1.63% ($27,787 average AGI)
from Choctaw County, MS	0.54% ($45,400)
from Clay County, MS	0.32% ($25,000)
from Grenada County, MS	0.32% ($24,750)
from Chickasaw County, MS	0.27% ($27,000)

6.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,850 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.22%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.78% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($19,309 average AGI)
1.44% relocated to other states ($6,541 average AGI)

Webster County:	1.44%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Oktibbeha County, MS	1.34% ($23,720 average AGI)
to Choctaw County, MS	0.48% ($16,833)
to Clay County, MS	0.32% ($33,083)
to Calhoun County, MS	0.29% ($23,636)
to Grenada County, MS	0.29% ($31,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,100 (1,613 aged, 487 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,966 (2,218 male householders, 671 female householders)

  2,311 spouses, 3,175 children (2,918 natural, 53 adopted, 204 stepchildren), 219 grandchildren, 66 brothers or sisters, 61 parents, 110 other relatives, 135 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,133 (428 male householders (369 living alone)), 600 female householders (579 living alone)), 105 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 195 (160 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,201 2-persons, 714 3-persons, 583 4-persons, 262 5-persons, 93 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 948 1-person, 61 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

98.0% of residents of Webster County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $68,501,000 ($6772 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,734,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,975,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,537,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,862,000
Federal grants: $17,272,000
Federal procurement contracts: $401,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,453,000 ($465,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $365,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,909,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,342,000

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-19 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.19 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.7

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

64% of Webster County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Mississippi.

Webster County:	63.5%
State average:	59.0%

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

• This state: 8875
• Northeast: 95
• Midwest: 298
• South: 778
• West: 144

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500

Here:	8.4%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	5.8%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	24.7%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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