Wilkinson County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in July 2007: 10,266 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,974
Renter-occupied apartments: 604

% of renters here:	17%
State:	28%

Land area: 677 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 15 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	37.7%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This county:	16.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

2008 cost of living index in Wilkinson County: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.8%), Manufacturing (19.7%), Public administration (13.5%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 62%
Government: 30%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Wilkinson County, Mississippi:

Black (68.2%)
White Non-Hispanic (31.1%)

Median resident age:	35.0 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 5,354	(51.9%)
Females: 4,958	(48.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,144
County population in 2003: 10,333
Jobs in 2003: 2,459

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,712
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.7%

Average household size:

Wilkinson County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $19,901 ($18,929 in 2000)

This county	$19,901
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $55,985

Wilkinson County	$55,985
Mississippi:	$82,700

Median monthly rent in 2000: $269
Institutionalized population: 1,039
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Wilkinson County in 2000: $512

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $267 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wilkinson County is $409 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $550 a month.

Cities in this county include: Centreville, Woodville.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Amite County , Concordia Parish, Louisiana , East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana , Franklin County , West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Wilkinson County: Pond (A), Artonish Landing (B), Stamps Landing (C), Fort Adams Landing (D), Homochitto District Ranger Office (E), Tarberts Landing (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Wilkinson County include: Saint Luke Church (A), Saint Joseph Church (B), Saint John Church (C), Saint James Church (D), Bleak House Church (E), Rosehill Church (F), Rose Hill Church (G), Buena Vista Church (H), Cage Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Arcole Cemetery (1), Pioneer Cemetery (2), Mount Olive Cemetery (3), King Cemetery (4), Schuter Cemetery (5), McCrain Cemetery (6), Newman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Round Lake (A), Blue Lake (B), Big Lake (C), Mary, Lake (D), Long Lake (E), Big Blue Hole (F), Little Blue Hole (G), Webb Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Matthews Creek (A), Bell Creek (B), Cahal Creek (C), Belmont Slough (D), Steels Creek (E), King Branch (F), Caledonia Creek (G), Bullet Branch (H), Kaigler Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	8.2%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 251
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 58.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (71% naturalized citizens)

Wilkinson County:	0.1%
Whole state:	1.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 5

Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.7%

Wilkinson County marital status for males

Wilkinson County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,981
One, attached: 62
Two: 15
3 or 4: 83
5 to 9: 36
10 to 19: 35
20 or more: 45
Mobile homes: 1,776
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 73

Housing units in Wilkinson County with a mortgage: 635 (41 second mortgage, 43 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,035

Agriculture in Wilkinson County
Average size of farms: 353 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $9628
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $17711
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.67%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.12%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $44531
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.93%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.15
Land in orchards: 137 acres

Wilkinson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Mississippi state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 15 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/30/1968, a tornado injured 6 people

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Wood products (14%)
Public administration (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Construction (10%)
Paper (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (17%)
Public administration (15%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Social assistance (4%)
Food (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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

Other Central America (71%)
Mexico (29%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Wilkinson County:

United States or American (8%)
English (3%)
Irish (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Italian (1%)
German (1%)

Wilkinson County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,206 (76%)
Carpooled: 485 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 27 (1%)
Walked: 68 (2%)
Other means: 39 (1%)
Worked at home: 68 (2%)

People in group quarters in Wilkinson County, Mississippi

884 people in state prisons
91 people in nursing homes
54 people in other types of correctional institutions
9 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 $31,621.

6.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,944 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.78%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.45% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($5,584 average AGI)
5.34% relocated from other states ($23,355 average AGI)
Wilkinson County: 5.34%
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 Orleans Parish, LA	2.38% ($22,014 average AGI)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.59% ($38,647)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.38% ($28,455)

5.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,518 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.91%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.54% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($10,424 average AGI)
3.37% relocated to other states ($15,088 average AGI)
Wilkinson County: 3.37%
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 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	1.11% ($24,375 average AGI)
to Amite County, MS	0.45% ($22,692)
to West Feliciana Parish, LA	0.38% ($45,273)
to Adams County, MS	0.35% ($25,200)
to Pike County, MS	0.35% ($22,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Births per 1000 population in Wilkinson County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Wilkinson County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Wilkinson County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,618 (1,248 aged, 370 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 9.82
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8249.850
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 245.530
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 54075.82

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1265.950
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1363.330
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9.74

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 21.8
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 29.21

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.74

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,274

In family households: 8,135 (1,467 male householders, 1,068 female householders)
1,511 spouses, 3,034 children (2,817 natural, 53 adopted, 164 stepchildren), 581 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 54 parents, 156 other relatives, 149 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,139 (486 male householders (433 living alone)), 563 female householders (545 living alone)), 90 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,038 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 956 2-persons, 683 3-persons, 491 4-persons, 248 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 978 1-person, 56 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

96.4% of residents of Wilkinson County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $62,929,000 ($6180 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $469,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,740,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,123,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $198,000
Federal grants: $24,143,000
Federal procurement contracts: $149,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $576,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $409,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $147,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,512,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 819

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 683

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -164

Here:	-16 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Wilkinson County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.95 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 156
1995 to 1998: 385
1990 to 1994: 427
1980 to 1989: 1,499
1970 to 1979: 1,069
1960 to 1969: 583
1950 to 1959: 362
1940 to 1949: 226
1939 or earlier: 399

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilkinson County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 50 3 rooms: 254 4 rooms: 378 5 rooms: 810 6 rooms: 630 7 rooms: 473 8 rooms: 229 9+ rooms: 150

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkinson County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 93 4 rooms: 154 5 rooms: 190 6 rooms: 48 7 rooms: 53 8 rooms: 16 9+ rooms: 25

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wilkinson County:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 134 2 bedrooms: 740 3 bedrooms: 1,504 4 bedrooms: 480 5+ bedrooms: 101

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkinson County:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 90 2 bedrooms: 280 3 bedrooms: 164 4 bedrooms: 46 5+ bedrooms: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkinson County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 405 1 vehicle: 1,133 2 vehicles: 887 3 vehicles: 407 4 vehicles: 86 5+ vehicles: 56

Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkinson County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 193 1 vehicle: 235 2 vehicles: 122 3 vehicles: 29 4 vehicles: 3 5+ vehicles: 22

72% of Wilkinson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Mississippi.

Wilkinson County:	71.8%
State average:	59.0%

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

This state: 8550
Northeast: 38
Midwest: 160
South: 1491
West: 51

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%) Utility gas (25%) Wood (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (44%) Utility gas (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%) Wood (3%) No fuel used (1%) Solar energy (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 253

Here:	19.1%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 206

Here:	27.4%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22

Here:	10.8%
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 (Noninst.)

Wilkinson County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $313,000
All Other: $15,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,512,000
Police Protection: $464,000

Financial Administration: $446,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $446,000

Central Staff Services: $399,000

Solid Waste Management: $265,000

General Public Buildings: $246,000

Corrections - Other: $159,000

Health Services - Other: $109,000

Fire Protection: $102,000

Parks & Recreation: $68,000

Natural Resources - Other: $64,000

Welfare - Other: $47,000

General - Other: $43,000
General - Interest on Debt: $60,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Central Staff Services: $36,000
Health: $17,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,003,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $232,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,001,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $234,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $387,000
Interest Earnings: $55,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $651,000
General - Other: $231,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,198,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $277,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,897,000
General Support: $510,000
Tax - Property: $2,323,000
NEC: $167,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,649,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Wilkinson County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)