Simpson County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 15,58261.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8,86834.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5222.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3961.6%Two or more races
  • 1310.5%Asian alone
  • 460.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $183,078

Here:	$183,078
State:	$226,494

Townhouses or other attached units: $58,575

Here:	$58,575
State:	$254,198

Mobile homes: $48,462

Here:	$48,462
State:	$73,695

Crime in 2016 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 5
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2015 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 25
• Auto thefts: 0

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

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,148 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $557 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Simpson County is $398 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $545 a month.

Cities in this county include: Magee, Mendenhall, D'Lo, Braxton.

Neighboring counties: Bullock County, Alabama , Ben Hill County, Georgia , La Salle Parish, Louisiana , Cherokee County, Texas , Stewart County, Georgia , McLennan County, Texas .

Current college students: 777
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 455 (47.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 662010 or later
• 1922000 to 2009
• 1291990 to 1999
• 381980 to 1989
• 321970 to 1979
• 38Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,365
• One, attached: 128
• Two: 115
• 3 or 4: 156
• 5 to 9: 183
• 10 to 19: 17
• 20 or more: 26
• Mobile homes: 2,831
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Simpson County with a mortgage: 3,075 (157 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 158 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Religion statistics for Simpson County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Simpson County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 22, 2020 - April 23, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4551-MS: July 9, 2020, FEMA Id: 4551, 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 Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: October 26, 2019, FEMA Id: 4470, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2014 to May 03, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4175: April 30, 2014, FEMA Id: 4175, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 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 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 High Winds, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 21, 1992 to November 22, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-968: November 25, 1992, FEMA Id: 968, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• Mississippi Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: February 17, 1991 to March 21, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-895: March 05, 1991, FEMA Id: 895, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.59% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($38,433 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.79% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($32,996 average AGI)
0.80% relocated from other states ($5,437 average AGI)

Simpson County:	0.80%
Mississippi average:	2.80%

from Rankin County, MS	1.77% ($43,974 average AGI)
from Smith County, MS	0.50% ($34,860)
from Hinds County, MS	0.41% ($33,971)
from Covington County, MS	0.37% ($24,312)

5.95% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($36,246 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.86% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($29,719 average AGI)
1.10% relocated to other states ($6,527 average AGI)

Simpson County:	1.10%
Mississippi average:	2.99%

to Rankin County, MS	1.38% ($41,517 average AGI)
to Covington County, MS	0.48% ($26,405)
to Hinds County, MS	0.43% ($28,865)
to Smith County, MS	0.40% ($43,771)
to Forrest County, MS	0.25% ($30,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Simpson County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,022 (965 living alone), Female householders: 5,750 (1,622 living alone)

• 4,752 spouses (4,737 opposite-sex spouses), 574 unmarried partners, (562 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,462 children (6,877 natural, 243 adopted, 348 stepchildren), 903 grandchildren, 220 brothers or sisters, 439 parents, 87 foster children, 510 other relatives, 477 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 479

Size of family households: 3,343 2-persons, 1,423 3-persons, 1,236 4-persons, 451 5-persons, 199 6-persons, 240 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,584 1-person, 223 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

3,345 married couples with children.
1,524 single-parent households (99 men, 1,425 women).

97.2% of residents of Simpson speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 34% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $141,120,000 ($5,079 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,341,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,644,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,492,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $341,000
Federal grants: $32,717,000
Federal procurement contracts: $861,000 ($70,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,067,000 ($1,166,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $824,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,008,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,800,000

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

Here:	-8 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.97 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Simpson County, Mississippi
• 162020 or later
• 1,8052010 to 2019
• 1,6792000 to 2009
• 1,7161990 to 1999
• 1,4531980 to 1989
• 1,7681970 to 1979
• 1,4691960 to 1969
• 1,0921950 to 1959
• 2301940 to 1949
• 5251939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Simpson County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Simpson County, Mississippi
• 131 room
• 322 rooms
• 2393 rooms
• 7134 rooms
• 2,0075 rooms
• 1,4576 rooms
• 1,7267 rooms
• 7378 rooms
• 1,0809+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Simpson County, Mississippi
• 1071 room
• 132 rooms
• 2143 rooms
• 3314 rooms
• 3495 rooms
• 4606 rooms
• 1487 rooms
• 638 rooms
• 749+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Simpson County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Simpson County, Mississippi
• 21no bedroom
• 1361 bedroom
• 1,1962 bedrooms
• 4,6523 bedrooms
• 1,7984 bedrooms
• 2255+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Simpson County, Mississippi
• 113no bedroom
• 991 bedroom
• 6232 bedrooms
• 7783 bedrooms
• 1344 bedrooms
• 115+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Simpson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 244no vehicle
• 2,1831 vehicle
• 3,0322 vehicles
• 1,7273 vehicles
• 6124 vehicles
• 2215+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Simpson County in renter-occupied apartments
• 187no vehicle
• 1,0051 vehicle
• 3172 vehicles
• 1773 vehicles
• 574 vehicles
• 235+ vehicles

92.9% of Simpson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Mississippi.

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

• This state: 21,835
• Other state: 3,205
• Northeast: 360
• Midwest: 647
• South: 1,906
• West: 302

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,245
• Number of aged recipients: 118
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,127
• Number of recipients under 18: 231
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 745
• Number of recipients older than 64: 269
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 438
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 489