Lumberton, Mississippi

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Population in July 2007: 2,638. Population change since 2000: +14.5%

Males: 1,026	(46.1%)
Females: 1,202	(53.9%)

Lamar County

Median resident age:	31.4 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 39455.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,000 (it was $23,178 in 2000)

Lumberton	$23,000
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $52,800 (it was $51,700 in 2000)

Lumberton	$52,800
Mississippi:	$82,700

Lumberton, MS residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Lumberton:

Black (53.6%)
White Non-Hispanic (45.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Lumberton: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (8.7%), United States (8.1%), Irish (6.4%), French (4.9%), German (3.9%), Subsaharan African (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 297 feet

Land area: 7.26 square miles.

Population density: 338 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Lumberton

High school or higher: 75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
Unemployed: 10.2%
Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lumberton city

Never married: 26.6%
Now married: 50.5%
Separated: 5.7%
Widowed: 7.7%
Divorced: 9.5%

18 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.8%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Lumberton, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lumberton to the number of sex offenders is 189 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lumberton:	0.7% ($384)
Mississippi:	0.6% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gulfport, MS (49.1 miles , pop. 71,127).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (82.6 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (416.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Purvis, MS (10.1 miles ), Poplarville, MS (12.6 miles ), West Hattiesburg, MS (22.7 miles ), Hattiesburg, MS (23.8 miles ), Wiggins, MS (23.9 miles ), Angie, LA (24.9 miles ), Varnado, LA (27.0 miles ), Petal, MS (27.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $36,800
1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $36,800
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $71,000
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $71,000
2000: 1 building, cost: $55,000
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $122,400
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $61,100
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $47,900
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $94,100
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $94,100
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $94,100
2007: 1 building, cost: $94,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 31.00 N, Longitude: 89.45 W

20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 601

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Population change in the 1990s: -242 (-9.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (13%)
Construction (12%)
Public administration (8%)
Educational services (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (18%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

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Average climate in Lumberton, Mississippi

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Lumberton, Mississippi average temperatures

Lumberton, Mississippi average precipitation

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Lumberton-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 132% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/28/1987, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.1 miles away from the Lumberton city center killed 6 people and injured 350 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/7/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.7 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Lumberton:

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PURVIS, MS)
FORREST GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS)
PEARL RIVER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Lumberton, MS

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lumberton:

HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 33 miles; HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
STENNIS INTL (about 44 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID: HSA)
GULFPORT-BILOXI INTL (about 50 miles; GULFPORT, MS; ID: GPT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lumberton:

I H BASS JR MEMORIAL (about 1 miles; LUMBERTON, MS; ID: 4R1)
POPLARVILLE-PEARL RIVER COUNTY (about 16 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; ID: M13)
BOBBY L CHAIN MUNI (about 23 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; ID: HBG)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lumberton:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 16 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; Full-time enrollment: 12,541)
PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,433)
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; PERKINSTON, MS; FT enrollment: 6,329)
JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 44 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 80 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 81 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)

Public high schools in Lumberton:

LUMBERTON HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 7920 U.S. HIGHWAY 11)
BAXTERVILLE SCHOOL (Location: 5531 HIGHWAY 11; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
LUMBERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 7922 U.S. HIGHWAY 11; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )

Private high school in Lumberton:

BASS MEMORIAL ACADEMY (Students: 92; Location: 6433 U S HWY 11; Grades: 9 - 12)

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Church in Lumberton: Lumberton United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Lumberton City Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: King's Arrow Ranch Inn (Hillsdale Road).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Lumberton and their reported violations in the past:

CITY OF LUMBERTON (Population served: 2500, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-13-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-13-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and OCT-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-29-2003)

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	72.7%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	30.8%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	12.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

Lumberton compared to Mississippi state average:

Lumberton, Mississippi environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Lumberton (2007 data):

BancorpSouth Bank: Main Branch at 201 West Main Street, branch established on 1947-02-18. Info updated 2006-11-08: Bank assets: $12,045.1 mil, Deposits: $9,678.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 268 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Lumberton mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers	8	$11,422	$17,133	3	$1,298
Other Government Administration	3	$5,195	$20,780	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$195
Water Supply	1	$2,343	$28,116	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$2,569	$15,414	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	1	$1,462	$17,544	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$1,772	$21,264	0	$0
Streets and Highways	4	$5,315	$15,945	0	$0
Totals for Government	20	$30,077	$18,046	4	$1,493

Lumberton government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $211,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $235,000
Financial Administration: $231,000

Water Utilities: $92,000

Regular Highways: $81,000

Sewerage: $61,000

Solid Waste Management: $58,000

Parks & Recreation: $49,000

General - Other: $41,000

Fire Protection: $27,000
General - Interest on Debt: $197,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $79,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $776,000
Water Utilities: $238,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,097,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,988,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $659,000
Water Utilities: $207,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $117,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $109,000
Water Utilities: $31,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $176,000
Interest Earnings: $94,000
Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $486,000
General - Other: $346,000

Police Protection: $27,000

Regular Highways: $4,000

Fire Protection: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $569,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $572,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $698,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $216,000
Tax - Property: $348,000
NEC: $75,000

Public Utilities: $22,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $476,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000

13.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,989 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.89%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($379 average AGI)
Lamar County: 0.12%
Mississippi average: 0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Forrest County, MS	4.05% ($32,317 average AGI)
from Harrison County, MS	0.67% ($38,092)
from Marion County, MS	0.41% ($31,400)

11.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,431 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.54%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($111 average AGI)
Lamar County: 0.07%
Mississippi average: 0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Forrest County, MS	3.73% ($33,565 average AGI)
to Marion County, MS	0.45% ($26,703)
to Jones County, MS	0.33% ($37,064)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lumberton:

WRPM (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POPLARVILLE, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERS)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
WEEZ (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBKH (950 AM; 5 kW; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN AIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WIGG (1420 AM; 5 kW; WIGGINS, MS; Owner: TRALYN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WRJW (1320 AM; 5 kW; PICAYUNE, MS; Owner: PEARL RIVER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
WTNI (1640 AM; 10 kW; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lumberton:

WZKX (107.9 FM; BAY ST. LOUIS, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERSHIP)
WZNF (95.3 FM; LUMBERTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
WMAH-FM (90.3 FM; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WAOY (91.7 FM; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
WNSL (100.3 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WXRR (104.5 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WUSW (103.7 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAII (89.3 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WFMM (97.3 FM; SUMRALL, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Lumberton:

WLOX (Channel 13; BILOXI, MS; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WMAH-TV (Channel 19; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
WXXV-TV (Channel 25; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.)
W26BR (Channel 26; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WHLT (Channel 22; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDAM-TV (Channel 7; LAUREL, MS; Owner: WDAM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
W32CN (Channel 32; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W47BP (Channel 47; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR ED. TV.)

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