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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $318 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clay 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 $663 a month.
Cities in this county include: West Point
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Neighboring
counties: Chickasaw County
, Lowndes County
, Monroe County
, Oktibbeha County
, Webster County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Clay County: Barton
Ferry Marina
(A),
Big Springs
(B),
Colberts Ford
(C),
Waverly Ferry
(D)
Churches in Clay County include: Saint
Johns Church
(A),
Bluff Creek Church
(B),
Lawson Chapel
(C),
Robinson Chapel
(D),
Cairo-Cumberland Church
(E),
Prairie Creek Church
(F),
Lee Church
(G),
Cedar Bluff Baptist Church
(H),
Cedar Bluff Methodist Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Pitchlynn
Cemetery
(1),
Saint Robertson Cemetery
(2),
Concord Cemetery
(3),
Old Montpelier Cemetery
(4),
Concord Number 2 Cemetery
(5),
Concord Number One Cemetery
(6),
Hatchet Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Fortson
Lake
(A),
Harmon Lake
(B),
Tibbee Lake
(C),
Kennedy Lake
(D),
Douglas Lake
(E),
Walker Lake
(F),
Deans Lake
(G),
Brewer Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Standing
Reed Creek
(A),
McGee Creek
(B),
Prairie Creek
(C),
Catalpa Creek
(D),
Johnson Creek
(E),
Johnson Bell Creek
(F),
Line Creek
(G),
Chuquatonchee Creek
(H),
Spring Creek
(I)
Parks in Clay County include: Waverly
Ferry Access Area
(1),
Town Creek Recreation Area
(2),
Barton Ferry Recreation Area
(3)
Post office: Montpelier
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
16.2% | | Mississippi: |
6.1% |
Current college students: 1,013
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 104 (55% naturalized citizens)
| Clay
County: |
0.5% | | Whole
state: | 1.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995
to March 2000: 33
- 1990
to 1994: 22
- 1985
to 1989: 7
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 6
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 5
- 1965
to 1969: 31
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Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 6,176
- One,
attached: 133
- Two:
419
- 3
or 4: 234
- 5
to 9: 206
- 10
to 19: 29
- 20
or more: 104
- Mobile
homes: 1,491
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 18
Housing units in Clay County with a mortgage: 2,476 (214 second mortgage, 102 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,715 Agriculture
in Clay County
Average size of farms: 260 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $23304
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $143.24
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: 76.53%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $28231
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.71%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.21%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39230
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.95%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.38
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.41%
Corn for grain: 1024 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 3667 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4584 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 505 acresClay
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/20/1980, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males:
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- Food
(18%)
- Construction
(10%)
- Metal
and metal products (7%)
- Furniture
and related products (5%)
- Miscellaneous
manufacturing (5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (16%)
- Health
care (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Food
(6%)
- Furniture
and related products (5%)
- Miscellaneous
manufacturing (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Food
processing workers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (5%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(38%)
- Germany
(16%)
- Philippines
(15%)
- Austria
(8%)
- Other
Eastern Europe (7%)
- Korea
(6%)
- Canada
(6%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Clay County:
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- United
States or American (10%)
- Irish
(5%)
- English
(5%)
- German
(3%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- French
(except Basque) (1%)
- Scottish
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 6,650 (77%)
- Carpooled:
1,471 (17%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 47 (1%)
- Bicycle:
14 (0%)
- Walked:
200 (2%)
- Other
means: 115 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 107 (1%)
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People
in group quarters in Clay County, Mississippi
- 174
people in nursing homes
- 116
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 83
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 32
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12
people in other group homes
- 5
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 5
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 4
people in homes for the mentally ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,909.
5.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,791 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.27% | | Mississippi
average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.83% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($18,497 average AGI)
1.44% relocated from other states ($12,291 average AGI)
| Clay
County: |
1.44% | | Mississippi
average: | 3.40% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Lowndes County, MS
|
0.81% ($32,600 average AGI) |
| from
Oktibbeha County, MS
|
0.68% ($21,391) |
| from
Monroe County, MS
|
0.54% ($19,892) |
| from
Chickasaw County, MS
|
0.29% ($16,750) |
| from
Lee County, MS
|
0.22% ($26,533) |
| from
Hancock County, MS
|
0.18% ($15,583) |
| from
Webster County, MS
|
0.18% ($33,083) |
6.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,552 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.09% | | Mississippi
average: | 8.35% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.09% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($16,923 average AGI)
2.00% relocated to other states ($9,628 average AGI)
| Clay
County: |
2.00% | | Mississippi
average: | 3.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Lowndes County, MS
|
1.02% ($26,771 average AGI) |
| to
Oktibbeha County, MS
|
0.72% ($21,082) |
| to
Chickasaw County, MS
|
0.39% ($21,519) |
| to
Monroe County, MS
|
0.38% ($24,577) |
| to
Lee County, MS
|
0.32% ($34,545) |
| to
Shelby County, TN
|
0.19% ($21,385) |
| to
Webster County, MS
|
0.18% ($25,000) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4
Births
per 1000 population in Clay County
|
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Clay County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Clay County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,390 (2,626 aged, 764 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 21,555
- In
family households: 19,164 (3,671 male householders, 2,268 female householders)
3,786
spouses, 7,586 children (7,106 natural, 187 adopted, 293 stepchildren), 909 grandchildren, 269 brothers or sisters, 163 parents, 231 other relatives, 281 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,391 (927 male householders (837 living alone)), 1,301 female householders (1,240 living alone)), 163 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 424 (260 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,260 2-persons, 1,512 3-persons, 1,202 4-persons, 625 5-persons, 226 6-persons, 114 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,077 1-person, 133 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 3 5-persons.
3,012 married couples with children.
2,370 single-parent households (237 men, 2,133 women).
97.8% of residents of Clay County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 34% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 19% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $122,939,000 ($5678 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,774,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $52,890,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,028,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,918,000
Federal grants: $34,230,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,308,000 ($149,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,565,000 ($5,288,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,036,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,929,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,978,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,689
| Here: |
80 per 1000 residents | | State: |
78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,182
| Here: |
56 per 1000 residents | | State: |
51 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +34
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +4
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,266
| Here: |
-60 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-4 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Clay County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.42 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: 164
- 1995
to 1998: 808
- 1990
to 1994: 759
- 1980
to 1989: 1,633
- 1970
to 1979: 2,002
- 1960
to 1969: 1,467
- 1950
to 1959: 980
- 1940
to 1949: 397
- 1939
or earlier: 600
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Clay County, Mississippi:
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- 1
room: 8
- 2
rooms: 32
- 3
rooms: 270
- 4
rooms: 513
- 5
rooms: 1,773
- 6
rooms: 1,640
- 7
rooms: 942
- 8
rooms: 429
- 9
or more rooms: 377
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County, Mississippi: |
- 1
room: 14
- 2
rooms: 153
- 3
rooms: 220
- 4
rooms: 689
- 5
rooms: 649
- 6
rooms: 263
- 7
rooms: 123
- 8
rooms: 51
- 9
or more rooms: 6
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clay County: |
- no
bedroom: 31
- 1
bedroom: 171
- 2
bedrooms: 1,007
- 3
bedrooms: 3,772
- 4
bedrooms: 796
- 5
or more bedrooms: 207
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County: |
- no
bedroom: 55
- 1
bedroom: 303
- 2
bedrooms: 934
- 3
bedrooms: 764
- 4
bedrooms: 97
- 5
or more bedrooms: 15
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Clay County in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 503
- 1
vehicle: 1,755
- 2
vehicles: 2,279
- 3
vehicles: 1,045
- 4
vehicles: 240
- 5
or more vehicles: 162
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Clay County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 420
- 1
vehicle: 1,259
- 2
vehicles: 370
- 3
vehicles: 93
- 4
vehicles: 12
- 5
or more vehicles: 14
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64% of Clay County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Mississippi.
| Clay
County: |
64.0% | | State
average: |
59.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 18767
- Northeast:
173
- Midwest:
1104
- South:
1588
- West:
194
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (38%)
- Electricity
(30%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Wood
(3%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (43%)
- Electricity
(38%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Wood
(1%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 436
| Here: |
14.4% | | Mississippi: |
10.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 203
| Here: |
14.4% | | Mississippi: |
10.5% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 139
| Here: |
15.0% | | Mississippi: |
12.4% |
Clay
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $399,000
- Charges
- All Other: $567,000
Solid Waste Management: $305,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $80,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $2,531,000
Police Protection: $1,006,000
Financial Administration: $766,000
Central Staff Services: $706,000
Fire Protection: $658,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $468,000
General - Other: $364,000
Welfare - Other: $265,000
Solid Waste Management: $244,000
Health Services - Other: $202,000
General Public Buildings: $192,000
Parks & Recreation: $68,000
Natural Resources - Other: $50,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $198,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Higher Education: $380,000
Libraries: $62,000
General: $24,000
Central Staff Services: $16,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,424,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $160,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,189,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $395,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $384,000
Interest Earnings: $165,000
Property Sale Other: $12,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $51,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,490,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $892,000
General Support: $747,000
All Other: $192,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,694,000
NEC: $607,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,836,000
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