Lincoln County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 23,00467.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 10,28029.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4621.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4381.3%Two or more races
  • 1680.5%Asian alone
  • 40.01%Some other race alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 22
• Burglaries: 64
• Thefts: 139
• Auto thefts: 44

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 17
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 80
• Thefts: 156
• Auto thefts: 28

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,310 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $697 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln County is $410 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.

Cities in this county include: Brookhaven.

Neighboring counties: Jefferson County , Colquitt County, Georgia , Crisp County, Georgia , Smith County , Ware County, Georgia .

Current college students: 1,149
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 266 (34.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1272010 or later
• 432000 to 2009
• 691990 to 1999
• 571980 to 1989
• 631970 to 1979
• 25Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,632
• One, attached: 89
• Two: 293
• 3 or 4: 299
• 5 to 9: 224
• 10 to 19: 84
• 20 to 49: 84
• 50 or more: 35
• Mobile homes: 4,303
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 76

Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 3,624 (257 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 198 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 45

Religion statistics for Lincoln County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lincoln County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: March 25, 2009 to March 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1837: May 12, 2009, FEMA Id: 1837, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 28, 2008 to September 08, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1794: September 22, 2008, FEMA Id: 1794, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 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 Tropical Storm Isidore, Incident Period: September 23, 2002 to October 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1436: October 01, 2002, FEMA Id: 1436, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• 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
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.71% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,961 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.38% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($36,488 average AGI)
1.33% relocated from other states ($14,475 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	1.33%
Mississippi average:	2.80%

from Pike County, MS	0.74% ($39,640 average AGI)
from Copiah County, MS	0.54% ($41,661)
from Franklin County, MS	0.33% ($56,368)
from Lawrence County, MS	0.27% ($42,032)
from Rankin County, MS	0.26% ($56,500)
from Hinds County, MS	0.24% ($65,929)

4.61% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,949 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.43% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($31,105 average AGI)
1.18% relocated to other states ($16,846 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	1.18%
Mississippi average:	2.99%

to Pike County, MS	0.73% ($44,226 average AGI)
to Copiah County, MS	0.43% ($42,480)
to Hinds County, MS	0.36% ($32,357)
to Lawrence County, MS	0.30% ($32,571)
to Rankin County, MS	0.21% ($53,875)
to Franklin County, MS	0.17% ($46,750)
to Madison County, MS	0.17% ($51,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lincoln County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,382 (1,399 living alone), Female householders: 8,017 (2,488 living alone)

• 6,724 spouses (6,713 opposite-sex spouses), 509 unmarried partners, (509 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,050 children (9,359 natural, 228 adopted, 461 stepchildren), 1,807 grandchildren, 260 brothers or sisters, 351 parents, 0 foster children, 541 other relatives, 426 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 595

Size of family households: 4,205 2-persons, 1,882 3-persons, 1,286 4-persons, 1,050 5-persons, 350 6-persons, 377 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,880 1-person, 314 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 25 4-persons.

4,360 married couples with children.
1,888 single-parent households (131 men, 1,757 women).

98.6% of residents of Lincoln speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (16% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 54% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $169,140,000 ($5,019 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,571,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $84,383,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,244,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $564,000
Federal grants: $37,586,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,027,000 ($26,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,335,000 ($2,054,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $436,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,562,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,717,000

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

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.11 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Lincoln County, Mississippi
• 192020 or later
• 2,2222010 to 2019
• 1,9942000 to 2009
• 2,7951990 to 1999
• 2,2011980 to 1989
• 2,7931970 to 1979
• 1,6481960 to 1969
• 8681950 to 1959
• 4571940 to 1949
• 8491939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lincoln County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln County, Mississippi
• 01 room
• 772 rooms
• 2983 rooms
• 8074 rooms
• 2,1055 rooms
• 2,4386 rooms
• 2,3047 rooms
• 8118 rooms
• 1,3449+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County, Mississippi
• 171 room
• 422 rooms
• 5913 rooms
• 7574 rooms
• 8765 rooms
• 6456 rooms
• 1937 rooms
• 388 rooms
• 99+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lincoln County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln County, Mississippi
• 22no bedroom
• 2011 bedroom
• 1,4742 bedrooms
• 6,1723 bedrooms
• 1,9764 bedrooms
• 3325+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County, Mississippi
• 18no bedroom
• 5321 bedroom
• 1,0032 bedrooms
• 1,5723 bedrooms
• 944 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 301no vehicle
• 2,9551 vehicle
• 3,9582 vehicles
• 2,0153 vehicles
• 5374 vehicles
• 4435+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in renter-occupied apartments
• 279no vehicle
• 1,5811 vehicle
• 1,1872 vehicles
• 873 vehicles
• 514 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

95.2% of Lincoln County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Mississippi.

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

• This state: 28,659
• Other state: 5,472
• Northeast: 267
• Midwest: 1,051
• South: 3,807
• West: 321

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,479
• Number of aged recipients: 155
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,324
• Number of recipients under 18: 238
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 891
• Number of recipients older than 64: 350
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 591
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 638