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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Claiborne County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $571 a month.
Cities in this county include: Port Gibson
.
Neighboring
counties: Copiah County
, Hinds County
, Jefferson County
, Tensas Parish, Louisiana
, Warren County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Claiborne County: Upper
Grand Gulf Landing
(A),
Bondurant Landing
(B),
Brooks Landing
(C),
Brooks Light
(D),
Bruinsburg Landing
(E),
Warner YMCA Camp
(F),
Whitehall Landing
(G),
Grindstone Ford
(H),
Hart Landing
(I),
Windsor Ruins
(J),
Lower Grand Gulf Landing
(K)
Churches in Claiborne County include: Saint
Lukes Church
(A),
Saint Elmo Christian Church
(B),
Rocky Springs Methodist Church
(C),
Brandywine Church
(D),
Campbell Chapel
(E),
Pleasant Hill Church
(F),
Clarks Creek Church
(G),
Pine Grove Church
(H),
Philadelphia Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Henderson
Cemetery
(1),
Cochrandale Cemetery
(2),
Pisgah Cemetery
(3),
Segrest Cemetery
(4),
Scott Cemetery
(5),
Flowers Cemetery
(6),
Sarepta Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Regan
Lake
(A),
Cane Lake
(B),
Coon Island Lake
(C),
Jones Lake
(D),
Hamilton Lake
(E),
Clarks Lake
(F),
Gin Lake
(G),
Rock Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rapalje
Creek
(A),
Sanders Branch
(B),
Ragsdall Creek
(C),
Kennison Creek
(D),
Storm Creek
(E),
Big Black River
(F),
Big Bogue Desha
(G),
McKee Creek
(H),
Shannon Branch
(I)
Park in Claiborne County: Grand
Gulf Military Monument
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
9.7% | | Mississippi: |
6.1% |
Current college students: 2,118
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 67 (61% naturalized citizens)
| Claiborne
County: |
0.6% | | Whole
state: | 1.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 24
- 1990
to 1994: 2
- 1985
to 1989: 2
- 1980
to 1984: 7
- 1975
to 1979: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 27
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 3
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Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,677
- One,
attached: 80
- Two:
23
- 3
or 4: 50
- 5
to 9: 22
- 10
to 19: 36
- 20
or more: 85
- Mobile
homes: 1,272
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Housing units in Claiborne County with a mortgage: 1,041 (101 second mortgage, 68 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 727 Agriculture
in Claiborne County
Average size of farms: 339 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $19972
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $176.80
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 42.59%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $19864
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25746
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.26%
Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.15
Corn for grain: 4169 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1196 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 3450 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2339 harvested acresClaiborne
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 2.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 48 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1982, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 40 people
Most
common industries for males:
|
- Educational
services (9%)
- Construction
(7%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Wood
products (6%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Utilities
(4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (26%)
- Health
care (13%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Utilities
(5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Fishing
and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females |
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Nigeria
(45%)
- India
(18%)
- El
Salvador (12%)
- Middle
Africa (9%)
- Germany
(6%)
- Austria
(3%)
- Ghana
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Claiborne County:
|
- United
States or American (2%)
- English
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(1%)
- African
(1%)
- Irish
(1%)
- German
(1%)
- European
(0%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,579 (70%)
- Carpooled:
766 (21%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 48 (1%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 3 (0%)
- Walked:
229 (6%)
- Other
means: 20 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 42 (1%)
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People
in group quarters in Claiborne County, Mississippi
- 1719
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 73
people in nursing homes
- 6
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 4
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 2
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 2
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $29,158.
5.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,421 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.02% | | Mississippi
average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.91% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($12,796 average AGI)
2.11% relocated from other states ($9,625 average AGI)
| Claiborne
County: |
2.11% | | Mississippi
average: | 3.40% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Warren County, MS
|
1.09% ($24,212 average AGI) |
| from
Orleans Parish, LA
|
0.50% ($21,933) |
| from
Hinds County, MS
|
0.40% ($20,667) |
6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,541 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.32% | | Mississippi
average: | 8.35% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.66% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($18,784 average AGI)
1.66% relocated to other states ($5,763 average AGI)
| Claiborne
County: |
1.66% | | Mississippi
average: | 3.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Warren County, MS
|
2.12% ($24,538 average AGI) |
| to
Hinds County, MS
|
0.88% ($22,926) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4
Births
per 1000 population in Claiborne County
|
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Claiborne County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 16.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Claiborne County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,437 (1,070 aged, 367 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 10,038
- In
family households: 8,764 (1,336 male householders, 1,213 female householders)
1,510
spouses, 3,455 children (3,086 natural, 146 adopted, 223 stepchildren), 768 grandchildren, 117 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 148 other relatives, 179 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,274 (527 male householders (465 living alone)), 610 female householders (569 living alone)), 137 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,793 (92 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 888 2-persons, 624 3-persons, 460 4-persons, 325 5-persons, 175 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,034 1-person, 91 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 6 4-persons.
1,115 married couples with children.
1,304 single-parent households (194 men, 1,110 women).
96.8% of residents of Claiborne County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $71,760,000 ($6215 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $952,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,458,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,876,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,210,000
Federal grants: $27,594,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,122,000 ($296,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,499,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $543,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $638,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,922,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 889
| Here: |
77 per 1000 residents | | State: | 78
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 552
| Here: |
48 per 1000 residents | | State: | 51
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +17
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +4
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -673
| Here: |
-59 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-4 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Claiborne County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.76 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: 156
- 1995
to 1998: 430
- 1990
to 1994: 307
- 1980
to 1989: 752
- 1970
to 1979: 953
- 1960
to 1969: 731
- 1950
to 1959: 403
- 1940
to 1949: 220
- 1939
or earlier: 300
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Claiborne County, Mississippi:
|
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 36
- 3
rooms: 315
- 4
rooms: 337
- 5
rooms: 883
- 6
rooms: 643
- 7
rooms: 295
- 8
rooms: 225
- 9
or more rooms: 226
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Claiborne County, Mississippi: |
- 1
room: 5
- 2
rooms: 26
- 3
rooms: 139
- 4
rooms: 163
- 5
rooms: 237
- 6
rooms: 87
- 7
rooms: 37
- 8
rooms: 24
- 9
or more rooms: 7
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Claiborne County: |
- no
bedroom: 28
- 1
bedroom: 131
- 2
bedrooms: 690
- 3
bedrooms: 1,649
- 4
bedrooms: 387
- 5
or more bedrooms: 75
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Claiborne County: |
- no
bedroom: 28
- 1
bedroom: 108
- 2
bedrooms: 259
- 3
bedrooms: 290
- 4
bedrooms: 34
- 5
or more bedrooms: 6
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Claiborne County in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 380
- 1
vehicle: 1,113
- 2
vehicles: 915
- 3
vehicles: 420
- 4
vehicles: 116
- 5
or more vehicles: 16
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Claiborne County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 186
- 1
vehicle: 366
- 2
vehicles: 123
- 3
vehicles: 48
- 4
vehicles: 2
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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70% of Claiborne County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Mississippi.
| Claiborne
County: |
70.1% | | State
average: |
59.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 10475
- Northeast:
88
- Midwest:
357
- South:
755
- West:
65
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Utility
gas (33%)
- Electricity
(15%)
- Wood
(5%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (40%)
- Electricity
(31%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (28%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 138
| Here: |
9.6% | | Mississippi: | 10.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48
| Here: |
6.9% | | Mississippi: | 10.5% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 28
| Here: |
1.4% | | Mississippi: | 12.4% |
Claiborne
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $4,352,000
Solid Waste Management: $152,000
All Other: $88,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $4,352,000
Regular Highways: $1,611,000
General - Other: $1,000,000
Central Staff Services: $716,000
Police Protection: $711,000
Corrections - Other: $608,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $547,000
Fire Protection: $501,000
Solid Waste Management: $491,000
Financial Administration: $458,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $419,000
Health Services - Other: $323,000
General Public Buildings: $185,000
Parks & Recreation: $173,000
Housing & Community Development: $107,000
Welfare - Other: $100,000
Natural Resources - Other: $82,000
Private Transit Subsidies: $69,000
Libraries: $40,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $463,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $9,902,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Higher Education: $249,000
Welfare: $74,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $36,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $134,470,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,670,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,205,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $134,470,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $465,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $9,491,000
General Revenue, NEC: $144,000
Rents: $27,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,765,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $135,121,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $7,291,000
Highways: $443,000
All Other: $75,000
Public Welfare: $75,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,194,000
NEC: $203,000
Motor Vehicle License: $0
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,855,000
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