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Wilkinson County, Mississippi (MS)

County population in 2022: 8,476 (all rural); it was 10,312 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 969
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,737
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,974
Renter-occupied apartments: 749 (it was 604 in 2000)
% of renters here:

17%
State:

30%

Land area: 677 sq. mi.

Water area: 11.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 13 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Wilkinson County: 77.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.9%), Construction (18.8%), Retail trade (14.1%), Public administration (10.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 70%
  • Government: 24%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Wilkinson County, MS (2022)
    • 5,61366.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 2,31627.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 2012.4%Two or more races
    • 1772.1%Some other race alone
    • 1531.8%Hispanic or Latino
Median resident age:

39.7 years
Mississippi median age:

38.9 years
Males: 4,551  (53.7%)
Females: 3,925  (46.3%)
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Average household size:
Wilkinson County:

2.0 people
Mississippi:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $34,752 ($18,929 in 1999)
This county:

$34,752
Mississippi:

$52,719

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $329 (lower quartile is $294, upper quartile is $445)
This county:

$329
State:

$656


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $84,478 (it was $39,700 in 2000)
Wilkinson:

$84,478
Mississippi:

$162,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,346 - $139,481

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $119,195
Here:

$119,195
State:

$226,494

Mobile homes: $71,678
Here:

$71,678
State:

$73,695

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,048
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $368

Institutionalized population: 1,168
Wilkinson County, MS map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 0 buildings
  • 2021: 0 buildings
  • 2020: 0 buildings
  • 2019: 0 buildings
  • 2018: 0 buildings
  • 2017: 0 buildings
  • 2016: 0 buildings
  • 2015: 0 buildings
  • 2014: 0 buildings
  • 2013: 0 buildings
  • 2012: 0 buildings
  • 2011: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2010: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2009: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $45,000
Number of permits per 10,000 Wilkinson, MS residents
Average permit cost in Wilkinson, MS

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $811 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $502 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Wilkinson, MS in 2022
Distribution of house value in Wilkinson, MS in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wilkinson, MS in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 21.5%
Wilkinson County:

21.5%
Mississippi:

19.1%
(5.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 26.6% for Black residents, 63.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 51.8% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 39.7 years old
(Males: 36.5 years old, Females: 45.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.4 years old, Black residents: 36.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 51.7 years old, Other race residents: 54.1 years old)

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.

Wilkinson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Neighboring counties: Baker County, Georgia , Berrien County, Georgia , Concho County, Texas , Mobile County, Alabama , Monroe County, Alabama , Thomas County, Georgia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.0%
Mississippi:

2.6%

Unemployment by year in Wilkinson, MS
County total employment by year in Wilkinson, MS
County average yearly wages by year in Wilkinson, MS

Current college students: 251
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (71.4% naturalized citizens)

Wilkinson County:

0.1%
Whole state:

2.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 01995 to March 2000
  • 01990 to 1994
  • 01985 to 1989
  • 21980 to 1984
  • 01975 to 1979
  • 01970 to 1974
  • 01965 to 1969
  • 5Before 1965

Mean travel time to work (commute): # minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.0%

Wilkinson County marital status for males Wilkinson County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,073
  • Two: 20
  • 3 or 4: 37
  • 5 to 9: 92
  • 10 to 19: 25
  • 20 or more: 6
  • Mobile homes: 1,429

Housing units in Wilkinson County with a mortgage: 881 (44 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Here:

100.0% with mortgage
State:

97.5% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Wilkinson County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant3,22619
Mainline Protestant8967
Black Protestant7305
Catholic1132
Other11
None4,912-
Wilkinson County Religion Details
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:

Number of grocery stores: 4
Wilkinson County:

3.90 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.08 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Wilkinson County:

6.82 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:

6.36 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 1
This county:

0.97 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.03 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Wilkinson County:

14.3%
Mississippi:

12.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Wilkinson County:

37.7%
State:

33.1%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

13.6%
State:

14.4%

Agriculture in Wilkinson County:

Average size of farms: 353 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $9,628
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $17,711
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: $44,531
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

Earthquake activity:

Wilkinson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 164% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 190.1 miles away from Wilkinson County center
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) earthquake occurred 236.5 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 313.3 miles away from the 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 280.7 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 23:51:15, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 193.2 miles away from Wilkinson County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 437.7 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 Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 10, 2020 - February 18, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4538-MS: April 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4538, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
  • Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
  • 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 Flooding, Incident Period: May 03, 2011 to June 17, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1983: May 11, 2011, FEMA Id: 1983, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Mississippi Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to June 17, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3320: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 3320, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Mississippi Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: March 25, 2009 to March 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1837: May 12, 2009, FEMA Id: 1837, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • 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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 20, 2008 to May 19, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1753: May 08, 2008, FEMA Id: 1753, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 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
  • 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Wilkinson County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 7, Hurricanes: 5, Heavy Rains: 2, Drought: 1, Freeze: 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 in 2022 - Wilkinson

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,529 (76.5%)
  • Carpooled: 122 (6.1%)
  • Bus: 10 (0.5%)
  • Worked at home: 383 (19.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Retail trade (22%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Retail trade (21%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (31%)
  • Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations (13%)
  • Production occupations (10%)
  • Transportation occupations (8%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales and related occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (17%)
  • Sales and related occupations (15%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
  • Legal occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


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

Most common first ancestries reported in Wilkinson County


  • American (4%)
  • Irish (3%)
  • English (3%)
  • African (2%)
  • French (except Basque) (1%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)
  • German (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Wilkinson County, Mississippi in 2010:

  • 959 people in state prisons
  • 97 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 97 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 15 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities

People in group quarters in Wilkinson County, Mississippi in 2000:

  • 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 2020 was $42,403.

4.46% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($38,402 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.46%
Mississippi average:

6.85%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.83% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($8,795 average AGI)
2.63% relocated from other states ($29,607 average AGI)
Wilkinson County:

2.63%
Mississippi average:

2.80%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries


5.97% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($30,679 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.97%
Mississippi average:

7.03%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.14% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($7,780 average AGI)
3.83% relocated to other states ($22,899 average AGI)
Wilkinson County:

3.83%
Mississippi average:

2.99%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA  1.58% ($39,071 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.6

Births per 1000 population in Wilkinson County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.8

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 2006: 8.4

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Wilkinson County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 16.8%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wilkinson County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Wilkinson County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Wilkinson County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Wilkinson County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Wilkinson County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Wilkinson County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,773 (1,317 aged, 456 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 420 (17%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Wilkinson County, Mississippi in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (164)
  • Congestive heart failure (57)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (49)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (21)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (10)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (10)

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: 8,250
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 246
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 54,076

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,266
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,363
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 29

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 8,476
  • Male householders: 1,233 (653 living alone), Female householders: 2,115 (653 living alone)
  • 973 spouses (910 opposite-sex spouses), 83 unmarried partners, (83 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,021 children (1,935 natural, 10 adopted, 73 stepchildren), 698 grandchildren, 117 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 0 foster children, 69 other relatives, 51 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,080

Size of family households: 948 2-persons, 620 3-persons, 246 4-persons, 75 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,308 1-person, 116 2-persons.

485 married couples with children.
855 single-parent households (23 men, 832 women).

99.7% of residents of Wilkinson speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $62,929,000 ($6,180 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:

5.9
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

6.0
State:

4.8

Year house built in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
  • Year house built in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
  • 382020 or later
  • 5832010 to 2019
  • 5302000 to 2009
  • 4021990 to 1999
  • 8801980 to 1989
  • 9951970 to 1979
  • 3741960 to 1969
  • 2831950 to 1959
  • 2561940 to 1949
  • 2881939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
  • 331 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 173 rooms
  • 3104 rooms
  • 6915 rooms
  • 8436 rooms
  • 1877 rooms
  • 2558 rooms
  • 4379+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
  • 01 room
  • 22 rooms
  • 373 rooms
  • 1114 rooms
  • 1185 rooms
  • 306 rooms
  • 2267 rooms
  • 328 rooms
  • 329+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
  • 34no bedroom
  • 831 bedroom
  • 3842 bedrooms
  • 1,4953 bedrooms
  • 5414 bedrooms
  • 2315+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
  • 0no bedroom
  • 261 bedroom
  • 1882 bedrooms
  • 2893 bedrooms
  • 614 bedrooms
  • 195+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkinson County, Mississippi in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkinson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkinson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 116no vehicle
  • 1,0761 vehicle
  • 1,2392 vehicles
  • 2253 vehicles
  • 964 vehicles
  • 265+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkinson County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkinson County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 111no vehicle
  • 3161 vehicle
  • 1302 vehicles
  • 223 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

94.1% of Wilkinson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 96% lived in Mississippi.

Wilkinson County:

94.1%
State average:

88.9%

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

  • This state: 6,484
  • Other state: 1,943
  • Northeast: 2
  • Midwest: 156
  • South: 1,601
  • West: 175
Year householders moved into unit in Wilkinson County, MS
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Wilkinson County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 64.9%Electricity
  • 23.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 9.3%Utility gas
  • 1.9%No fuel used
  • 0.9%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 58.4%Electricity
  • 38.0%Utility gas
  • 3.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 199
Here:

24.4%
Mississippi:

16.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 86
Here:

19.2%
Mississippi:

14.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 38
Here:

24.1%
Mississippi:

12.8%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Wilkinson County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $16,833,000
    Hospital Public: $15,839,000
    Other: $14,964,000
    Other: $14,081,000
    Solid Waste Management: $616,000
    Solid Waste Management: $580,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $18,442,000
    Hospitals: $18,144,000
    General - Other: $17,089,000
    General - Other: $16,813,000
    Regular Highways: $1,840,000
    Regular Highways: $1,810,000
    Financial Administration: $944,000
    Financial Administration: $929,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $913,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $898,000
    Police Protection: $879,000
    Police Protection: $865,000
    Central Staff Services: $832,000
    Central Staff Services: $818,000
    Solid Waste Management: $539,000
    Solid Waste Management: $530,000
    General Public Buildings: $512,000
    General Public Buildings: $504,000
    Health - Other: $417,000
    Health - Other: $411,000
    Correctional Institutions: $302,000
    Correctional Institutions: $297,000
    Local Fire Protection: $192,000
    Local Fire Protection: $189,000
    Parks and Recreation: $103,000
    Parks and Recreation: $101,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $63,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $58,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $57,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $843,000
    Interest on Debt: $726,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $169,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $159,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $54,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $50,000
    Other - Health - Other: $19,000
    Other - Health - Other: $18,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $43,000
    Health and Hospitals: $38,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,100,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,100,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,100,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,100,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,400,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,270,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,140,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,010,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $130,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $130,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,638,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,391,000
    General Revenue - Other: $710,000
    General Revenue - Other: $603,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $203,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $173,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $218,000
    General - Other: $217,000
    Hospitals: $210,000
    General - Other: $209,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,799,000
    Cash and Securities: $10,480,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,421,000
    Cash and Securities: $24,669,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,039,000
    Highways: $1,010,000
    General Local Government Support: $662,000
    General Local Government Support: $644,000
    Other: $407,000
    Other: $396,000
    Health and Hospitals: $155,000
    Health and Hospitals: $150,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,289,000
    Property: $3,942,000
    Other License: $123,000
    Other License: $113,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $16,862,000
    : $16,862,000

Wilkinson County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $16,833,000
    Hospital Public: $15,839,000
    Other: $14,964,000
    Other: $14,081,000
    Solid Waste Management: $616,000
    Solid Waste Management: $580,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $18,442,000
    Hospitals: $18,144,000
    General - Other: $17,089,000
    General - Other: $16,813,000
    Regular Highways: $1,840,000
    Regular Highways: $1,810,000
    Financial Administration: $944,000
    Financial Administration: $929,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $913,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $898,000
    Police Protection: $879,000
    Police Protection: $865,000
    Central Staff Services: $832,000
    Central Staff Services: $818,000
    Solid Waste Management: $539,000
    Solid Waste Management: $530,000
    General Public Buildings: $512,000
    General Public Buildings: $504,000
    Health - Other: $417,000
    Health - Other: $411,000
    Correctional Institutions: $302,000
    Correctional Institutions: $297,000
    Local Fire Protection: $192,000
    Local Fire Protection: $189,000
    Parks and Recreation: $103,000
    Parks and Recreation: $101,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $63,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $58,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $57,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $843,000
    Interest on Debt: $726,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $169,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $159,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $54,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $50,000
    Other - Health - Other: $19,000
    Other - Health - Other: $18,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $43,000
    Health and Hospitals: $38,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,100,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,100,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,100,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,100,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,400,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,270,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,140,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,010,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $130,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $130,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,638,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,391,000
    General Revenue - Other: $710,000
    General Revenue - Other: $603,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $203,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $173,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $218,000
    General - Other: $217,000
    Hospitals: $210,000
    General - Other: $209,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,799,000
    Cash and Securities: $10,480,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,421,000
    Cash and Securities: $24,669,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,039,000
    Highways: $1,010,000
    General Local Government Support: $662,000
    General Local Government Support: $644,000
    Other: $407,000
    Other: $396,000
    Health and Hospitals: $155,000
    Health and Hospitals: $150,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,289,000
    Property: $3,942,000
    Other License: $123,000
    Other License: $113,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $16,862,000
    : $16,862,000

Wilkinson County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $16,833,000
    Hospital Public: $15,839,000
    Other: $14,964,000
    Other: $14,081,000
    Solid Waste Management: $616,000
    Solid Waste Management: $580,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $18,442,000
    Hospitals: $18,144,000
    General - Other: $17,089,000
    General - Other: $16,813,000
    Regular Highways: $1,840,000
    Regular Highways: $1,810,000
    Financial Administration: $944,000
    Financial Administration: $929,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $913,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $898,000
    Police Protection: $879,000
    Police Protection: $865,000
    Central Staff Services: $832,000
    Central Staff Services: $818,000
    Solid Waste Management: $539,000
    Solid Waste Management: $530,000
    General Public Buildings: $512,000
    General Public Buildings: $504,000
    Health - Other: $417,000
    Health - Other: $411,000
    Correctional Institutions: $302,000
    Correctional Institutions: $297,000
    Local Fire Protection: $192,000
    Local Fire Protection: $189,000
    Parks and Recreation: $103,000
    Parks and Recreation: $101,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $63,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $58,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $57,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $843,000
    Interest on Debt: $726,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $169,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $159,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $54,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $50,000
    Other - Health - Other: $19,000
    Other - Health - Other: $18,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $43,000
    Health and Hospitals: $38,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,100,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,100,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,100,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,100,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,400,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,270,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,140,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,010,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $130,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $130,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,638,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,391,000
    General Revenue - Other: $710,000
    General Revenue - Other: $603,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $203,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $173,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $218,000
    General - Other: $217,000
    Hospitals: $210,000
    General - Other: $209,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,799,000
    Cash and Securities: $10,480,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,421,000
    Cash and Securities: $24,669,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,039,000
    Highways: $1,010,000
    General Local Government Support: $662,000
    General Local Government Support: $644,000
    Other: $407,000
    Other: $396,000
    Health and Hospitals: $155,000
    Health and Hospitals: $150,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,289,000
    Property: $3,942,000
    Other License: $123,000
    Other License: $113,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $16,862,000
    : $16,862,000

Wilkinson County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Charges - Hospital Public: $16,833,000
    Hospital Public: $15,839,000
    Other: $14,964,000
    Other: $14,081,000
    Solid Waste Management: $616,000
    Solid Waste Management: $580,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $18,442,000
    Hospitals: $18,144,000
    General - Other: $17,089,000
    General - Other: $16,813,000
    Regular Highways: $1,840,000
    Regular Highways: $1,810,000
    Financial Administration: $944,000
    Financial Administration: $929,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $913,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $898,000
    Police Protection: $879,000
    Police Protection: $865,000
    Central Staff Services: $832,000
    Central Staff Services: $818,000
    Solid Waste Management: $539,000
    Solid Waste Management: $530,000
    General Public Buildings: $512,000
    General Public Buildings: $504,000
    Health - Other: $417,000
    Health - Other: $411,000
    Correctional Institutions: $302,000
    Correctional Institutions: $297,000
    Local Fire Protection: $192,000
    Local Fire Protection: $189,000
    Parks and Recreation: $103,000
    Parks and Recreation: $101,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $63,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $58,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $57,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $843,000
    Interest on Debt: $726,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $169,000
    Other - Other Higher Education: $159,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $54,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $50,000
    Other - Health - Other: $19,000
    Other - Health - Other: $18,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $43,000
    Health and Hospitals: $38,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,100,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,100,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,100,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,100,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,400,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,270,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,140,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,010,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $130,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $130,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,638,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,391,000
    General Revenue - Other: $710,000
    General Revenue - Other: $603,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $203,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $173,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $218,000
    General - Other: $217,000
    Hospitals: $210,000
    General - Other: $209,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,799,000
    Cash and Securities: $10,480,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,421,000
    Cash and Securities: $24,669,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,039,000
    Highways: $1,010,000
    General Local Government Support: $662,000
    General Local Government Support: $644,000
    Other: $407,000
    Other: $396,000
    Health and Hospitals: $155,000
    Health and Hospitals: $150,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,289,000
    Property: $3,942,000
    Other License: $123,000
    Other License: $113,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $16,862,000
    : $16,862,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 816
  • Number of aged recipients: 112
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 704
  • Number of recipients under 18: 117
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 463
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 236
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 342
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 334
Most common first names in Wilkinson County, MS among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary11679.2 years
James9271.8 years
Willie7672.6 years
John7273.9 years
William6874.9 years
Robert5572.7 years
George4873.6 years
Henry4474.7 years
Annie3580.0 years
Charles3172.9 years
Most common last names in Wilkinson County, MS among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson7377.3 years
Williams7375.2 years
Jones6775.6 years
Jackson5774.5 years
Smith5775.1 years
Brown4970.5 years
Carter4876.2 years
Wilson4772.7 years
Anderson4774.4 years
Davis4169.3 years

Businesses in Wilkinson County, MS

  • Ford: 1
  • SONIC Drive-In: 1
  • U-Haul: 1
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