Forrest County, Mississippi (MS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,621
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 16,420
Renter-occupied apartments: 11,957 (it was 10,763 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 40% |
State: | 30% |
Land area: 467 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 161 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (35.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (16.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 62%
- Government: 20%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 18%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 42,69758.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 28,10838.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,1623.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,7942.5%Two or more races
- 6210.9%Asian alone
- 1280.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 180.02%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 33.1 years |
Mississippi median age: | 37.7 years |
Males: 36,931 | ![]() |
Females: 38,105 | ![]() |

Forrest County: | 2.0 people |
Mississippi: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2018: $38,837 ($27,420 in 1999)
This county: | $38,837 |
Mississippi: | $44,717 |
Median contract rent in 2018 for apartments: $596 (lower quartile is $505, upper quartile is $771)
This county: | $596 |
State: | $591 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2018: $134,200 (it was $64,800 in 2000)
Forrest: | $134,200 |
Mississippi: | $123,300 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $977
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $336
Institutionalized population: 889
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 89 buildings, average cost: $98,700
- 1998: 100 buildings, average cost: $122,900
- 1999: 92 buildings, average cost: $136,500
- 2000: 135 buildings, average cost: $113,200
- 2001: 114 buildings, average cost: $86,200
- 2002: 115 buildings, average cost: $93,500
- 2003: 104 buildings, average cost: $110,600
- 2004: 188 buildings, average cost: $124,300
- 2005: 172 buildings, average cost: $164,900
- 2006: 219 buildings, average cost: $126,200
- 2007: 278 buildings, average cost: $109,500
- 2008: 205 buildings, average cost: $126,500
- 2009: 82 buildings, average cost: $119,400
- 2010: 52 buildings, average cost: $147,800
- 2011: 38 buildings, average cost: $170,900
- 2012: 34 buildings, average cost: $293,100
- 2013: 66 buildings, average cost: $302,000
- 2014: 54 buildings, average cost: $324,900
- 2015: 114 buildings, average cost: $59,200
- 2016: 92 buildings, average cost: $114,600
- 2017: 110 buildings, average cost: $199,900
- 2018: 95 buildings, average cost: $186,500
- 2019: 69 buildings, average cost: $213,300
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2018: $1,216 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2018: $827 (0.7%)
Forrest County: | 25.9% |
Mississippi: | 19.7% |
Median age of residents in 2018: 33.1 years old
(Males: 31.2 years old, Females: 35.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37.0 years old, Black residents: 29.0 years old, American Indian residents: 27.9 years old, Asian residents: 37.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.8 years old, Other race residents: 39.1 years old)
Area name: Hattiesburg, MS MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Forrest County is $444 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $528 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $769 a month.
Cities in this county include: Hattiesburg, Petal, Glendale, Rawls Springs.
2018 air pollution in Forrest County:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 9.5 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Forrest County: Summers Poultry Farm (A), 3J Poultry Ranch (B), Bucking Spur Ranch (C), Rials Farms (D), Prisk Poultry Farms (E), Air Industrial Park (F), East Marion Community Center (G), Bass Poultry Farm (H), Tri - Community Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 (I), Tri - Community Volunteer Fire Department Station 4 (J), Tri - Community Volunteer Fire Department Station 5 (K), Tri - Community Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (L), Star B Rest Personal Care Home (M), Southwest Marion Fire Department Sandy Hook (N), Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department (O), Southwest Marion Fire Department (P), Southwest Marion Fire Department Foxworth (Q), Tri - Community Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (R). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Forrest County include: New Union Church (A), Oak Grove Church (B), Pearl River Church (C), Pinebur Church (D), Pleasant Hill Church (E), Richland Creek Church (F), Rose Hill Church (G), Saint Marys Church (H), Saint Paul Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Capp Cemetery (1), New Zion Cemetery (2), Cook Cemetery (3), Old Broom Cemetery (4), Ford Cemetery (5), Fortenberry Cemetery (6), Singley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Blue Lake (A), Black Lake (B), Spains Lake (C), Harper Lake (D), Yellow Lake (E), Lake Watts (F), Lake Bill Waller (G), Lake Columbia (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Clay Hill Creek (A), Big Creek (B), Graves Creek (C), Brushy Creek (D), Boggy Prong (E), Upper Little Creek (F), Twitty Creek (G), Turkey Branch (H), Cook Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Forrest County include: Marion County State Wildlife Management Area (1), Columbia Water Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Concordia Parish, Louisiana , Clay County, Georgia
, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
, Pearl River County
, Perry County
, Robertson County, Texas
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Here: | 6.0% |
Mississippi: | 6.0% |
Current college students: 10,506
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,369 (32.0% naturalized citizens)
Forrest County: | 3.2% |
Whole state: | 2.4% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,2022010 or later
- 5012000 to 2009
- 2511990 to 1999
- 2361980 to 1989
- 821970 to 1979
- 157Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 18,494
- One, attached: 405
- Two: 1,251
- 3 or 4: 1,217
- 5 to 9: 2,336
- 10 to 19: 2,541
- 20 to 49: 930
- 50 or more: 612
- Mobile homes: 5,432
Housing units in Forrest County with a mortgage: 8,198 (90 second mortgage, 881 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,496
Here: | 57.1% with mortgage |
State: | 48.3% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Forrest County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 33,774 | 86 |
Mainline Protestant | 7,405 | 22 |
Catholic | 6,613 | 3 |
Other | 2,532 | 13 |
Black Protestant | 860 | 13 |
None | 23,750 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Forrest County: | 2.16 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Mississippi: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Mississippi: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Forrest County: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Mississippi: | 6.36 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.47 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Forrest County: | 11.8% |
Mississippi: | 12.3% |
Forrest County: | 33.9% |
State: | 33.1% |
Here: | 17.5% |
State: | 14.4% |
Agriculture in Forrest County:
Average size of farms: 103 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $31,019
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $315.25
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.35%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.63%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $31,233
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.68%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33,440
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.59%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.09
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.90%
Corn for grain: 154 harvested acres
Vegetables: 100 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 156 acres
Tornado activity:
Forrest County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Mississippi state average. It is 1411037.5 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 22 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/20/1961, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 8 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Forrest County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 119.0 miles away from Forrest County center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 189.5 miles away from the county center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 124.1 miles away from the county center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 189.4 miles away from the county center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 308.5 miles away from Forrest County center
On 5/6/2018 at 16:47:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 237.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
- Mississippi Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornado, Incident Period: December 27, 2018 - December 28, 2018, FEMA Id: 4415, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: January 20, 2017 - January 21, 2017, FEMA Id: 4295, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Mississippi Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 09, 2016 to March 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4268: March 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4268, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 10, 2013 to February 22, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4101: February 13, 2013, FEMA Id: 4101, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Mississippi Tropical Storm Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3348: August 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3348, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Mississippi Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4081: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4081, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Mississippi Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 28, 2008 to September 08, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1794: September 22, 2008, FEMA Id: 1794, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Mississippi Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1604: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1604, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Mississippi Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3213: August 28, 2005, FEMA Id: 3213, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Forrest County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 9, Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 7, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 34,316 (84.4%)
- Carpooled: 2,967 (7.3%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 130 (0.3%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,453 (3.6%)
- Bicycle: 247 (0.6%)
- Walked: 746 (1.8%)
- Worked at home: 469 (1.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Other services, except public administration (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Other services, except public administration (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
- Sales and related occupations (13%)
- Personal care and service occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Production occupations (5%)
- Mexico (22%)
- India (10%)
- Japan (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Nepal (4%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- Other Northern Africa (4%)
- American (18%)
- Irish (5%)
- English (4%)
- German (3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
- French (except Basque) (2%)
- Scottish (1%)
People in group quarters in Forrest County, Mississippi in 2000:
- 3,440 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 701 people in nursing homes
- 364 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 280 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 232 people in military barracks, etc.
- 160 people in state prisons
- 97 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 72 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 20 people in other group homes
- 18 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 14 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 6 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 4 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 2 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
People in group quarters in Forrest County, Mississippi in 2010:
- 2,442 people in college/university student housing
- 525 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 252 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 97 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 86 people in correctional residential facilities
- 63 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 50 people in group homes intended for adults
- 48 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 26 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 12 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
9.94% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,634 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 9.94% |
Mississippi average: | 6.54% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.30% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($25,582 average AGI)
2.64% relocated from other states ($12,052 average AGI)
Forrest County: 2.64% Mississippi average: 2.61%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Lamar County, MS | ![]() |
from Jones County, MS | ![]() |
from Harrison County, MS | ![]() |
from Perry County, MS | ![]() |
from Marion County, MS | ![]() |
from Covington County, MS | ![]() |
from Rankin County, MS | ![]() |
11.09% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($41,512 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 11.09% |
Mississippi average: | 6.87% |
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($178 average AGI)
Forrest County: 0.08% Mississippi average: 0.05%
7.35% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($24,673 average AGI)
3.66% relocated to other states ($16,661 average AGI)
Forrest County: 3.66% Mississippi average: 2.94%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Lamar County, MS | ![]() |
to Jones County, MS | ![]() |
to Harrison County, MS | ![]() |
to Perry County, MS | ![]() |
to Hinds County, MS | ![]() |
to Jackson County, MS | ![]() |
to Rankin County, MS | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 10,862 (8,111 aged, 2,751 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,032 (15%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Forrest County, Mississippi in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,124)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (978)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (801)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (762)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (694)
- Congestive heart failure (609)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (445)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (367)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (367)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (340)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 33,070
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 706
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 107,477
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,587
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 900
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 21
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 59
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 141
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 16
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 90.1. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 49.8
- Other - 40.3
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 86.3. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 49.8
- Other - 36.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 75,036- In family households: 53,604 (6,225 male householders, 8,202 female householders)
8,030 spouses, 21,122 children (19,453 natural, 369 adopted, 1,300 stepchildren), 2,620 grandchildren, 1,747 brothers or sisters, 1,389 parents, 3,208 other relatives, 1,061 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17,490 (6,482 male householders (4,884 living alone)), 6,339 female householders (5,375 living alone)), 4,669 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,942
Size of family households: 6,767 2-persons, 2,786 3-persons, 3,182 4-persons, 1,365 5-persons, 327 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 10,259 1-person, 2,301 2-persons, 219 3-persons, 42 4-persons.
8,467 married couples with children.
6,375 single-parent households (814 men, 5,561 women).
96.5% of residents of Forrest speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $601,737,000 ($8,080 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $134,191,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $216,860,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $117,375,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $966,000
Federal grants: $122,046,000
Federal procurement contracts: $73,511,000 ($66,440,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $70,980,000 ($47,900,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,173,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $30,704,000
Federal Government insurance: $67,291,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,819Here: | 77 per 1000 residents |
State: | 78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,760
Here: | 50 per 1000 residents |
State: | 51 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +688
Here: | +9 per 1000 residents |
State: | +4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -117
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.92 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.3 |
State: | 6.2 |
Here: | 4.6 |
State: | 4.7 |
- Year house built in Forrest County, Mississippi
- 1,0852014 or later
- 1,9572010 to 2013
- 4,1282000 to 2009
- 6,3621990 to 1999
- 4,3371980 to 1989
- 6,3121970 to 1979
- 3,1781960 to 1969
- 3,0861950 to 1959
- 4121940 to 1949
- 2,3611939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forrest County, Mississippi
- 2431 room
- 962 rooms
- 5203 rooms
- 1,6174 rooms
- 2,2045 rooms
- 3,3136 rooms
- 1,7537 rooms
- 2,3018 rooms
- 2,6479+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forrest County, Mississippi
- 3721 room
- 1362 rooms
- 1,7433 rooms
- 3,5604 rooms
- 3,9715 rooms
- 1,9936 rooms
- 6177 rooms
- 1408 rooms
- 229+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Forrest County, Mississippi
- 243no bedroom
- 3251 bedroom
- 2,4302 bedrooms
- 7,9723 bedrooms
- 3,3134 bedrooms
- 4115+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forrest County, Mississippi
- 372no bedroom
- 2,3141 bedroom
- 4,4162 bedrooms
- 4,5713 bedrooms
- 8594 bedrooms
- 225+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Forrest County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 543no vehicle
- 5,3871 vehicle
- 5,5442 vehicles
- 2,0583 vehicles
- 9414 vehicles
- 2215+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Forrest County in renter-occupied apartments
- 2,001no vehicle
- 6,4591 vehicle
- 3,1122 vehicles
- 7823 vehicles
- 2004 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
79.7% of Forrest County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Mississippi.
Forrest County: | 79.7% |
State average: | 87.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 51,226
- Other state: 20,405
- Northeast: 1,520
- Midwest: 3,779
- South: 13,644
- West: 1,462
- 57.7%Electricity
- 35.4%Utility gas
- 5.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Wood
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 85.1%Electricity
- 13.2%Utility gas
- 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.1%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 11.9% |
Mississippi: | 10.1% |
Here: | 14.6% |
Mississippi: | 12.2% |
Here: | 15.1% |
Mississippi: | 12.6% |
Forrest County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $550,185,000
Other: $888,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $200,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $94,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $3,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $11,366,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $491,820,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,998,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,881,000
Regular Highways: $5,849,000
Police Protection: $4,221,000
Financial Administration: $3,961,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,554,000
General Public Buildings: $2,896,000
Central Staff Services: $2,764,000
Health - Other: $1,693,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,541,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,078,000
General - Other: $862,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $574,000
Natural Resources - Other: $193,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $8,551,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $812,000
Other - Health - Other: $494,000
Other - Air Transportation: $270,000
Other - General - Other: $200,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $73,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $152,000
Education: $17,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $167,414,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $156,671,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,744,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,095,000
Interest Earnings: $908,000
Fines and Forfeits: $870,000
Donations From Private Sources: $742,000
Sale of Property: $92,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $10,202,000
General - Other: $987,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $76,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $393,778,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $582,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,421,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $3,807,000
General Local Government Support: $2,147,000
Highways: $1,263,000
Health and Hospitals: $661,000
Other: $487,000
- Tax - Property: $32,303,000
Other License: $1,467,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,534,000
Forrest County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $550,185,000
Other: $888,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $200,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $94,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $3,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $11,366,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $491,820,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,998,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,881,000
Regular Highways: $5,849,000
Police Protection: $4,221,000
Financial Administration: $3,961,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,554,000
General Public Buildings: $2,896,000
Central Staff Services: $2,764,000
Health - Other: $1,693,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,541,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,078,000
General - Other: $862,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $574,000
Natural Resources - Other: $193,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $8,551,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $812,000
Other - Health - Other: $494,000
Other - Air Transportation: $270,000
Other - General - Other: $200,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $73,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $152,000
Education: $17,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $167,414,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $156,671,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,744,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,095,000
Interest Earnings: $908,000
Fines and Forfeits: $870,000
Donations From Private Sources: $742,000
Sale of Property: $92,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $10,202,000
General - Other: $987,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $76,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $393,778,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $582,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,421,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $3,807,000
General Local Government Support: $2,147,000
Highways: $1,263,000
Health and Hospitals: $661,000
Other: $487,000
- Tax - Property: $32,303,000
Other License: $1,467,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,534,000
Forrest County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $550,185,000
Other: $888,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $200,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $94,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $3,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $11,366,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $491,820,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,998,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,881,000
Regular Highways: $5,849,000
Police Protection: $4,221,000
Financial Administration: $3,961,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,554,000
General Public Buildings: $2,896,000
Central Staff Services: $2,764,000
Health - Other: $1,693,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,541,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,078,000
General - Other: $862,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $574,000
Natural Resources - Other: $193,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $8,551,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $812,000
Other - Health - Other: $494,000
Other - Air Transportation: $270,000
Other - General - Other: $200,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $73,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $152,000
Education: $17,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $167,414,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $156,671,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,744,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,095,000
Interest Earnings: $908,000
Fines and Forfeits: $870,000
Donations From Private Sources: $742,000
Sale of Property: $92,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $10,202,000
General - Other: $987,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $76,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $393,778,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $582,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,421,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $3,807,000
General Local Government Support: $2,147,000
Highways: $1,263,000
Health and Hospitals: $661,000
Other: $487,000
- Tax - Property: $32,303,000
Other License: $1,467,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,534,000
Forrest County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $550,185,000
Other: $888,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $200,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $94,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $3,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $11,366,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $491,820,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,998,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,881,000
Regular Highways: $5,849,000
Police Protection: $4,221,000
Financial Administration: $3,961,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,554,000
General Public Buildings: $2,896,000
Central Staff Services: $2,764,000
Health - Other: $1,693,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,541,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,078,000
General - Other: $862,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $574,000
Natural Resources - Other: $193,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $8,551,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $812,000
Other - Health - Other: $494,000
Other - Air Transportation: $270,000
Other - General - Other: $200,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $73,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $152,000
Education: $17,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $167,414,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $156,671,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,744,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,095,000
Interest Earnings: $908,000
Fines and Forfeits: $870,000
Donations From Private Sources: $742,000
Sale of Property: $92,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $10,202,000
General - Other: $987,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $76,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $393,778,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $582,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,421,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $3,807,000
General Local Government Support: $2,147,000
Highways: $1,263,000
Health and Hospitals: $661,000
Other: $487,000
- Tax - Property: $32,303,000
Other License: $1,467,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,534,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,666
- Number of aged recipients: 201
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,465
- Number of recipients under 18: 619
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,597
- Number of recipients older than 64: 450
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 977
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,163
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 17 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 306 | $130,585 | 323 | $116,907 | 1,147 | $132,694 | 129 | $47,907 | 20 | $1,000,400 | 395 | $88,580 | 84 | $31,452 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 14 | $92,071 | 19 | $93,684 | 67 | $112,343 | 13 | $68,615 | 0 | $0 | 5 | $72,600 | 22 | $49,409 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 75 | $108,200 | 104 | $71,981 | 332 | $121,392 | 98 | $19,571 | 2 | $4,639,500 | 37 | $85,811 | 69 | $40,667 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 43 | $133,093 | 57 | $111,895 | 213 | $141,385 | 10 | $43,700 | 1 | $135,000 | 27 | $74,778 | 10 | $42,700 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 5 | $143,600 | 17 | $86,824 | 73 | $151,781 | 8 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | 5 | $209,200 | 7 | $57,429 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 12 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 38 | $164,447 | 39 | $180,051 | 3 | $118,333 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 9 | $130,667 | 18 | $166,222 | 3 | $122,667 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 5 | $190,400 | 8 | $135,750 | 1 | $68,000 | 1 | $63,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 3 | $278,000 | 4 | $193,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 3 | $148,333 | 4 | $177,500 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Forrest County, MS among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 626 | 69.9 years |
John | 520 | 73.3 years |
Mary | 505 | 76.9 years |
William | 479 | 73.3 years |
Robert | 390 | 69.3 years |
Willie | 329 | 72.6 years |
Charles | 291 | 69.1 years |
George | 240 | 73.3 years |
Annie | 227 | 79.0 years |
Thomas | 175 | 69.0 years |
Most common last names in Forrest County, MS among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 391 | 73.8 years |
Williams | 270 | 72.0 years |
Jones | 241 | 74.2 years |
Johnson | 203 | 74.1 years |
Brown | 201 | 73.8 years |
Davis | 168 | 75.3 years |
Lee | 162 | 75.6 years |
Clark | 133 | 73.8 years |
Jackson | 124 | 75.1 years |
Carter | 123 | 72.5 years |
Businesses in Forrest County, MS | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Marriott | 2 | |
Arby's | 1 | McDonald's | 5 | |
AutoZone | 2 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Burger King | 2 | Nike | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 2 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Church's Chicken | 2 | Pizza Hut | 4 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Popeyes | 2 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Ramada | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
FedEx | 13 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Subway | 7 | |
GameStop | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Goodwill | 4 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
H&R Block | 3 | Toyota | 1 | |
Hardee's | 1 | U-Haul | 6 | |
Honda | 1 | UPS | 5 | |
IHOP | 1 | Waffle House | 2 | |
Jimmy John's | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
KFC | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
La Quinta | 1 | YMCA | 3 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 |
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- #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"