Holmes County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 13,65282.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,49915.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3001.8%Two or more races
  • 780.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 290.2%Asian alone
  • 260.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2003 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2002 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 7
• Thefts: 3
• Auto thefts: 2

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $935 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $615 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Holmes County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $493 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $590 a month.

Cities in this county include: Durant, Tchula, Lexington, Pickens, Goodman, Cruger, West.

Neighboring counties: Cleburne County, Alabama , Kemper County , Sharkey County , Jefferson County, Georgia , Talbot County, Georgia , Taliaferro County, Georgia , Stonewall County, Texas .

Current college students: 1,087
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 54 (60.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 242010 or later
• 82000 to 2009
• 201990 to 1999
• 191980 to 1989
• 151970 to 1979
• 13Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): # minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,697
• One, attached: 13
• Two: 7
• 3 or 4: 297
• 5 to 9: 423
• 10 to 19: 60
• 20 or more: 81
• Mobile homes: 2,077

Housing units in Holmes County with a mortgage: 1,128 (57 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 39 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Religion statistics for Holmes County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Holmes County:

Earthquake activity:

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 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 13, 2019 - April 14, 2019, FEMA Id: 4450, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 30, 2017, FEMA Id: 4314, 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 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, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 23, 2010 to April 24, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1906: April 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1906, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

3.85% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($32,777 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.91% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($20,136 average AGI)
0.95% relocated from other states ($12,641 average AGI)

Holmes County:	0.95%
Mississippi average:	2.80%

from Hinds County, MS	0.72% ($19,829 average AGI)
from Madison County, MS	0.49% ($34,964)

6.06% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($30,028 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.41% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($22,828 average AGI)
1.64% relocated to other states ($7,201 average AGI)

Holmes County:	1.64%
Mississippi average:	2.99%

to Madison County, MS	0.91% ($34,698 average AGI)
to Attala County, MS	0.75% ($34,545)
to Hinds County, MS	0.65% ($27,658)
to Leflore County, MS	0.39% ($36,783)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 18.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Holmes County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 29%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,175 (822 living alone), Female householders: 3,772 (1,472 living alone)

• 1,708 spouses (1,708 opposite-sex spouses), 249 unmarried partners, (212 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,724 children (5,417 natural, 63 adopted, 237 stepchildren), 1,376 grandchildren, 190 brothers or sisters, 69 parents, 33 foster children, 335 other relatives, 218 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 792

Size of family households: 1,668 2-persons, 963 3-persons, 479 4-persons, 222 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,290 1-person, 200 2-persons.

959 married couples with children.
1,903 single-parent households (125 men, 1,778 women).

98.9% of residents of Holmes speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $201,300,000 ($9,519 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,095,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $51,649,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $54,837,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,100,000
Federal grants: $79,940,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,649,000 ($215,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,125,000 ($569,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,024,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $817,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,566,000

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

Here:	-60 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.53 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Holmes County, Mississippi
• 72020 or later
• 6102010 to 2019
• 1,0912000 to 2009
• 1,1511990 to 1999
• 1,4151980 to 1989
• 1,2771970 to 1979
• 7481960 to 1969
• 5661950 to 1959
• 1851940 to 1949
• 4601939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Holmes County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Holmes County, Mississippi
• 91 room
• 112 rooms
• 813 rooms
• 3294 rooms
• 7115 rooms
• 1,1186 rooms
• 6617 rooms
• 3328 rooms
• 4949+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Holmes County, Mississippi
• 191 room
• 82 rooms
• 2453 rooms
• 2514 rooms
• 8715 rooms
• 4426 rooms
• 1127 rooms
• 1878 rooms
• 299+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Holmes County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Holmes County, Mississippi
• 9no bedroom
• 641 bedroom
• 5222 bedrooms
• 2,2483 bedrooms
• 7324 bedrooms
• 1635+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Holmes County, Mississippi
• 20no bedroom
• 3321 bedroom
• 4812 bedrooms
• 1,2163 bedrooms
• 1424 bedrooms
• 115+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Holmes County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 314no vehicle
• 1,2601 vehicle
• 1,1432 vehicles
• 5383 vehicles
• 3264 vehicles
• 1815+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Holmes County in renter-occupied apartments
• 554no vehicle
• 1,0011 vehicle
• 4802 vehicles
• 883 vehicles
• 144 vehicles
• 75+ vehicles

93.8% of Holmes County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Mississippi.

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

• This state: 15,006
• Other state: 1,566
• Northeast: 36
• Midwest: 711
• South: 710
• West: 92

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,994
• Number of aged recipients: 247
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,747
• Number of recipients under 18: 307
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,071
• Number of recipients older than 64: 616
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 816
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 845

Holmes County on our top lists:

• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"