Durant, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,716 (Urban population: 2,595 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 121 (all nonfarm))

Durant, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,181 (1,070 occupied: 700 owner occupied, 370 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	28%

Housing density: 530 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: $262 (lower quartile is $169, upper quartile is $366)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $352

Median gross rent in Durant, MS in 2007: $452

Housing units in Durant with a mortgage: 260 (20 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 304

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $61,815 (it was $41,800 in 2000)

Durant:	$61,815
Mississippi:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $39,299 - $102,375

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $98,049
Here: $98,049
State: $144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $159,790
Here: $159,790
State: $144,095

Mobile homes: $23,861
Here: $23,861
State: $37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $55,000
Here: $55,000
State: $27,068

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,836

In family households: 2,436 (397 male householders, 330 female householders)
416 spouses, 991 children (930 natural, 31 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 148 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 67 other relatives, 46 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 400 (127 male householders (110 living alone)), 218 female householders (205 living alone)), 55 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 59 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 274 2-persons, 203 3-persons, 122 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 315 1-person, 20 2-persons, 10 4-persons.

326 married couples with children.
408 single-parent households (17 men, 391 women).

97.4% of residents of Durant speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 4 (0.1%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Durant, Mississippi:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 78 5 rooms: 160 6 rooms: 232 7 rooms: 107 8 rooms: 49 9 or more rooms: 38

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Durant, Mississippi:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 78 4 rooms: 81 5 rooms: 108 6 rooms: 43 7 rooms: 16 8 rooms: 14 9 or more rooms: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 28
1995 to 1998: 54
1990 to 1994: 76
1980 to 1989: 187
1970 to 1979: 192
1960 to 1969: 208
1950 to 1959: 147
1940 to 1949: 129
1939 or earlier: 160

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Durant:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 17 2 bedrooms: 185 3 bedrooms: 391 4 bedrooms: 86 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Durant:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 76 2 bedrooms: 150 3 bedrooms: 113 4 bedrooms: 17 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Durant in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 107 1 vehicle: 243 2 vehicles: 203 3 vehicles: 97 4 vehicles: 50 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Durant in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 130 1 vehicle: 186 2 vehicles: 54 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 15
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 24
$20,000 to $24,999: 34
$25,000 to $29,999: 41
$30,000 to $34,999: 16
$35,000 to $39,999: 31
$40,000 to $49,999: 71
$50,000 to $59,999: 74
$60,000 to $69,999: 49
$70,000 to $79,999: 41
$80,000 to $89,999: 36
$90,000 to $99,999: 41
$100,000 to $124,999: 87
$125,000 to $149,999: 34
$150,000 to $174,999: 22
$175,000 to $199,999: 9
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 4
$500,000 to $749,999: 6
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 5

Durant rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Durant:

Less than $100: 43 people
$100 to $149: 26
$150 to $199: 35
$200 to $249: 35
$250 to $299: 32
$300 to $349: 37
$350 to $399: 42
$400 to $449: 20
$450 to $499: 10
$500 to $549: 8
$550 to $599: 7
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$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: 51

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 4 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Durant, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.5%
Number of people working at home: 0 (0.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 93
5 to 9 minutes: 166
10 to 14 minutes: 88
15 to 19 minutes: 104
20 to 24 minutes: 74
25 to 29 minutes: 28
30 to 34 minutes: 90
35 to 39 minutes: 15
40 to 44 minutes: 18
45 to 59 minutes: 83
60 to 89 minutes: 73
90 or more minutes: 21

Durant mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 557 (65%)
Carpooled: 227 (27%)
Bus or trolley bus: 22 (3%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 33 (4%)
Other means: 11 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 307
$10,000 to $14,999: 131
$15,000 to $19,999: 104
$20,000 to $24,999: 97
$25,000 to $29,999: 92
$30,000 to $34,999: 68
$35,000 to $39,999: 34
$40,000 to $44,999: 43
$45,000 to $49,999: 48
$50,000 to $59,999: 45
$60,000 to $74,999: 48
$75,000 to $99,999: 19
$100,000 to $124,999: 6
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 or more: 22

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1620

United States or American: 264

English: 91

Subsaharan African:: 54

African: 54

Irish: 42

Scotch-Irish: 42

German: 19

Dutch: 15

French (except Basque): 11

Scottish: 11

Welsh: 10

Italian: 6

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

Japan (100%)

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

This state: 2598
Northeast: 7
Midwest: 120
South: 146
West: 14

62% of Durant 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, 47% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 39
7th and 8th grade: 53
9th grade: 26
10th grade: 49
11th grade: 62
12th grade, no diploma: 85
High school graduate (or equivalency): 184
Less than 1 year of college: 27
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 57
Associate degree: 28
Bachelor's degree: 49
Master's degree: 36
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 28
7th and 8th grade: 83
9th grade: 59
10th grade: 66
11th grade: 80
12th grade, no diploma: 72
High school graduate (or equivalency): 211
Less than 1 year of college: 69
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 192
Associate degree: 18
Bachelor's degree: 69
Master's degree: 38
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 20.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,809
Black householders: $18,405
Two or more races householders: $6,843
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $7,180

Durant household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Durant household income for Black householders

Durant marital status for males

Durant marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $73,595
Black or African American householders: $61,724

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 845
One, attached: 27
Two: 15
3 or 4: 45
5 to 9: 77
10 to 19: 4
20 to 49: 4
Mobile homes: 160
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,918

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Durant:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19

Here:	4.4%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 37

Here:	14.8%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	5.9%
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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