Aberdeen, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,089 (Urban population: 5,504 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 585 (all nonfarm))

Aberdeen, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,734 (2,392 occupied: 1,536 owner occupied, 856 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	28%

Housing density: 255 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,008.

Median contract rent in 2007: $327 (lower quartile is $240, upper quartile is $426)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $241

Median gross rent in Aberdeen, MS in 2007: $517

Housing units in Aberdeen with a mortgage: 680 (54 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $85,591 (it was $57,800 in 2000)

Aberdeen:	$85,591
Mississippi:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,971 - $136,774

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $120,107
Here: $120,107
State: $144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $186,311
Here: $186,311
State: $144,095

In 2-unit structures: $77,936
Here: $77,936
State: $70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $114,476
Here: $114,476
State: $120,218

Mobile homes: $72,313
Here: $72,313
State: $37,232

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,235

In family households: 5,414 (836 male householders, 844 female householders)
894 spouses, 2,266 children (2,190 natural, 25 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 222 grandchildren, 110 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 97 other relatives, 117 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 821 (274 male householders (248 living alone)), 451 female householders (401 living alone)), 96 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 236 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 623 2-persons, 441 3-persons, 341 4-persons, 162 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 649 1-person, 59 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

618 married couples with children.
976 single-parent households (61 men, 915 women).

97.9% of residents of Aberdeen speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 35 (0.5%)
(68.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Aberdeen, Mississippi:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 23 3 rooms: 76 4 rooms: 127 5 rooms: 375 6 rooms: 386 7 rooms: 219 8 rooms: 147 9 or more rooms: 183

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aberdeen, Mississippi:
	1 room: 20 2 rooms: 110 3 rooms: 97 4 rooms: 274 5 rooms: 212 6 rooms: 83 7 rooms: 60 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 31
1995 to 1998: 129
1990 to 1994: 104
1980 to 1989: 332
1970 to 1979: 616
1960 to 1969: 513
1950 to 1959: 433
1940 to 1949: 293
1939 or earlier: 283

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Aberdeen:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 60 2 bedrooms: 305 3 bedrooms: 849 4 bedrooms: 281 5 or more bedrooms: 35

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aberdeen:
	no bedroom: 44 1 bedroom: 175 2 bedrooms: 358 3 bedrooms: 230 4 bedrooms: 42 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Aberdeen in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 155 1 vehicle: 498 2 vehicles: 546 3 vehicles: 259 4 vehicles: 43 5 or more vehicles: 35

Cars and other vehicles available in Aberdeen in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 265 1 vehicle: 433 2 vehicles: 115 3 vehicles: 38 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Aberdeen, MS:

Less than $10,000: 22
$10,000 to $14,999: 13
$15,000 to $19,999: 67
$20,000 to $24,999: 43
$25,000 to $29,999: 24
$30,000 to $34,999: 36
$35,000 to $39,999: 26
$40,000 to $49,999: 74
$50,000 to $59,999: 88
$60,000 to $69,999: 132
$70,000 to $79,999: 129
$80,000 to $89,999: 125
$90,000 to $99,999: 105
$100,000 to $124,999: 163
$125,000 to $149,999: 153
$150,000 to $174,999: 52
$175,000 to $199,999: 34
$200,000 to $249,999: 72
$250,000 to $299,999: 28
$300,000 to $399,999: 41
$400,000 to $499,999: 10
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 9
$1,000,000 or more: 11

Aberdeen rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Aberdeen:

Less than $100: 65 people
$100 to $149: 33
$150 to $199: 37
$200 to $249: 75
$250 to $299: 81
$300 to $349: 83
$350 to $399: 85
$400 to $449: 99
$450 to $499: 55
$500 to $549: 28
$550 to $599: 10
$600 to $649: 10
$650 to $699: 9
$700 to $749: 4
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 108

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 11 1980 to 1984: 12 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 12 1965 to 1969: 0

Aberdeen, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 65.8%
Number of people working at home: 38 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 96
5 to 9 minutes: 502
10 to 14 minutes: 336
15 to 19 minutes: 155
20 to 24 minutes: 189
25 to 29 minutes: 136
30 to 34 minutes: 436
35 to 39 minutes: 56
40 to 44 minutes: 52
45 to 59 minutes: 173
60 to 89 minutes: 38
90 or more minutes: 10

Aberdeen mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,641 (74%)
Carpooled: 490 (22%)
Walked: 29 (1%)
Other means: 19 (1%)
Worked at home: 38 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 630
$10,000 to $14,999: 220
$15,000 to $19,999: 233
$20,000 to $24,999: 163
$25,000 to $29,999: 184
$30,000 to $34,999: 192
$35,000 to $39,999: 136
$40,000 to $44,999: 83
$45,000 to $49,999: 85
$50,000 to $59,999: 149
$60,000 to $74,999: 165
$75,000 to $99,999: 103
$100,000 to $124,999: 28
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $199,999: 17
$200,000 or more: 4

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3488

United States or American: 737

Irish: 240

English: 155

German: 92

Italian: 83

Scotch-Irish: 82

Subsaharan African:: 50

African: 50

British: 17

French (except Basque): 17

Greek: 17

Scottish: 17

Pennsylvania German: 13

French Canadian: 12

Slovak: 7

Canadian: 6

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

Germany (34%)
United Kingdom (31%)
Other Caribbean (20%)
Other South America (14%)

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

This state: 5694
Northeast: 24
Midwest: 166
South: 502
West: 50

61% of Aberdeen residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 37
Nursery to 4th grade: 25
5th and 6th grade: 30
7th and 8th grade: 108
9th grade: 74
10th grade: 112
11th grade: 99
12th grade, no diploma: 106
High school graduate (or equivalency): 371
Less than 1 year of college: 30
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 245
Associate degree: 50
Bachelor's degree: 220
Master's degree: 47
Professional school degree: 31
Doctorate degree: 13

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 58
Nursery to 4th grade: 26
5th and 6th grade: 83
7th and 8th grade: 152
9th grade: 138
10th grade: 205
11th grade: 149
12th grade, no diploma: 162
High school graduate (or equivalency): 572
Less than 1 year of college: 92
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 291
Associate degree: 101
Bachelor's degree: 175
Master's degree: 80
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,226
Black householders: $18,689
Two or more races householders: $33,241
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $19,386

Aberdeen household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Aberdeen household income for Black householders

Aberdeen household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Aberdeen marital status for males

Aberdeen marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $101,044
Black or African American householders: $78,343
Two or more races householders: $66,769
Hispanic or Latino householders: $278,207

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,871
One, attached: 124
Two: 195
3 or 4: 93
5 to 9: 71
10 to 19: 34
20 to 49: 30
50 or more: 44
Mobile homes: 272

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,481

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Aberdeen:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (55%) Electricity (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (52%) Electricity (41%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) 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:	10.6%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 50

Here:	10.2%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Mississippi:	12.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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