Hinds County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 160,91272.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 52,69623.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,8641.7%Two or more races
  • 3,5821.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,4820.7%Asian alone
  • 3380.2%Some other race alone
  • 1730.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $216,503

Here:	$216,503
State:	$226,494

Townhouses or other attached units: $236,040

Here:	$236,040
State:	$254,198

In 2-unit structures: $93,208

Here:	$93,208
State:	$195,375

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $167,993

Here:	$167,993
State:	$185,930

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $282,325

Here:	$282,325
State:	$359,860

Mobile homes: $99,854

Here:	$99,854
State:	$73,695

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 69
• Burglaries: 125
• Thefts: 145
• Auto thefts: 60

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 94
• Burglaries: 150
• Thefts: 169
• Auto thefts: 64

Health of residents in Hinds County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Hinds County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,628 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $998 (0.9%)

Area name: Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hinds County is $528 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $613 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $737 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jackson, Clinton, Byram, Raymond, Edwards, Utica, Terry, Bolton, Learned.

2023 air pollution in Hinds County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.210 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.033 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 20.1 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 10.8 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Lowndes County, Alabama , Comanche County, Texas , West Carroll Parish, Louisiana , Scott County , Smith County, Texas .

Current college students: 19,813
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,423 (49.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,0772010 or later
• 5532000 to 2009
• 5191990 to 1999
• 5131980 to 1989
• 3571970 to 1979
• 504Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 73,034
• One, attached: 2,160
• Two: 3,714
• 3 or 4: 4,041
• 5 to 9: 7,571
• 10 to 19: 4,536
• 20 to 49: 2,827
• 50 or more: 2,832
• Mobile homes: 5,608
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 44

Housing units in Hinds County with a mortgage: 29,679 (2,155 second mortgage, 98 home equity loan, 1,675 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 693

Religion statistics for Hinds County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Hinds County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Mississippi Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 10, 2020 - February 18, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4538-MS: April 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4538, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
• Mississippi Tropical Storm Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3348: August 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3348, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Mississippi Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4081: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4081, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1972: April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 1972, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 04, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1764: May 28, 2008, FEMA Id: 1764, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Mississippi Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1604: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1604, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 06, 2003 to April 25, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1459: April 24, 2003, FEMA Id: 1459, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, 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 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 01, 1983, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-683: June 01, 1983, FEMA Id: 683, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.29% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,043 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.37% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($27,283 average AGI)
1.93% relocated from other states ($17,759 average AGI)

Hinds County:	1.93%
Mississippi average:	2.80%

from Madison County, MS	1.00% ($51,316 average AGI)
from Rankin County, MS	0.96% ($41,504)
from Copiah County, MS	0.16% ($34,091)
from Warren County, MS	0.15% ($51,545)
from Shelby County, TN	0.07% ($39,069)
from Yazoo County, MS	0.07% ($31,057)
from Harrison County, MS	0.06% ($30,980)

7.46% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($48,047 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.47% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($30,121 average AGI)
2.99% relocated to other states ($17,926 average AGI)

Hinds County:	2.99%
Mississippi average:	2.99%

to Madison County, MS	1.50% ($69,752 average AGI)
to Rankin County, MS	1.49% ($45,350)
to Dallas County, TX	0.19% ($30,553)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.17% ($27,301)
to Harris County, TX	0.16% ($33,602)
to Harrison County, MS	0.13% ($28,241)
to Copiah County, MS	0.12% ($38,108)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 12.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 3.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hinds County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 38,497 (12,409 living alone), Female householders: 49,938 (18,098 living alone)

• 29,633 spouses (29,544 opposite-sex spouses), 5,202 unmarried partners, (5,057 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 65,866 children (60,597 natural, 2,501 adopted, 2,768 stepchildren), 7,288 grandchildren, 2,789 brothers or sisters, 2,153 parents, 53 foster children, 3,607 other relatives, 3,804 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 8,900

Size of family households: 26,251 2-persons, 11,563 3-persons, 8,127 4-persons, 5,577 5-persons, 1,402 6-persons, 416 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 30,507 1-person, 4,089 2-persons, 308 3-persons, 195 4-persons.

18,366 married couples with children.
24,642 single-parent households (5,869 men, 18,773 women).

96.7% of residents of Hinds speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,496,071,000 ($9,985 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $136,440,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $641,021,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $357,363,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,509,000
Federal grants: $1,066,697,000
Federal procurement contracts: $145,224,000 ($49,884,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $278,257,000 ($25,085,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $17,567,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $168,636,000
Federal Government insurance: $591,832,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-49 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 40.21 millions of gallons per day (22% from ground, 78% from surface)

• Year house built in Hinds County, Mississippi
• 6732020 or later
• 5,0432010 to 2019
• 12,9242000 to 2009
• 8,2201990 to 1999
• 12,7261980 to 1989
• 21,8531970 to 1979
• 18,4641960 to 1969
• 17,2691950 to 1959
• 5,0921940 to 1949
• 4,1031939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Hinds County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hinds County, Mississippi
• 1201 room
• 772 rooms
• 4333 rooms
• 3,5524 rooms
• 8,6225 rooms
• 11,9396 rooms
• 10,6077 rooms
• 7,3698 rooms
• 9,4399+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hinds County, Mississippi
• 5791 room
• 1,1882 rooms
• 5,7063 rooms
• 8,1854 rooms
• 8,7395 rooms
• 6,1476 rooms
• 3,2017 rooms
• 1,4068 rooms
• 1,1269+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Hinds County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hinds County, Mississippi
• 197no bedroom
• 5171 bedroom
• 5,1862 bedrooms
• 30,6583 bedrooms
• 13,0764 bedrooms
• 2,5245+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hinds County, Mississippi
• 579no bedroom
• 7,2381 bedroom
• 11,4152 bedrooms
• 14,1373 bedrooms
• 2,6694 bedrooms
• 2395+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Hinds County, Mississippi in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hinds County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,726no vehicle
• 12,9451 vehicle
• 21,3312 vehicles
• 9,5673 vehicles
• 4,5584 vehicles
• 2,0315+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hinds County in renter-occupied apartments
• 4,036no vehicle
• 20,5891 vehicle
• 8,4222 vehicles
• 2,3053 vehicles
• 8484 vehicles
• 775+ vehicles

85.2% of Hinds County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Mississippi.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 176,656
• Other state: 36,821
• Northeast: 2,385
• Midwest: 11,269
• South: 20,049
• West: 3,118

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 10,102
• Number of aged recipients: 936
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 9,166
• Number of recipients under 18: 2,347
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 5,804
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,951
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 3,450
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4,483

Hinds County on our top lists:

• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"