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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $280 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Carroll County is $344 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $604 a month.
Cities in this county include: Vaiden
, North Carrollton
, Carrollton
.
Neighboring
counties: Attala County
, Grenada County
, Holmes County
, Leflore County
, Montgomery County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Carroll County: Smiths
(A),
Carroll
(B),
Donley
(C),
Wood
(D),
McCarley Community Center
(E)
Churches in Carroll County include: Saint
Johns Chapel
(A),
Saint James Church Number 2
(B),
Saint James Church Number 1
(C),
Black Hawk Church
(D),
Blackman Church
(E),
Bluff Springs Methodist Church
(F),
Browns Church
(G),
Bunion Church
(H),
Calvary Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Shady
Grove Cemetery
(1),
Mathews Cemetery
(2),
Coila Cemetery
(3),
Pink Flower Cemetery
(4),
McCain Cemetery
(5),
McCormick Cemetery
(6),
Old Union Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Round
Lake
(A),
Lightline Lake
(B),
O'Neal Lake
(C),
Third Bridge Lake
(D),
Denman Lake
(E),
Bee Lake
(F),
Burkhead Lake
(G),
Gee Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Loden
Creek
(A),
Randle Creek
(B),
Purnell Creek
(C),
Puchshinnubie Creek
(D),
Carpenter Creek
(E),
Jumping Creek
(F),
Powells Creek
(G),
Potacocowa Creek
(H),
Little Sand Creek
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
5.9% | | Mississippi: | 6.1% |
Current college students: 335
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 88 (58% naturalized citizens)
| Carroll
County: |
0.8% | | Whole
state: | 1.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 23
- 1990
to 1994: 16
- 1985
to 1989: 23
- 1980
to 1984: 12
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 5
- 1970
to 1974: 9
- 1965
to 1969: 0
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Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 24.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,296
- One,
attached: 42
- Two:
12
- 3
or 4: 17
- 5
to 9: 47
- 10
to 19: 5
- 20
or more: 31
- Mobile
homes: 1,407
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 31
Housing units in Carroll County with a mortgage: 885 (54 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 780 Agriculture
in Carroll County
Average size of farms: 302 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $25583
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $236.71
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 37.60%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $26047
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.37%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.72%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $31700
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.53%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.34
Corn for grain: 4285 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 619 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 15467 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 5178 harvested acres
Vegetables: 344 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 85 acresCarroll
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 2.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 21 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/21/1990, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 15 people
Most
common industries for males:
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- Construction
(19%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
- Broadcasting
and telecommunications (4%)
- Health
care (3%)
- Furniture
and related products (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (16%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Miscellaneous
manufacturing (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Transportation
equipment (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females |
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(33%)
- Philippines
(31%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
- Africa,
n.e.c. (11%)
- Pakistan
(9%)
- Germany
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Carroll County:
|
- United
States or American (19%)
- Irish
(8%)
- English
(6%)
- German
(3%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- French
(except Basque) (1%)
- Scottish
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 3,398 (78%)
- Carpooled:
836 (19%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 17 (0%)
- Railroad:
6 (0%)
- Walked:
35 (1%)
- Other
means: 21 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 60 (1%)
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302
people in state prisons
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,282.
7.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,956 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.73% | | Mississippi
average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.28% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($21,108 average AGI)
1.45% relocated from other states ($5,848 average AGI)
| Carroll
County: |
1.45% | | Mississippi
average: | 3.40% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Leflore County, MS
|
2.32% ($28,773 average AGI) |
| from
Montgomery County, MS
|
0.90% ($20,690) |
| from
Grenada County, MS
|
0.71% ($23,391) |
| from
Hinds County, MS
|
0.37% ($17,750) |
7.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,876 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.47% | | Mississippi
average: | 8.35% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.64% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($20,141 average AGI)
1.83% relocated to other states ($7,734 average AGI)
| Carroll
County: |
1.83% | | Mississippi
average: | 3.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Leflore County, MS
|
1.98% ($22,844 average AGI) |
| to
Montgomery County, MS
|
0.99% ($31,219) |
| to
Grenada County, MS
|
0.47% ($33,000) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1
Births
per 1000 population in Carroll County
|
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Carroll County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Carroll County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,559 (1,248 aged, 311 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 10,462
- In
family households: 9,418 (2,236 male householders, 852 female householders)
2,341
spouses, 3,223 children (2,808 natural, 122 adopted, 293 stepchildren), 375 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 167 other relatives, 119 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,044 (470 male householders (432 living alone)), 510 female householders (491 living alone)), 64 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 307 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,364 2-persons, 825 3-persons, 553 4-persons, 223 5-persons, 81 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 923 1-person, 57 2-persons.
1,586 married couples with children.
657 single-parent households (120 men, 537 women).
97.7% of residents of Carroll County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $54,924,000 ($5222 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,155,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,920,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,929,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,975,000
Federal grants: $15,185,000
Federal procurement contracts: $507,000 ($172,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,408,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $116,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $477,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,176,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 569
| Here: |
55 per 1000 residents | | State: | 78
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 544
| Here: |
52 per 1000 residents | | State: |
51 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +16
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +4
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -392
| Here: |
-38 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-4 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Carroll County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.85 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: 93
- 1995
to 1998: 567
- 1990
to 1994: 404
- 1980
to 1989: 999
- 1970
to 1979: 1,129
- 1960
to 1969: 674
- 1950
to 1959: 456
- 1940
to 1949: 174
- 1939
or earlier: 392
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Carroll County, Mississippi:
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- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 44
- 3
rooms: 189
- 4
rooms: 474
- 5
rooms: 996
- 6
rooms: 726
- 7
rooms: 510
- 8
rooms: 294
- 9
or more rooms: 217
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Carroll County, Mississippi: |
- 1
room: 6
- 2
rooms: 34
- 3
rooms: 58
- 4
rooms: 210
- 5
rooms: 170
- 6
rooms: 64
- 7
rooms: 17
- 8
rooms: 20
- 9
or more rooms: 38
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carroll County: |
- no
bedroom: 24
- 1
bedroom: 96
- 2
bedrooms: 806
- 3
bedrooms: 2,047
- 4
bedrooms: 376
- 5
or more bedrooms: 105
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Carroll County: |
- no
bedroom: 6
- 1
bedroom: 73
- 2
bedrooms: 264
- 3
bedrooms: 219
- 4
bedrooms: 48
- 5
or more bedrooms: 7
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Carroll County in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 265
- 1
vehicle: 988
- 2
vehicles: 1,369
- 3
vehicles: 625
- 4
vehicles: 146
- 5
or more vehicles: 61
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Carroll County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 105
- 1
vehicle: 288
- 2
vehicles: 161
- 3
vehicles: 41
- 4
vehicles: 16
- 5
or more vehicles: 6
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72% of Carroll County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Mississippi.
| Carroll
County: |
71.8% | | State
average: |
59.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 9177
- Northeast:
113
- Midwest:
438
- South:
839
- West:
85
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,800 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Electricity
(18%)
- Utility
gas (16%)
- Wood
(6%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Electricity
(22%)
- Utility
gas (19%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 320
| Here: |
23.2% | | Mississippi: |
10.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 174
| Here: |
28.0% | | Mississippi: |
10.5% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 54
| Here: |
18.9% | | Mississippi: |
12.4% |
Carroll
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $407,000
All Other: $173,000
- Current
Operations - Corrections - Other: $1,959,000
Regular Highways: $1,471,000
Financial Administration: $1,374,000
Police Protection: $622,000
Solid Waste Management: $303,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $299,000
Fire Protection: $250,000
Health Services - Other: $70,000
Libraries: $56,000
Natural Resources - Other: $55,000
Welfare - Other: $52,000
Housing & Community Development: $13,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $423,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $141,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,929,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $735,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,551,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $5,610,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $503,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $232,000
Interest Earnings: $159,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $477,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $975,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $847,000
All Other: $235,000
General Support: $159,000
Health & Hospitals: $73,000
Public Welfare: $25,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,929,000
Motor Vehicle License: $0
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,197,000
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