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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $350 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Adams County is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $577 a month.
Cities in this county include: Natchez
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2005 air pollution in Adams County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.084 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.074 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
12.3 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
33 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Concordia Parish, Louisiana
, Franklin County
, Jefferson County
, Tensas Parish, Louisiana
, Wilkinson County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Adams County: Natchez
Country Club
(A),
Natchez-Adams County Port
(B),
Pandella Landing
(C),
Parker Landing
(D),
Alloway Landing
(E),
Briar Landing
(F),
Carthage Landing
(G),
Cerro Gordo Landing
(H),
Cowpen Point Landing
(I),
Eureka Landing
(J),
Giles Landing
(K),
Jackson Point Landing
(L),
Kienstra Landing
(M)
Churches in Adams County include: Saint
Luke Church
(A),
Saint Johns Church
(B),
Saint James Church
(C),
Saint Charles Church
(D),
Bright Morning Star Church
(E),
Robinson Chapel
(F),
Riverside Church
(G),
Calvary Church
(H),
Prys Temple
(I)
Cemeteries: Sessions
Cemetery
(1),
Kingston Cemetery
(2),
King Cemetery
(3),
McCouen Cemetery
(4),
McCoy Cemetery
(5),
Barland Cemetery
(6),
Collins Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and swamps: Flat
Lake
(A),
Blue Hole
(B),
Forked Lake
(C),
Pipe Lake
(D),
Fields Lake
(E),
Long Lake
(F),
Delta Lake
(G),
Marengo Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Anthony
Branch
(A),
Becks Bay
(B),
Kittering Creek
(C),
Callahan Branch
(D),
Quitman Bayou
(E),
Bullhead Bayou
(F),
Cane Bayou
(G),
Sharp Bayou
(H),
Swafford Branch
(I)
Parks in Adams County include: Sandy
Creek State Creek Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Pipes Lake Recreation Area
(2),
Natchez State Park
(3),
Natchez Trace Parkway
(4)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
5.8% | | Mississippi: | 6.1% |
Current college students: 1,538
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 481 (59% naturalized citizens)
| Adams
County: |
1.4% | | Whole
state: | 1.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 65
- 1990
to 1994: 140
- 1985
to 1989: 46
- 1980
to 1984: 31
- 1975
to 1979: 27
- 1970
to 1974: 6
- 1970
to 1974: 27
- 1965
to 1969: 139
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Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 11,218
- One,
attached: 341
- Two:
466
- 3
or 4: 543
- 5
to 9: 514
- 10
to 19: 57
- 20
or more: 402
- Mobile
homes: 1,613
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 21
Housing units in Adams County with a mortgage: 4,151 (346 second mortgage, 269 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,508 Agriculture
in Adams County
Average size of farms: 340 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $21672
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $225.36
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 30.03%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $30652
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.78%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38922
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.85%
Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.77
Corn for grain: 4440 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 6322 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 48 acresAdams
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Mississippi state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/17/1987, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males:
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- Construction
(11%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Paper
(6%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Mining
(4%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (17%)
- Health
care (16%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females |
- Cashiers
(7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Vietnam
(16%)
- Mexico
(16%)
- Germany
(15%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- India
(7%)
- Hong
Kong (5%)
- Philippines
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Adams County:
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- United
States or American (11%)
- English
(7%)
- Irish
(5%)
- German
(3%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- Italian
(2%)
- French
(except Basque) (1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 10,017 (79%)
- Carpooled:
1,841 (15%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 139 (1%)
- Taxi:
13 (0%)
- Bicycle:
32 (0%)
- Walked:
219 (2%)
- Other
means: 89 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 283 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Adams County, Mississippi
- 259
people in nursing homes
- 130
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 35
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 28
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 14
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 9
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5
people in other group homes
- 3
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 2
people in military ships
- 2
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,395.
6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,492 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.85% | | Mississippi
average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.94% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($7,068 average AGI)
4.90% relocated from other states ($21,424 average AGI)
| Adams
County: |
4.90% | | Mississippi
average: |
3.40% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Orleans Parish, LA
|
1.38% ($21,601 average AGI) |
| from
Concordia Parish, LA
|
0.69% ($30,845) |
| from
Jefferson Parish, LA
|
0.25% ($15,577) |
| from
Jefferson County, MS
|
0.25% ($20,192) |
| from
Franklin County, MS
|
0.23% ($24,500) |
| from
Hinds County, MS
|
0.22% ($20,696) |
| from
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
|
0.17% ($24,667) |
6.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,384 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.12% | | Mississippi
average: | 8.35% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.30% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($11,949 average AGI)
3.82% relocated to other states ($22,435 average AGI)
| Adams
County: |
3.82% | | Mississippi
average: | 3.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Concordia Parish, LA
|
0.86% ($33,000 average AGI) |
| to
Hinds County, MS
|
0.40% ($30,927) |
| to
Forrest County, MS
|
0.26% ($46,593) |
| to
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
|
0.25% ($25,269) |
| to
Rankin County, MS
|
0.24% ($38,640) |
| to
Franklin County, MS
|
0.19% ($24,750) |
| to
Madison County, MS
|
0.19% ($29,650) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4
Births
per 1000 population in Adams County
|
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Adams County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Adams County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,334 (5,096 aged, 1,238 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 33,852
- In
family households: 29,187 (5,785 male householders, 3,707 female householders)
5,923
spouses, 10,845 children (9,880 natural, 371 adopted, 594 stepchildren), 1,285 grandchildren, 331 brothers or sisters, 283 parents, 486 other relatives, 542 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 4,665 (1,762 male householders (1,580 living alone)), 2,439 female householders (2,255 living alone)), 464 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 488 (391 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,061 2-persons, 2,514 3-persons, 1,679 4-persons, 831 5-persons, 231 6-persons, 176 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,835 1-person, 337 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 19 5-persons.
4,130 married couples with children.
3,627 single-parent households (447 men, 3,180 women).
96.2% of residents of Adams County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $239,461,000 ($7347 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,230,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $99,379,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $45,640,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,868,000
Federal grants: $68,930,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,818,000 ($26,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,827,000 ($382,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,973,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,085,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,459,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,348
| Here: |
73 per 1000 residents | | State: | 78
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,157
| Here: |
67 per 1000 residents | | State: |
51 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +45
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +4
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -2,440
| Here: |
-76 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-4 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Adams County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.84 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 245
- 1995
to 1998: 546
- 1990
to 1994: 871
- 1980
to 1989: 2,393
- 1970
to 1979: 3,192
- 1960
to 1969: 2,458
- 1950
to 1959: 2,413
- 1940
to 1949: 1,058
- 1939
or earlier: 1,999
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Adams County, Mississippi:
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- 1
room: 15
- 2
rooms: 111
- 3
rooms: 442
- 4
rooms: 946
- 5
rooms: 2,318
- 6
rooms: 2,555
- 7
rooms: 1,463
- 8
rooms: 833
- 9
or more rooms: 919
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County, Mississippi: |
- 1
room: 72
- 2
rooms: 237
- 3
rooms: 668
- 4
rooms: 994
- 5
rooms: 1,104
- 6
rooms: 591
- 7
rooms: 286
- 8
rooms: 68
- 9
or more rooms: 55
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Adams County: |
- no
bedroom: 49
- 1
bedroom: 350
- 2
bedrooms: 1,990
- 3
bedrooms: 5,516
- 4
bedrooms: 1,464
- 5
or more bedrooms: 233
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County: |
- no
bedroom: 99
- 1
bedroom: 809
- 2
bedrooms: 1,673
- 3
bedrooms: 1,223
- 4
bedrooms: 224
- 5
or more bedrooms: 47
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Adams County in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 556
- 1
vehicle: 3,009
- 2
vehicles: 4,174
- 3
vehicles: 1,484
- 4
vehicles: 267
- 5
or more vehicles: 112
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Adams County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 794
- 1
vehicle: 2,273
- 2
vehicles: 829
- 3
vehicles: 152
- 4
vehicles: 25
- 5
or more vehicles: 2
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65% of Adams County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Mississippi.
| Adams
County: |
64.7% | | State
average: |
59.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 27736
- Northeast:
253
- Midwest:
676
- South:
4611
- West:
422
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (58%)
- Electricity
(28%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (54%)
- Electricity
(39%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 984
| Here: |
21.5% | | Mississippi: |
10.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 464
| Here: |
19.0% | | Mississippi: |
10.5% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 99
| Here: |
7.4% | | Mississippi: | 12.4% |
Adams
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $24,006,000
All Other: $1,559,000
Solid Waste Management: $518,000
- Construction
- General Public Buildings: $211,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $116,000
Police Protection: $21,000
Regular Highways: $21,000
Fire Protection: $2,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $24,006,000
Regular Highways: $2,479,000
Police Protection: $2,356,000
General - Other: $1,538,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,534,000
Central Staff Services: $1,248,000
Corrections - Other: $1,106,000
Financial Administration: $833,000
Solid Waste Management: $751,000
General Public Buildings: $677,000
Fire Protection: $543,000
Health Services - Other: $276,000
Housing & Community Development: $206,000
Welfare - Other: $156,000
Natural Resources - Other: $143,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $71,000
Parks & Recreation: $63,000
Libraries: $20,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $366,000
General Support: $113,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $6,114,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Higher Education: $795,000
Health: $77,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $88,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $81,998,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $26,370,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $9,703,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $13,125,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $81,998,000
Other, NEC: $14,655,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $8,293,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $5,885,000
General Revenue, NEC: $608,000
Rents: $130,000
Property Sale Other: $71,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $1,101,000
Regular Highways: $219,000
Judicial: $16,000
Fire Protection: $11,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Central Staff: $3,000
Corrections - Other: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,787,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $82,090,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,486,000
Highways: $1,484,000
All Other: $710,000
- Tax
- Property: $9,268,000
Other Selective Sales: $502,000
NEC: $28,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $19,337,000
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