Yazoo County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in 2005: 28,195 (53% urban, 47% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,325
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,853

% of renters here:	31%
State:	28%

Land area: 919 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 31 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	31.9%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This county:	14.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.5%), Manufacturing (19.1%), Retail trade (11.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Yazoo County, Mississippi:

Black (54.0%)
White Non-Hispanic (41.1%)
Hispanic (4.4%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	33.7 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 14,321	(50.9%)
Females: 13,828	(49.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,991
County population in 2003: 28,229
Jobs in 2003: 7,411

Total labor force in 2004: 10,806
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.5%

Average household size:

Yazoo County:	2.8 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,068 ($24,795 in 2000)

This county	$26,068
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $69,918

Yazoo County	$69,918
Mississippi:	$82,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $346
Institutionalized population: 2,324
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Yazoo County in 2000: $631

Yazoo County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $66,800
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $66,800
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $66,800
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $66,800
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $66,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $340 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Yazoo County is $399 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $543 a month.

Cities in this county include: Yazoo City, Bentonia, Eden, Satartia.

Neighboring counties: Attala County , Hinds County , Holmes County , Humphreys County , Issaquena County , Madison County , Sharkey County , Warren County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Yazoo County: O'Neals Creek Landing (A), Oak Valley Landing (B), Tokeba Bayou Landing (C), Palo Alto Landing (D), Pauls Landing (E), Phillips Landing (F), Pleasant Green Landing (G), Pleasant Home Landing (H), Potato Hill Landing (I), Ratcliffs Landing (J), Rialto Landing (K), Roanoke Lodge (L), Twelve Mile Bayou Landing (M), Rough and Ready Landing (N), Ryans L'Argent Landing (O), Salem Landing (P), Sessions Landing (Q), Sheppards Landing (R), Sherrards Old Landing (S), Adybos Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Yazoo County include: Saint Luke Church (A), Saint James Church (B), Black Jack Church (C), Rose Hill Church (D), Boylan Church (E), Rocky Springs Church (F), Madvernize Church (G), Campbellsville Chapel (H), Providence Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Knott Cemetery (1), Mayday Cemetery (2), Piney Springs Cemetery (3), Hebron Cemetery (4), Banks Cemetery (5), Heard Cemetery (6), Locust Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Ross Lake (A), Duck Pond (B), Big Black Lake (C), Deadman Lake (D), Old River Lake (E), Johnson Lake (F), Big Lake (G), Walker Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kirk Creek (A), Logan Branch (B), Bell Branch (C), Beaver Creek (D), King Creek (E), Bessie Roe Branch (F), Poplar Creek (G), Big Lake Run (H), Lock Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Yazoo County: Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Tinsley Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.7%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 618
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,095 (8% naturalized citizens)

Yazoo County:	3.9%
Whole state:	1.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 209
1990 to 1994: 87
1985 to 1989: 91
1980 to 1984: 374
1975 to 1979: 167
1970 to 1974: 46
1970 to 1974: 8
1965 to 1969: 113

Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.8%

Yazoo County marital status for males

Yazoo County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,724
One, attached: 160
Two: 262
3 or 4: 383
5 to 9: 439
10 to 19: 29
20 or more: 157
Mobile homes: 1,854
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Yazoo County with a mortgage: 2,397 (109 second mortgage, 102 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,945

Agriculture in Yazoo County
Average size of farms: 636 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $118606
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $305.93
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 20.21%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $146969
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 48.62%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.03%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $89666
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.28%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.73
Corn for grain: 29177 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 7339 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 116577 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 14388 harvested acres
Vegetables: 34 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 146 acres

Yazoo County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Mississippi state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/28/1977, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Chemicals (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Health care (3%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (14%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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

Mexico (60%)
Colombia (7%)
Venezuela (7%)
Austria (4%)
Jamaica (4%)
Dominican Republic (3%)
India (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Yazoo County:

United States or American (13%)
Irish (5%)
English (5%)
German (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
African (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Yazoo County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,937 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,807 (20%)
Bus or trolley bus: 50 (1%)
Taxi: 29 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 73 (1%)
Other means: 75 (1%)
Worked at home: 123 (1%)

People in group quarters in Yazoo County, Mississippi

1952 people in federal prisons and detention centers
187 people in nursing homes
75 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
71 people in state prisons
39 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
39 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
11 people in homes for the mentally ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,123.

4.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,124 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.70%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.98% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($16,449 average AGI)
1.72% relocated from other states ($10,675 average AGI)
Yazoo County: 1.72%
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 Hinds County, MS	0.61% ($24,490 average AGI)
from Madison County, MS	0.40% ($30,656)
from Rankin County, MS	0.31% ($32,760)
from Holmes County, MS	0.26% ($19,619)
from Humphreys County, MS	0.20% ($18,813)
from Warren County, MS	0.19% ($16,000)
from Harrison County, MS	0.17% ($15,429)

5.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,722 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.20%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.53% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($21,639 average AGI)
1.67% relocated to other states ($8,081 average AGI)
Yazoo County: 1.67%
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 Hinds County, MS	1.25% ($21,089 average AGI)
to Madison County, MS	0.68% ($51,782)
to Rankin County, MS	0.43% ($35,629)
to Warren County, MS	0.20% ($29,250)
to Humphreys County, MS	0.15% ($25,667)
to Holmes County, MS	0.12% ($21,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.7

Births per 1000 population in Yazoo County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Yazoo County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Yazoo County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,188 (3,297 aged, 891 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

Household type by relationship

Households: 25,757

In family households: 22,984 (4,122 male householders, 2,574 female householders)
3,877 spouses, 9,073 children (8,455 natural, 157 adopted, 461 stepchildren), 1,365 grandchildren, 463 brothers or sisters, 201 parents, 633 other relatives, 676 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,773 (1,051 male householders (888 living alone)), 1,417 female householders (1,345 living alone)), 305 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,392 (2,335 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,362 2-persons, 1,625 3-persons, 1,302 4-persons, 773 5-persons, 352 6-persons, 282 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,233 1-person, 200 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 5 6-persons.

3,249 married couples with children.
3,114 single-parent households (451 men, 2,663 women).

94.1% of residents of Yazoo County speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $222,572,000 ($7890 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,388,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $63,984,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $43,882,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,977,000
Federal grants: $65,020,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,618,000 ($6,988,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $19,090,000 ($444,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,539,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,582,000
Federal Government insurance: $65,182,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,387

Here:	85 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,545

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +178

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

Net internal migration: -935

Here:	-33 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Yazoo County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.01 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:	4.4
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 219
1995 to 1998: 688
1990 to 1994: 678
1980 to 1989: 1,486
1970 to 1979: 2,339
1960 to 1969: 1,647
1950 to 1959: 1,346
1940 to 1949: 683
1939 or earlier: 929

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 89
3 rooms: 310
4 rooms: 635
5 rooms: 1,882
6 rooms: 1,592
7 rooms: 827
8 rooms: 498
9 or more rooms: 492

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

1 room: 53
2 rooms: 131
3 rooms: 485
4 rooms: 805
5 rooms: 800
6 rooms: 385
7 rooms: 80
8 rooms: 75
9 or more rooms: 39

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

no bedroom: 15
1 bedroom: 212
2 bedrooms: 1,197
3 bedrooms: 3,792
4 bedrooms: 926
5 or more bedrooms: 183

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yazoo County:

no bedroom: 59
1 bedroom: 575
2 bedrooms: 1,042
3 bedrooms: 1,008
4 bedrooms: 140
5 or more bedrooms: 29

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

no vehicle: 560
1 vehicle: 1,943
2 vehicles: 2,511
3 vehicles: 928
4 vehicles: 313
5 or more vehicles: 70

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

no vehicle: 831
1 vehicle: 1,289
2 vehicles: 522
3 vehicles: 156
4 vehicles: 20
5 or more vehicles: 35

59% of Yazoo County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Mississippi.

Yazoo County:	58.8%
State average:	59.0%

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

This state: 23136
Northeast: 136
Midwest: 951
South: 2541
West: 242

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (42%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
Electricity (15%)
Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (51%)
Electricity (27%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
Wood (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 644

Here:	16.7%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 350

Here:	19.7%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 164

Here:	32.0%
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)

Yazoo County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $453,000
Charges - Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $140,000
All Other: $107,000
Construction - Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $380,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,198,000
Police Protection: $1,285,000

Financial Administration: $930,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $930,000

Central Staff Services: $834,000

General Public Buildings: $513,000

Corrections - Other: $442,000

General - Other: $291,000

Fire Protection: $281,000

Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $163,000

Health Services - Other: $133,000

Natural Resources - Other: $118,000

Welfare - Other: $57,000

Parks & Recreation: $46,000
General - Interest on Debt: $794,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $631,000
Parks & Recreation: $46,000

Natural Resources: $26,000

Central Staff Services: $6,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $14,685,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $5,485,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $14,490,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,680,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $466,000
Interest Earnings: $95,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $452,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,684,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $942,000
General Support: $932,000

All Other: $347,000
Tax - Property: $7,611,000
NEC: $381,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,438,000

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