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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $365 (0.5%)
Area name: Pascagoula, MS MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in George County is $489 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $587 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $808 a month.
Cities in this county include: Lucedale
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Neighboring
counties: Greene County
, Jackson County
, Mobile County, Alabama
, Perry County
, Stone County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in George County: Parker
Lookout
(A),
Basin
(B),
Central Lookout
(C),
Gulf Coast Bible Camp
(D),
Wilkerson Ferry
(E),
Luce Farms
(F),
Mengel Lumber Camp
(G),
Benndale Volunteer Fire Department
(H),
Broome Volunteer Fire Department
(I),
Broome Community Center
(J)
Churches in George County include: Bexley
Church
(A),
Saint James Church
(B),
Rocky Creek Church
(C),
Broome Church
(D),
Riverside Church
(E),
Brushy Creek Church
(F),
Leaf Church
(G),
Refuge Church
(H),
Red Creek Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Shady
Grove Cemetery
(1),
Little Sweetwater Cemetery
(2),
Pipkins Cemetery
(3),
Pipkin Cemetery
(4),
Oak Grove Cemetery
(5),
Piney Woods Cemetery
(6),
Ball Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and swamps: Round
Eddy
(A),
Boneyard Lake
(B),
Lower Rines Lake
(C),
Blue Gill Lake
(D),
Black Lake
(E),
Davis Dead River
(F),
Bilbo Dead River
(G),
Bilbo Basin
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Red
Creek
(A),
Sprout Branch
(B),
Byrd Mill Branch
(C),
Lige Branch
(D),
Betsy Branch
(E),
Pree Creek
(F),
Big Creek
(G),
Sweetwater Creek
(H),
Poplar Branch
(I)
Parks in George County include: Pascagoula
River State Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Shady Grove Park
(2)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
7.6% | | Mississippi: |
6.1% |
County
total employment by year
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County
average yearly wages by year ($) |
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Current college students: 452
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 244 (19% naturalized citizens)
| George
County: |
1.3% | | Whole
state: | 1.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995
to March 2000: 98
- 1990
to 1994: 50
- 1985
to 1989: 13
- 1980
to 1984: 32
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 18
- 1970
to 1974: 15
- 1965
to 1969: 18
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Mean travel time to work: 36.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 5,302
- One,
attached: 57
- Two:
96
- 3
or 4: 91
- 5
to 9: 46
- 10
to 19: 2
- 20
or more: 14
- Mobile
homes: 1,862
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 43
Housing units in George County with a mortgage: 1,864 (151 second mortgage, 146 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,317 Agriculture
in George County
Average size of farms: 117 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $24302
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $639.01
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.66%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $23142
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.73%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $31198
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.28%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.04
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.58%
Corn for grain: 1467 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1256 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 5290 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 480 harvested acres
Vegetables: 888 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 310 acresGeorge
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/12/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(22%)
- Transportation
equipment (18%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (3%)
- Mining
(3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (17%)
- Health
care (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Finance
and insurance (7%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
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- Metal
workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Carpenters
(4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(52%)
- Brazil
(16%)
- El
Salvador (9%)
- Philippines
(9%)
- Vietnam
(8%)
- United
Kingdom (3%)
- Cuba
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in George County:
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- United
States or American (48%)
- Irish
(8%)
- English
(7%)
- German
(5%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 5,001 (69%)
- Carpooled:
1,859 (26%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
- Bicycle:
15 (0%)
- Walked:
159 (2%)
- Other
means: 65 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 100 (1%)
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People
in group quarters in George County, Mississippi
- 172
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 97
people in nursing homes
- 73
people in state prisons
- 33
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 19
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 8
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,923.
7.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,577 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.21% | | Mississippi
average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.23% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($20,170 average AGI)
2.98% relocated from other states ($12,405 average AGI)
| George
County: |
2.98% | | Mississippi
average: | 3.40% |
Percentage
of residents relocating from other counties or countries
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Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Jackson County, MS
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2.39% ($41,385 average AGI) |
| from
Mobile County, AL
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0.77% ($39,146) |
| from
Harrison County, MS
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0.40% ($22,160) |
| from
Greene County, MS
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0.31% ($28,211) |
| from
Forrest County, MS
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0.21% ($30,077) |
5.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,050 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.32% | | Mississippi
average: | 8.35% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.42% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($11,985 average AGI)
2.90% relocated to other states ($16,065 average AGI)
| George
County: |
2.90% | | Mississippi
average: | 3.96% |
Percentage
of residents relocating to other counties or countries |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Mobile County, AL
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0.99% ($27,083 average AGI) |
| to
Jackson County, MS
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0.95% ($27,483) |
| to
Greene County, MS
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0.48% ($26,207) |
| to
Forrest County, MS
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0.18% ($19,727) |
| to
Harrison County, MS
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0.16% ($30,800) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.0
Births
per 1000 population in George County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in George County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in George County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,316 (2,492 aged, 824 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 18,735
- In
family households: 17,086 (4,456 male householders, 873 female householders)
4,387
spouses, 6,247 children (5,616 natural, 99 adopted, 532 stepchildren), 415 grandchildren, 107 brothers or sisters, 65 parents, 266 other relatives, 270 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,649 (671 male householders (567 living alone)), 753 female householders (716 living alone)), 225 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 409 (257 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,138 2-persons, 1,242 3-persons, 1,117 4-persons, 575 5-persons, 157 6-persons, 100 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,283 1-person, 94 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 7 6-persons.
3,943 married couples with children.
963 single-parent households (263 men, 700 women).
97.4% of residents of George County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (23% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 41% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (41% speak English very well, 52% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $105,976,000 ($5086 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,935,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $56,602,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,051,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,028,000
Federal grants: $16,616,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,383,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,294,000 ($733,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,089,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $35,789,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,810,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,796
| Here: |
84 per 1000 residents | | State: |
78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,102
| Here: |
52 per 1000 residents | | State: |
51 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +91
| Here: |
+4 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,361
| Here: |
+64 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-4 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in George County
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Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.54 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: 251
- 1995
to 1998: 892
- 1990
to 1994: 877
- 1980
to 1989: 1,488
- 1970
to 1979: 1,870
- 1960
to 1969: 799
- 1950
to 1959: 609
- 1940
to 1949: 423
- 1939
or earlier: 304
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in George County, Mississippi: |
- 1
room: 25
- 2
rooms: 112
- 3
rooms: 176
- 4
rooms: 857
- 5
rooms: 1,637
- 6
rooms: 1,461
- 7
rooms: 725
- 8
rooms: 428
- 9
or more rooms: 393
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in George County, Mississippi: |
- 1
room: 5
- 2
rooms: 43
- 3
rooms: 113
- 4
rooms: 299
- 5
rooms: 222
- 6
rooms: 155
- 7
rooms: 73
- 8
rooms: 14
- 9
or more rooms: 4
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in George County: |
- no
bedroom: 53
- 1
bedroom: 181
- 2
bedrooms: 1,382
- 3
bedrooms: 3,279
- 4
bedrooms: 834
- 5
or more bedrooms: 85
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in George County:
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- no
bedroom: 5
- 1
bedroom: 135
- 2
bedrooms: 364
- 3
bedrooms: 387
- 4
bedrooms: 33
- 5
or more bedrooms: 4
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Cars
and other vehicles available in George County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 186
- 1
vehicle: 1,560
- 2
vehicles: 2,665
- 3
vehicles: 1,006
- 4
vehicles: 219
- 5
or more vehicles: 178
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Cars
and other vehicles available in George County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 86
- 1
vehicle: 423
- 2
vehicles: 337
- 3
vehicles: 77
- 4
vehicles: 0
- 5
or more vehicles: 5
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63% of George County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Mississippi.
| George
County: |
63.1% | | State
average: |
59.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 12472
- Northeast:
251
- Midwest:
440
- South:
5271
- West:
364
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,800 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Electricity
(61%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Utility
gas (7%)
- Wood
(4%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Electricity
(60%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Utility
gas (15%)
- Wood
(3%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 104
| Here: |
4.0% | | Mississippi: | 10.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
| Here: |
1.3% | | Mississippi: | 10.5% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 57
| Here: |
13.3% | | Mississippi: |
12.4% |
School
Enrollment by Level of School
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Age
and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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George
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $20,521,000
All Other: $2,766,000
- Construction
- Corrections - Other: $15,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $17,382,000
Regular Highways: $3,874,000
Corrections - Other: $1,549,000
Police Protection: $1,397,000
Central Staff Services: $797,000
Financial Administration: $778,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $556,000
Health Services - Other: $286,000
General Public Buildings: $222,000
General - Other: $72,000
Natural Resources - Other: $48,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $874,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Higher Education: $318,000
Health: $53,000
Central Staff Services: $46,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $14,566,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $602,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $13,818,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $146,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $450,000
Interest Earnings: $152,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $223,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,595,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,047,000
General Support: $372,000
All Other: $7,000
- Tax
- Property: $5,062,000
NEC: $447,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $4,694,000
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