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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $340 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Yazoo County is $399 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $543 a month.
Cities in this county include: Yazoo City
, Bentonia
, Eden
, Satartia
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Neighboring
counties: Attala County
, Hinds County
, Holmes County
, Humphreys County
, Issaquena County
, Madison County
, Sharkey County
, Warren County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Yazoo County: O'Neals
Creek Landing
(A),
Oak Valley Landing
(B),
Tokeba Bayou Landing
(C),
Palo Alto Landing
(D),
Pauls Landing
(E),
Phillips Landing
(F),
Pleasant Green Landing
(G),
Pleasant Home Landing
(H),
Potato Hill Landing
(I),
Ratcliffs Landing
(J),
Rialto Landing
(K),
Roanoke Lodge
(L),
Twelve Mile Bayou Landing
(M),
Rough and Ready Landing
(N),
Ryans L'Argent Landing
(O),
Salem Landing
(P),
Sessions Landing
(Q),
Sheppards Landing
(R),
Sherrards Old Landing
(S),
Adybos Landing
(T)
Churches in Yazoo County include: Saint
Luke Church
(A),
Saint James Church
(B),
Black Jack Church
(C),
Rose Hill Church
(D),
Boylan Church
(E),
Rocky Springs Church
(F),
Madvernize Church
(G),
Campbellsville Chapel
(H),
Providence Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Knott
Cemetery
(1),
Mayday Cemetery
(2),
Piney Springs Cemetery
(3),
Hebron Cemetery
(4),
Banks Cemetery
(5),
Heard Cemetery
(6),
Locust Grove Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and swamps: Ross
Lake
(A),
Duck Pond
(B),
Big Black Lake
(C),
Deadman Lake
(D),
Old River Lake
(E),
Johnson Lake
(F),
Big Lake
(G),
Walker Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kirk
Creek
(A),
Logan Branch
(B),
Bell Branch
(C),
Beaver Creek
(D),
King Creek
(E),
Bessie Roe Branch
(F),
Poplar Creek
(G),
Big Lake Run
(H),
Lock Creek
(I)
Park in Yazoo County: Panther
Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
(1).
Post office: Tinsley
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
7.7% | | 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: 618
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,095 (8% naturalized citizens)
| Yazoo
County: |
3.9% | | Whole
state: |
1.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 209
- 1990
to 1994: 87
- 1985
to 1989: 91
- 1980
to 1984: 374
- 1975
to 1979: 167
- 1970
to 1974: 46
- 1970
to 1974: 8
- 1965
to 1969: 113
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Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 6,724
- One,
attached: 160
- Two:
262
- 3
or 4: 383
- 5
to 9: 439
- 10
to 19: 29
- 20
or more: 157
- Mobile
homes: 1,854
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Housing units in Yazoo County with a mortgage: 2,397 (109 second mortgage, 102 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,945 Agriculture
in Yazoo County
Average size of farms: 636 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $118606
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $305.93
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 20.21%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $146969
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 48.62%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.03%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $89666
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.28%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.73
Corn for grain: 29177 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 7339 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 116577 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 14388 harvested acres
Vegetables: 34 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 146 acresYazoo
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Mississippi state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/28/1977, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(15%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Chemicals
(6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Health
care (3%)
- Repair
and maintenance (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (15%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Finance
and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Transportation
equipment (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
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- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (4%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(60%)
- Colombia
(7%)
- Venezuela
(7%)
- Austria
(4%)
- Jamaica
(4%)
- Dominican
Republic (3%)
- India
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Yazoo County:
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- United
States or American (13%)
- Irish
(5%)
- English
(5%)
- German
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- African
(1%)
- French
(except Basque) (1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 6,937 (76%)
- Carpooled:
1,807 (20%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 50 (1%)
- Taxi:
29 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
6 (0%)
- Walked:
73 (1%)
- Other
means: 75 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 123 (1%)
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People
in group quarters in Yazoo County, Mississippi
- 1952
people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 187
people in nursing homes
- 75
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 71
people in state prisons
- 39
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 39
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 39
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11
people in homes for the mentally ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,123.
4.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,124 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.70% | | Mississippi
average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.98% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($16,449 average AGI)
1.72% relocated from other states ($10,675 average AGI)
| Yazoo
County: |
1.72% | | Mississippi
average: | 3.40% |
Percentage
of residents relocating from other counties or countries
|
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Hinds County, MS
|
0.61% ($24,490 average AGI) |
| from
Madison County, MS
|
0.40% ($30,656) |
| from
Rankin County, MS
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0.31% ($32,760) |
| from
Holmes County, MS
|
0.26% ($19,619) |
| from
Humphreys County, MS
|
0.20% ($18,813) |
| from
Warren County, MS
|
0.19% ($16,000) |
| from
Harrison County, MS
|
0.17% ($15,429) |
5.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,722 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.20% | | Mississippi
average: | 8.35% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.53% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($21,639 average AGI)
1.67% relocated to other states ($8,081 average AGI)
| Yazoo
County: |
1.67% | | 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
Hinds County, MS
|
1.25% ($21,089 average AGI) |
| to
Madison County, MS
|
0.68% ($51,782) |
| to
Rankin County, MS
|
0.43% ($35,629) |
| to
Warren County, MS
|
0.20% ($29,250) |
| to
Humphreys County, MS
|
0.15% ($25,667) |
| to
Holmes County, MS
|
0.12% ($21,500) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.7
Births
per 1000 population in Yazoo County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Yazoo County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.2
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Yazoo County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,188 (3,297 aged, 891 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 25,757
- In
family households: 22,984 (4,122 male householders, 2,574 female householders)
3,877
spouses, 9,073 children (8,455 natural, 157 adopted, 461 stepchildren), 1,365 grandchildren, 463 brothers or sisters, 201 parents, 633 other relatives, 676 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,773 (1,051 male householders (888 living alone)), 1,417 female householders (1,345 living alone)), 305 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 2,392 (2,335 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,362 2-persons, 1,625 3-persons, 1,302 4-persons, 773 5-persons, 352 6-persons, 282 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,233 1-person, 200 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 5 6-persons.
3,249 married couples with children.
3,114 single-parent households (451 men, 2,663 women).
94.1% of residents of Yazoo County speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $222,572,000 ($7890 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,388,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $63,984,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $43,882,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,977,000
Federal grants: $65,020,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,618,000 ($6,988,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $19,090,000 ($444,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,539,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,582,000
Federal Government insurance: $65,182,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,387
| Here: |
85 per 1000 residents | | State: |
78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,545
| Here: |
55 per 1000 residents | | State: |
51 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +178
| Here: |
+6 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -935
| Here: |
-33 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-4 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Yazoo County
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Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.01 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: 219
- 1995
to 1998: 688
- 1990
to 1994: 678
- 1980
to 1989: 1,486
- 1970
to 1979: 2,339
- 1960
to 1969: 1,647
- 1950
to 1959: 1,346
- 1940
to 1949: 683
- 1939
or earlier: 929
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Yazoo County, Mississippi: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 89
- 3
rooms: 310
- 4
rooms: 635
- 5
rooms: 1,882
- 6
rooms: 1,592
- 7
rooms: 827
- 8
rooms: 498
- 9
or more rooms: 492
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Yazoo County, Mississippi: |
- 1
room: 53
- 2
rooms: 131
- 3
rooms: 485
- 4
rooms: 805
- 5
rooms: 800
- 6
rooms: 385
- 7
rooms: 80
- 8
rooms: 75
- 9
or more rooms: 39
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Yazoo County: |
- no
bedroom: 15
- 1
bedroom: 212
- 2
bedrooms: 1,197
- 3
bedrooms: 3,792
- 4
bedrooms: 926
- 5
or more bedrooms: 183
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Yazoo County:
|
- no
bedroom: 59
- 1
bedroom: 575
- 2
bedrooms: 1,042
- 3
bedrooms: 1,008
- 4
bedrooms: 140
- 5
or more bedrooms: 29
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Yazoo County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 560
- 1
vehicle: 1,943
- 2
vehicles: 2,511
- 3
vehicles: 928
- 4
vehicles: 313
- 5
or more vehicles: 70
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Yazoo County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 831
- 1
vehicle: 1,289
- 2
vehicles: 522
- 3
vehicles: 156
- 4
vehicles: 20
- 5
or more vehicles: 35
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59% of Yazoo County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Mississippi.
| Yazoo
County: |
58.8% | | State
average: | 59.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 23136
- Northeast:
136
- Midwest:
951
- South:
2541
- West:
242
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,100 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (42%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Electricity
(15%)
- Wood
(3%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (51%)
- Electricity
(27%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Wood
(1%)
- 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): 644
| Here: |
16.7% | | Mississippi: |
10.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 350
| Here: |
19.7% | | Mississippi: |
10.5% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 164
| Here: |
32.0% | | 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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Yazoo
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $453,000
- Charges
- Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $140,000
All Other: $107,000
- Construction
- Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $380,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $3,198,000
Police Protection: $1,285,000
Financial Administration: $930,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $930,000
Central Staff Services: $834,000
General Public Buildings: $513,000
Corrections - Other: $442,000
General - Other: $291,000
Fire Protection: $281,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $163,000
Health Services - Other: $133,000
Natural Resources - Other: $118,000
Welfare - Other: $57,000
Parks & Recreation: $46,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $794,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Higher Education: $631,000
Parks & Recreation: $46,000
Natural Resources: $26,000
Central Staff Services: $6,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $14,685,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $5,485,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $14,490,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,680,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $466,000
Interest Earnings: $95,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $452,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,684,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $942,000
General Support: $932,000
All Other: $347,000
- Tax
- Property: $7,611,000
NEC: $381,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $4,438,000
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