Holmes County, Mississippi (MS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,723
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,352
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,158 (it was 1,962 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 27% |
State: | 30% |
Land area: 756 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 22 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.2%), Manufacturing (22.5%), Retail trade (13.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 73%
- Government: 22%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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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
Median resident age: | 36.2 years |
Mississippi median age: | 38.9 years |
Males: 8,059 | (48.1%) |
Females: 8,682 | (51.9%) |
Holmes County: | 2.0 people |
Mississippi: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $28,673 ($17,235 in 1999)
This county: | $28,673 |
Mississippi: | $52,719 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $338 (lower quartile is $192, upper quartile is $491)
This county: | $338 |
State: | $656 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $79,528 (it was $39,700 in 2000)
Holmes: | $79,528 |
Mississippi: | $162,500 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $892
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $418
Institutionalized population: 124
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 15 buildings, average cost: $224,600
- 2021: 22 buildings, average cost: $239,200
- 2020: 5 buildings, average cost: $129,300
- 2019: 5 buildings, average cost: $134,700
- 2018: 5 buildings, average cost: $134,700
- 2017: 5 buildings, average cost: $134,700
- 2016: 5 buildings, average cost: $124,300
- 2015: 5 buildings, average cost: $124,300
- 2014: 4 buildings, average cost: $129,300
- 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $129,300
- 2012: 4 buildings, average cost: $113,700
- 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $157,500
- 2010: 3 buildings, average cost: $127,200
- 2009: 4 buildings, average cost: $57,900
- 2008: 38 buildings, average cost: $72,800
- 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $65,500
- 2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $70,800
- 2005: 15 buildings, average cost: $70,200
- 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $72,100
- 2003: 17 buildings, average cost: $58,500
- 2002: 18 buildings, average cost: $57,000
- 2001: 22 buildings, average cost: $69,100
- 2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $76,500
- 1999: 22 buildings, average cost: $69,900
- 1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $51,400
- 1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $48,300
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%)
Holmes County: | 34.9% |
Mississippi: | 19.1% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 36.2 years old
(Males: 33.8 years old, Females: 38.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.6 years old, Black residents: 35.9 years old, American Indian residents: 44.1 years old, Asian residents: 32.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 46.1 years old)
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 .
Here: | 4.8% |
Mississippi: | 2.6% |
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)
Holmes County: | 0.3% |
Whole state: | 2.2% |
- 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
Here: | 100.0% with mortgage |
State: | 97.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Holmes County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 5,261 | 45 |
Black Protestant | 3,295 | 21 |
Mainline Protestant | 1,591 | 23 |
Other | 48 | 3 |
Catholic | 41 | 1 |
None | 8,962 | - |
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:
Holmes County: | 1.95 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Mississippi: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Holmes County: | 9.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Mississippi: | 6.36 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.44 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Holmes County: | 15.6% |
Mississippi: | 12.3% |
Holmes County: | 42.3% |
State: | 33.1% |
Here: | 15.7% |
State: | 14.4% |
Agriculture in Holmes County:
Average size of farms: 425 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $62,647
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $276.70
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.69%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $77,687
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 46.55%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.30%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $84,422
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.53%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.62
Corn for grain: 17499 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 828 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 53645 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 20061 harvested acres
Vegetables: 13 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 14 acres
Earthquake activity:
Holmes County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 247% 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 175.6 miles away from Holmes County center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 163.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 213.1 miles away from the county center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 134.7 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 239.4 miles away from Holmes County center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 188.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Holmes County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 15, Floods: 13, Tornadoes: 13, Winds: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,717 (83.7%)
- Carpooled: 197 (6.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 28 (0.9%)
- Walked: 101 (3.1%)
- Worked at home: 203 (6.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Retail trade (20%)
- Manufacturing (19%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Transportation and warehousing (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Retail trade (17%)
- Manufacturing (16%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Transportation and warehousing (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Production occupations (17%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (15%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Material moving occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Production occupations (12%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- India (53%)
- Honduras (19%)
- Turkey (12%)
- Nigeria (12%)
- Philippines (3%)
- Sweden (0%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
- American (5%)
- English (3%)
- Irish (1%)
- African (1%)
- Scotch-Irish (0%)
- Italian (0%)
- German (0%)
124 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
People in group quarters in Holmes County, Mississippi in 2000:
- 479 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 121 people in nursing homes
- 64 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3.85% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($32,777 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.85% |
Mississippi average: | 6.85% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
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)
Here: | 6.06% |
Mississippi average: | 7.03% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,488 (2,504 aged, 984 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 761 (12%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Holmes County, Mississippi in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (264)
- Congestive heart failure (188)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (169)
- Essential (primary) hypertension (139)
- Cardiac arrest, unspecified (128)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (123)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (40)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (34)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (32)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (22)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 29%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,187
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 199
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 33,965
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,967
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,441
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 14
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 43
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: 251.8. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 183.8
- Other - 68.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 16,741- 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:
Births: 2,133Here: | 101 per 1000 residents |
State: | 78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,323
Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
State: | 51 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: 0
Here: | 0 per 1000 residents |
State: | +4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,276
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)
Here: | 6.1 |
State: | 6.3 |
Here: | 5.2 |
State: | 4.8 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Holmes County: | 93.8% |
State average: | 88.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 15,006
- Other state: 1,566
- Northeast: 36
- Midwest: 711
- South: 710
- West: 92
- 47.2%Electricity
- 28.6%Utility gas
- 20.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Wood
- 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 61.3%Electricity
- 25.7%Utility gas
- 10.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.8%No fuel used
- 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 14.3% |
Mississippi: | 16.1% |
Here: | 13.9% |
Mississippi: | 14.6% |
Here: | 13.8% |
Mississippi: | 12.8% |
Holmes County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $3,057,000
Other: $2,877,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,018,000
Regular Highways: $2,970,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,654,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,611,000
Police Protection: $1,913,000
Police Protection: $1,882,000
General - Other: $481,000
General - Other: $473,000
Health - Other: $332,000
Health - Other: $327,000
Financial Administration: $293,000
Financial Administration: $288,000
Natural Resources - Other: $94,000
Natural Resources - Other: $93,000
Central Staff Services: $78,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $78,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $77,000
Central Staff Services: $77,000
General Public Buildings: $38,000
General Public Buildings: $38,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $176,000
Interest on Debt: $152,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,956,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,031,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,106,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,181,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $925,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $925,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $267,000
General Revenue - Other: $227,000
Fines and Forfeits: $209,000
Interest Earnings: $186,000
Fines and Forfeits: $178,000
Interest Earnings: $158,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $994,000
General - Other: $957,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,294,000
Cash and Securities: $5,137,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,285,000
Other: $1,250,000
General Local Government Support: $575,000
General Local Government Support: $559,000
Highways: $201,000
Highways: $195,000
- Tax - Property: $8,393,000
Property: $7,715,000
Other License: $189,000
Other License: $174,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,360,000
: $1,360,000
Holmes County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $3,057,000
Other: $2,877,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,018,000
Regular Highways: $2,970,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,654,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,611,000
Police Protection: $1,913,000
Police Protection: $1,882,000
General - Other: $481,000
General - Other: $473,000
Health - Other: $332,000
Health - Other: $327,000
Financial Administration: $293,000
Financial Administration: $288,000
Natural Resources - Other: $94,000
Natural Resources - Other: $93,000
Central Staff Services: $78,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $78,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $77,000
Central Staff Services: $77,000
General Public Buildings: $38,000
General Public Buildings: $38,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $176,000
Interest on Debt: $152,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,956,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,031,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,106,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,181,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $925,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $925,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $267,000
General Revenue - Other: $227,000
Fines and Forfeits: $209,000
Interest Earnings: $186,000
Fines and Forfeits: $178,000
Interest Earnings: $158,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $994,000
General - Other: $957,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,294,000
Cash and Securities: $5,137,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,285,000
Other: $1,250,000
General Local Government Support: $575,000
General Local Government Support: $559,000
Highways: $201,000
Highways: $195,000
- Tax - Property: $8,393,000
Property: $7,715,000
Other License: $189,000
Other License: $174,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,360,000
: $1,360,000
Holmes County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $3,057,000
Other: $2,877,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,018,000
Regular Highways: $2,970,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,654,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,611,000
Police Protection: $1,913,000
Police Protection: $1,882,000
General - Other: $481,000
General - Other: $473,000
Health - Other: $332,000
Health - Other: $327,000
Financial Administration: $293,000
Financial Administration: $288,000
Natural Resources - Other: $94,000
Natural Resources - Other: $93,000
Central Staff Services: $78,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $78,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $77,000
Central Staff Services: $77,000
General Public Buildings: $38,000
General Public Buildings: $38,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $176,000
Interest on Debt: $152,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,956,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,031,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,106,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,181,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $925,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $925,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $267,000
General Revenue - Other: $227,000
Fines and Forfeits: $209,000
Interest Earnings: $186,000
Fines and Forfeits: $178,000
Interest Earnings: $158,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $994,000
General - Other: $957,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,294,000
Cash and Securities: $5,137,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,285,000
Other: $1,250,000
General Local Government Support: $575,000
General Local Government Support: $559,000
Highways: $201,000
Highways: $195,000
- Tax - Property: $8,393,000
Property: $7,715,000
Other License: $189,000
Other License: $174,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,360,000
: $1,360,000
Holmes County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $3,057,000
Other: $2,877,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,018,000
Regular Highways: $2,970,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,654,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,611,000
Police Protection: $1,913,000
Police Protection: $1,882,000
General - Other: $481,000
General - Other: $473,000
Health - Other: $332,000
Health - Other: $327,000
Financial Administration: $293,000
Financial Administration: $288,000
Natural Resources - Other: $94,000
Natural Resources - Other: $93,000
Central Staff Services: $78,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $78,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $77,000
Central Staff Services: $77,000
General Public Buildings: $38,000
General Public Buildings: $38,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $176,000
Interest on Debt: $152,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,956,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,031,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,106,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,181,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $925,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $925,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $267,000
General Revenue - Other: $227,000
Fines and Forfeits: $209,000
Interest Earnings: $186,000
Fines and Forfeits: $178,000
Interest Earnings: $158,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $994,000
General - Other: $957,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,294,000
Cash and Securities: $5,137,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,285,000
Other: $1,250,000
General Local Government Support: $575,000
General Local Government Support: $559,000
Highways: $201,000
Highways: $195,000
- Tax - Property: $8,393,000
Property: $7,715,000
Other License: $189,000
Other License: $174,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,360,000
: $1,360,000
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
Most common first names in Holmes County, MS among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 274 | 74.5 years |
Mary | 259 | 79.0 years |
Willie | 241 | 72.0 years |
James | 226 | 71.5 years |
Robert | 162 | 71.9 years |
William | 150 | 74.3 years |
Annie | 134 | 77.9 years |
Henry | 100 | 74.2 years |
George | 86 | 75.9 years |
Lillie | 83 | 77.7 years |
Most common last names in Holmes County, MS among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Williams | 210 | 71.3 years |
Johnson | 182 | 75.1 years |
Smith | 163 | 74.1 years |
Davis | 120 | 75.7 years |
Brown | 104 | 71.4 years |
Anderson | 90 | 73.0 years |
Jones | 88 | 75.9 years |
Thomas | 87 | 73.6 years |
Ellis | 78 | 76.0 years |
Redmond | 72 | 75.8 years |
Businesses in Holmes County, MS | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AutoZone | 1 | Nike | 2 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Church's Chicken | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | U-Haul | 2 |
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"