Bolivar County, Mississippi (MS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,460
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,415
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,413 (it was 5,361 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 39% |
| State: | 30% |
Land area: 876 sq. mi.
Water area: 29.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 35 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.4%), Manufacturing (11.6%), Retail trade (10.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 67%
- Government: 27%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 18,93262.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 9,28730.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,2924.2%Two or more races
- 6982.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 2160.7%Asian alone
- 990.3%Some other race alone
- 40.01%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 37.4 years |
| Mississippi median age: | 38.9 years |
| Males: 14,348 |  (47.1%) |
| Females: 16,145 |  (52.9%) |
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| Bolivar County: | 2.0 people |
| Mississippi: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $37,655 ($23,428 in 1999)
| This county: | $37,655 |
| Mississippi: | $52,719 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $492 (lower quartile is $269, upper quartile is $651)
| This county: | $492 |
| State: | $656 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $127,202 (it was $51,300 in 2000)
| Bolivar: | $127,202 |
| Mississippi: | $162,500 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,152Detached houses: $161,665
Here: $161,665 State: $226,494 Townhouses or other attached units: $129,807
Here: $129,807 State: $254,198 Mobile homes: $98,881
Here: $98,881 State: $73,695
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $418
Institutionalized population: 797
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 11
- Rapes: 4
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 29
- Burglaries: 53
- Thefts: 130
- Auto thefts: 36
Crime in 2013 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 3
- Thefts: 1
- Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 16 buildings, average cost: $300,000
- 2021: 26 buildings, average cost: $140,400
- 2020: 20 buildings, average cost: $145,800
- 2019: 25 buildings, average cost: $167,600
- 2018: 32 buildings, average cost: $118,300
- 2017: 29 buildings, average cost: $102,400
- 2016: 26 buildings, average cost: $115,900
- 2015: 25 buildings, average cost: $145,400
- 2014: 22 buildings, average cost: $144,600
- 2013: 71 buildings, average cost: $107,400
- 2012: 59 buildings, average cost: $109,200
- 2011: 60 buildings, average cost: $106,900
- 2010: 16 buildings, average cost: $134,600
- 2009: 13 buildings, average cost: $136,600
- 2008: 48 buildings, average cost: $102,400
- 2007: 38 buildings, average cost: $125,700
- 2006: 54 buildings, average cost: $111,400
- 2005: 52 buildings, average cost: $109,000
- 2004: 36 buildings, average cost: $89,200
- 2003: 35 buildings, average cost: $100,300
- 2002: 36 buildings, average cost: $88,000
- 2001: 31 buildings, average cost: $76,500
- 2000: 47 buildings, average cost: $98,000
- 1999: 31 buildings, average cost: $71,800
- 1998: 39 buildings, average cost: $62,300
- 1997: 36 buildings, average cost: $63,500
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,580 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $627 (0.6%)
| Bolivar County: | 31.7% |
| Mississippi: | 19.1% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 37.4 years old
(Males: 35.2 years old, Females: 39.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.9 years old, Black residents: 36.4 years old, Asian residents: 40.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.1 years old, Other race residents: 27.7 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bolivar County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $577 a month.
Cities in this county include: Cleveland, Shelby, Rosedale, Shaw, Mound Bayou, Boyle, Merigold, Gunnison, Renova, Benoit.
2023 air pollution in Bolivar County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.038 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 10.8 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable location: Bird Landing (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Lake Beulah (A), Lake Whittington (B), Upper Old River Lake (C), Ozark Lake (D), Blue Hole (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bolivar Chute (A), Ozark Chute (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Atoka County, Oklahoma 
, Calhoun County, Arkansas , Barrow County, Georgia 
, Fairfield County, South Carolina , Oktibbeha County , Fulton County, Georgia .
| Here: | 3.0% |
| Mississippi: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 3,752
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 650 (39.6% naturalized citizens)
| Bolivar County: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 2.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3492010 or later
- 482000 to 2009
- 1431990 to 1999
- 261980 to 1989
- 241970 to 1979
- 93Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 9,920
- One, attached: 178
- Two: 536
- 3 or 4: 811
- 5 to 9: 624
- 10 to 19: 296
- 20 to 49: 132
- 50 or more: 92
- Mobile homes: 1,173
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Housing units in Bolivar County with a mortgage: 3,124 (130 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 131 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
| Here: | 8.8% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Bolivar County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 10,312 | 48 |
| Black Protestant | 3,304 | 22 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,043 | 19 |
| Catholic | 928 | 5 |
| Other | 687 | 5 |
| None | 16,871 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 15
| Bolivar County: | 4.00 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
| This county: | 1.33 / 10,000 pop. |
| Mississippi: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23
| Bolivar County: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| Mississippi: | 6.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 18
| This county: | 4.80 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Bolivar County: | 13.3% |
| Mississippi: | 12.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Bolivar County: | 36.4% |
| State: | 33.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 15.1% |
| State: | 14.4% |
Agriculture in Bolivar County:
Average size of farms: 1011 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $246,125
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $282.23
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.69%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $237,286
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 84.83%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $230,495
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 76.55%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.46
Corn for grain: 10290 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 25943 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 82901 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 184183 harvested acres
Vegetables: 32 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 912 acres
Earthquake activity:
Bolivar County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 332% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 130.0 miles away from Bolivar County center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 122.9 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 124.3 miles away from the county center
On 2/28/2011 at 05:00:50, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 133.5 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 199.3 miles away from Bolivar County center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 163.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2020, FEMA Id: 4536, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
- Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: January 10, 2020 - January 11, 2020, FEMA Id: 4478, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Mississippi Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 09, 2016 to March 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4268: March 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4268, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Mississippi Flooding, Incident Period: May 03, 2011 to June 17, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1983: May 11, 2011, FEMA Id: 1983, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Mississippi Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to June 17, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3320: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 3320, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Mississippi Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 20, 2008 to May 19, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1753: May 08, 2008, FEMA Id: 1753, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Mississippi Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 24, 2001 to December 17, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1398: December 07, 2001, FEMA Id: 1398, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Mississippi Tornadoes and Severe Storms, Incident Period: February 16, 2001 to March 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1360: February 23, 2001, FEMA Id: 1360, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Mississippi Severe Winter Storms, Ice and Freezing Rain, Incident Period: December 23, 1998 to December 26, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1265: January 25, 1999, FEMA Id: 1265, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Freeze
- 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Bolivar County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 6, Freezes: 3, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8,769 (80.5%)
- Carpooled: 1,428 (13.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 128 (1.2%)
- Walked: 199 (1.8%)
- Worked at home: 347 (3.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (15%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Mexico (26%)
- Nicaragua (12%)
- India (12%)
- Other Eastern Europe (12%)
- Vietnam (8%)
- Nigeria (8%)
- Venezuela (7%)
- English (5%)
- American (5%)
- Irish (3%)
- Italian (3%)
- Swedish (1%)
- German (1%)
- African (1%)
People in group quarters in Bolivar County, Mississippi in 2010:
- 720 people in college/university student housing
- 403 people in state prisons
- 270 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 92 people in correctional residential facilities
- 32 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 27 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 18 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 2 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Bolivar County, Mississippi in 2000:
- 1,342 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 376 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 164 people in nursing homes
- 126 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 72 people in state prisons
- 69 people in other group homes
- 35 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 8 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
4.64% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($33,846 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.64% |
| Mississippi average: | 6.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.94% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($22,941 average AGI)
1.71% relocated from other states ($10,905 average AGI)
Bolivar County: 1.71% Mississippi average: 2.80%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Sunflower County, MS |  0.82% ($34,678 average AGI) |
| from Washington County, MS | 0.42% ($41,111) |
| from Shelby County, TN | 0.33% ($22,171) |
| from Coahoma County, MS | 0.24% ($32,385) |
| from DeSoto County, MS | 0.20% ($30,381) |
6.60% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($36,419 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.60% |
| Mississippi average: | 7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.59% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($19,975 average AGI)
3.01% relocated to other states ($16,444 average AGI)
Bolivar County: 3.01% Mississippi average: 2.99%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Shelby County, TN | 0.75% ($40,427 average AGI) |
| to DeSoto County, MS | 0.69% ($32,080) |
| to Sunflower County, MS | 0.61% ($37,076) |
| to Washington County, MS | 0.47% ($30,667) |
| to Coahoma County, MS | 0.21% ($24,783) |
| to Hinds County, MS | 0.18% ($40,400) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,887 (4,058 aged, 1,829 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,402 (14%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Bolivar County, Mississippi in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (789)
- Congestive heart failure (523)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (464)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (284)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (284)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (217)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (216)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (199)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (191)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (173)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 12,865
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 367
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 45,443
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,586
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,056
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 18
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 62
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 169.0. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 121.2
- Other - 47.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 30,493- Male householders: 4,683 (1,549 living alone), Female householders: 7,317 (2,468 living alone)
3,855 spouses (3,846 opposite-sex spouses), 763 unmarried partners, (760 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,753 children (8,275 natural, 157 adopted, 320 stepchildren), 1,358 grandchildren, 314 brothers or sisters, 254 parents, 35 foster children, 551 other relatives, 932 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,583
Size of family households: 3,263 2-persons, 1,754 3-persons, 1,335 4-persons, 452 5-persons, 378 6-persons, 186 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,012 1-person, 314 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 98 6-persons.
2,304 married couples with children.
3,409 single-parent households (909 men, 2,500 women).
97.0% of residents of Bolivar speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (41% speak English very well, 59% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $309,959,000 ($7,962 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,866,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $88,727,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $60,847,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $35,980,000
Federal grants: $116,612,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,100,000 ($978,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,692,000 ($217,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $872,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,403,000
Federal Government insurance: $87,513,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,453| Here: | 89 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,161
| Here: | 56 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 51 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +31
| Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -3,255
| Here: |  -84 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -4 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 |
| State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.0 |
| State: | 4.8 |
- Year house built in Bolivar County, Mississippi
- 702020 or later
- 1,0782010 to 2019
- 1,0142000 to 2009
- 1,6801990 to 1999
- 2,1741980 to 1989
- 2,8941970 to 1979
- 1,7941960 to 1969
- 1,1521950 to 1959
- 8561940 to 1949
- 8371939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bolivar County, Mississippi
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 923 rooms
- 4124 rooms
- 1,5015 rooms
- 1,7576 rooms
- 1,6157 rooms
- 8368 rooms
- 9629+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bolivar County, Mississippi
- 801 room
- 232 rooms
- 4633 rooms
- 1,1724 rooms
- 1,2235 rooms
- 7946 rooms
- 5247 rooms
- 3098 rooms
- 1079+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bolivar County, Mississippi
- 3no bedroom
- 1021 bedroom
- 6142 bedrooms
- 4,8773 bedrooms
- 1,2874 bedrooms
- 3245+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bolivar County, Mississippi
- 84no bedroom
- 6331 bedroom
- 1,6722 bedrooms
- 1,8853 bedrooms
- 3964 bedrooms
- 415+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Bolivar County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 377no vehicle
- 2,0981 vehicle
- 3,0062 vehicles
- 1,2103 vehicles
- 4334 vehicles
- 945+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Bolivar County in renter-occupied apartments
- 858no vehicle
- 2,3631 vehicle
- 1,0872 vehicles
- 2583 vehicles
- 564 vehicles
- 595+ vehicles
91.0% of Bolivar County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Mississippi.
| Bolivar County: | 91.0% |
| State average: | 88.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 25,554
- Other state: 3,996
- Northeast: 128
- Midwest: 979
- South: 2,504
- West: 372
- 56.8%Utility gas
- 29.9%Electricity
- 12.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.2%Wood
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 59.1%Electricity
- 33.5%Utility gas
- 5.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 441
| Here: | 12.6% |
| Mississippi: | 16.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 173
| Here: | 10.5% |
| Mississippi: | 14.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 162
| Here: | 8.7% |
| Mississippi: | 12.8% |
Bolivar County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $5,768,000
Other: $5,170,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,298,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,930,000
Regular Highways: $5,134,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,859,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,497,000
Police Protection: $3,820,000
Police Protection: $3,436,000
Central Staff Services: $1,571,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,261,000
General - Other: $1,187,000
General - Other: $1,108,000
Central Staff Services: $958,000
Health - Other: $866,000
General Public Buildings: $782,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $762,000
Libraries: $760,000
Libraries: $752,000
Solid Waste Management: $691,000
Solid Waste Management: $662,000
Local Fire Protection: $637,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $618,000
General Public Buildings: $569,000
Health - Other: $552,000
Financial Administration: $519,000
Parks and Recreation: $484,000
Financial Administration: $481,000
Parks and Recreation: $462,000
Public Welfare - Other: $148,000
Public Welfare - Other: $129,000
Natural Resources - Other: $115,000
Natural Resources - Other: $112,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $39,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $11,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $190,000
Interest on Debt: $154,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $728,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $683,000
Other - Health - Other: $243,000
Other - Health - Other: $243,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $231,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $216,000
Other - General - Other: $50,000
Other - General - Other: $40,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $16,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $12,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $534,000
Other: $523,000
Health and Hospitals: $79,000
Health and Hospitals: $78,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,629,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,570,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,569,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,580,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,058,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $989,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $655,000
Interest Earnings: $543,000
General Revenue - Other: $426,000
Interest Earnings: $308,000
Rents: $265,000
Fines and Forfeits: $262,000
Fines and Forfeits: $239,000
General Revenue - Other: $207,000
Rents: $30,000
Donations From Private Sources: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $54,000
Libraries: $50,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,292,000
Cash and Securities: $13,805,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $329,000
Cash and Securities: $180,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,871,000
Highways: $2,016,000
Other: $910,000
General Local Government Support: $849,000
General Local Government Support: $725,000
Other: $722,000
Health and Hospitals: $443,000
Health and Hospitals: $331,000
Public Welfare: $29,000
Public Welfare: $24,000
- Tax - Property: $16,906,000
Property: $15,534,000
Other License: $41,000
Other License: $31,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,730,000
: $6,000
Bolivar County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $5,768,000
Other: $5,170,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,298,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,930,000
Regular Highways: $5,134,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,859,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,497,000
Police Protection: $3,820,000
Police Protection: $3,436,000
Central Staff Services: $1,571,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,261,000
General - Other: $1,187,000
General - Other: $1,108,000
Central Staff Services: $958,000
Health - Other: $866,000
General Public Buildings: $782,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $762,000
Libraries: $760,000
Libraries: $752,000
Solid Waste Management: $691,000
Solid Waste Management: $662,000
Local Fire Protection: $637,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $618,000
General Public Buildings: $569,000
Health - Other: $552,000
Financial Administration: $519,000
Parks and Recreation: $484,000
Financial Administration: $481,000
Parks and Recreation: $462,000
Public Welfare - Other: $148,000
Public Welfare - Other: $129,000
Natural Resources - Other: $115,000
Natural Resources - Other: $112,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $39,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $11,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $190,000
Interest on Debt: $154,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $728,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $683,000
Other - Health - Other: $243,000
Other - Health - Other: $243,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $231,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $216,000
Other - General - Other: $50,000
Other - General - Other: $40,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $16,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $12,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $534,000
Other: $523,000
Health and Hospitals: $79,000
Health and Hospitals: $78,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,629,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,570,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,569,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,580,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,058,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $989,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $655,000
Interest Earnings: $543,000
General Revenue - Other: $426,000
Interest Earnings: $308,000
Rents: $265,000
Fines and Forfeits: $262,000
Fines and Forfeits: $239,000
General Revenue - Other: $207,000
Rents: $30,000
Donations From Private Sources: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $54,000
Libraries: $50,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,292,000
Cash and Securities: $13,805,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $329,000
Cash and Securities: $180,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,871,000
Highways: $2,016,000
Other: $910,000
General Local Government Support: $849,000
General Local Government Support: $725,000
Other: $722,000
Health and Hospitals: $443,000
Health and Hospitals: $331,000
Public Welfare: $29,000
Public Welfare: $24,000
- Tax - Property: $16,906,000
Property: $15,534,000
Other License: $41,000
Other License: $31,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,730,000
: $6,000
Bolivar County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $5,768,000
Other: $5,170,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,298,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,930,000
Regular Highways: $5,134,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,859,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,497,000
Police Protection: $3,820,000
Police Protection: $3,436,000
Central Staff Services: $1,571,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,261,000
General - Other: $1,187,000
General - Other: $1,108,000
Central Staff Services: $958,000
Health - Other: $866,000
General Public Buildings: $782,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $762,000
Libraries: $760,000
Libraries: $752,000
Solid Waste Management: $691,000
Solid Waste Management: $662,000
Local Fire Protection: $637,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $618,000
General Public Buildings: $569,000
Health - Other: $552,000
Financial Administration: $519,000
Parks and Recreation: $484,000
Financial Administration: $481,000
Parks and Recreation: $462,000
Public Welfare - Other: $148,000
Public Welfare - Other: $129,000
Natural Resources - Other: $115,000
Natural Resources - Other: $112,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $39,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $11,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $190,000
Interest on Debt: $154,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $728,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $683,000
Other - Health - Other: $243,000
Other - Health - Other: $243,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $231,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $216,000
Other - General - Other: $50,000
Other - General - Other: $40,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $16,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $12,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $534,000
Other: $523,000
Health and Hospitals: $79,000
Health and Hospitals: $78,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,629,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,570,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,569,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,580,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,058,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $989,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $655,000
Interest Earnings: $543,000
General Revenue - Other: $426,000
Interest Earnings: $308,000
Rents: $265,000
Fines and Forfeits: $262,000
Fines and Forfeits: $239,000
General Revenue - Other: $207,000
Rents: $30,000
Donations From Private Sources: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $54,000
Libraries: $50,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,292,000
Cash and Securities: $13,805,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $329,000
Cash and Securities: $180,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,871,000
Highways: $2,016,000
Other: $910,000
General Local Government Support: $849,000
General Local Government Support: $725,000
Other: $722,000
Health and Hospitals: $443,000
Health and Hospitals: $331,000
Public Welfare: $29,000
Public Welfare: $24,000
- Tax - Property: $16,906,000
Property: $15,534,000
Other License: $41,000
Other License: $31,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,730,000
: $6,000
Bolivar County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $5,768,000
Other: $5,170,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,298,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,930,000
Regular Highways: $5,134,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,859,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,497,000
Police Protection: $3,820,000
Police Protection: $3,436,000
Central Staff Services: $1,571,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,261,000
General - Other: $1,187,000
General - Other: $1,108,000
Central Staff Services: $958,000
Health - Other: $866,000
General Public Buildings: $782,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $762,000
Libraries: $760,000
Libraries: $752,000
Solid Waste Management: $691,000
Solid Waste Management: $662,000
Local Fire Protection: $637,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $618,000
General Public Buildings: $569,000
Health - Other: $552,000
Financial Administration: $519,000
Parks and Recreation: $484,000
Financial Administration: $481,000
Parks and Recreation: $462,000
Public Welfare - Other: $148,000
Public Welfare - Other: $129,000
Natural Resources - Other: $115,000
Natural Resources - Other: $112,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $39,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $11,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $190,000
Interest on Debt: $154,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $728,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $683,000
Other - Health - Other: $243,000
Other - Health - Other: $243,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $231,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $216,000
Other - General - Other: $50,000
Other - General - Other: $40,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $16,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $12,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $534,000
Other: $523,000
Health and Hospitals: $79,000
Health and Hospitals: $78,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,629,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,570,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,569,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,580,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,058,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $989,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $655,000
Interest Earnings: $543,000
General Revenue - Other: $426,000
Interest Earnings: $308,000
Rents: $265,000
Fines and Forfeits: $262,000
Fines and Forfeits: $239,000
General Revenue - Other: $207,000
Rents: $30,000
Donations From Private Sources: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $54,000
Libraries: $50,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,292,000
Cash and Securities: $13,805,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $329,000
Cash and Securities: $180,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,871,000
Highways: $2,016,000
Other: $910,000
General Local Government Support: $849,000
General Local Government Support: $725,000
Other: $722,000
Health and Hospitals: $443,000
Health and Hospitals: $331,000
Public Welfare: $29,000
Public Welfare: $24,000
- Tax - Property: $16,906,000
Property: $15,534,000
Other License: $41,000
Other License: $31,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $7,730,000
: $6,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,369
- Number of aged recipients: 351
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,018
- Number of recipients under 18: 658
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,998
- Number of recipients older than 64: 713
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,283
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,483
| Most common first names in Bolivar County, MS among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 429 | 78.3 years |
| Willie | 424 | 72.2 years |
| James | 404 | 71.0 years |
| John | 315 | 73.6 years |
| William | 231 | 73.0 years |
| Robert | 231 | 69.3 years |
| Annie | 157 | 80.1 years |
| George | 155 | 74.7 years |
| Henry | 139 | 76.0 years |
| Frank | 122 | 76.8 years |
| Most common last names in Bolivar County, MS among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Williams | 339 | 72.9 years |
| Johnson | 306 | 72.7 years |
| Jones | 298 | 72.9 years |
| Smith | 287 | 74.3 years |
| Brown | 221 | 75.0 years |
| Jackson | 165 | 74.2 years |
| Davis | 165 | 77.1 years |
| Robinson | 132 | 73.8 years |
| Moore | 129 | 73.8 years |
| Harris | 121 | 73.7 years |
| Businesses in Bolivar County, MS | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 2 | La-Z-Boy | 3 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
| AutoZone | 2 | McDonald's | 3 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 1 | Nike | 8 | |
| Burger King | 2 | Payless | 2 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Popeyes | 2 | |
| Church's Chicken | 2 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 2 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
| FedEx | 4 | Sears | 2 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 2 | Subway | 3 | |
| Ford | 1 | T-Mobile | 3 | |
| GNC | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | True Value | 2 | |
| Hilton | 1 | U-Haul | 4 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | UPS | 2 | |
| Jones New York | 2 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| KFC | 2 | Walmart | 2 | |
| Kroger | 2 | Wendy's | 2 | |