Smith County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 10,34473.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,39724.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1991.4%Two or more races
  • 660.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 470.3%Asian alone
  • 230.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 150.1%Some other race alone

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 17
• Thefts: 33
• Auto thefts: 17

Crime in 1987 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

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

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $860 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $473 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Smith County is $386 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $547 a month.

Cities in this county include: Taylorsville, Raleigh, Mize, Polkville, Sylvarena.

Neighboring counties: Pima County, Arizona , Jefferson County , Crisp County, Georgia , Lincoln County , Wilcox County, Alabama , Hood County, Texas , Tattnall County, Georgia .

Current college students: 444
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 116 (56.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 82010 or later
• 362000 to 2009
• 71990 to 1999
• 201980 to 1989
• 81970 to 1979
• 2Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,586
• One, attached: 35
• Two: 57
• 3 or 4: 42
• 5 to 9: 46
• 10 to 19: 35
• 20 or more: 38
• Mobile homes: 1,956
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 32

Housing units in Smith County with a mortgage: 1,722 (65 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 58 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 54

Religion statistics for Smith County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Smith 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2020, FEMA Id: 4536, 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 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 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 Hurricane Dennis, Incident Period: July 10, 2005 to July 15, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1594: July 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 1594, 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
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.81% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($41,515 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.15% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($36,744 average AGI)
0.67% relocated from other states ($4,771 average AGI)

Smith County:	0.67%
Mississippi average:	2.80%

from Jones County, MS	0.92% ($42,319 average AGI)
from Simpson County, MS	0.68% ($43,771)
from Rankin County, MS	0.59% ($43,100)
from Jasper County, MS	0.57% ($38,276)
from Covington County, MS	0.45% ($33,130)
from Scott County, MS	0.45% ($55,565)

6.01% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($37,357 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.10% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($31,789 average AGI)
0.92% relocated to other states ($5,565 average AGI)

Smith County:	0.92%
Mississippi average:	2.99%

to Simpson County, MS	0.84% ($34,860 average AGI)
to Jones County, MS	0.72% ($33,649)
to Rankin County, MS	0.68% ($47,171)
to Jasper County, MS	0.57% ($35,724)
to Covington County, MS	0.55% ($30,571)
to Scott County, MS	0.45% ($35,435)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Smith County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,840 (967 living alone), Female householders: 2,735 (949 living alone)

• 2,640 spouses (2,640 opposite-sex spouses), 101 unmarried partners, (97 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,071 children (3,824 natural, 103 adopted, 146 stepchildren), 521 grandchildren, 201 brothers or sisters, 249 parents, 0 foster children, 419 other relatives, 259 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 146

Size of family households: 1,847 2-persons, 776 3-persons, 534 4-persons, 210 5-persons, 122 6-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,919 1-person, 91 2-persons.

1,578 married couples with children.
991 single-parent households (171 men, 820 women).

97.6% of residents of Smith speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (13% speak English very well, 80% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $80,406,000 ($5,071 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,231,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,742,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,120,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $203,000
Federal grants: $23,880,000
Federal procurement contracts: $419,000 ($25,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,043,000 ($932,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,357,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,437,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,717,000

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

Here:	-26 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.65 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Smith County, Mississippi
• 322020 or later
• 7422010 to 2019
• 1,1202000 to 2009
• 8781990 to 1999
• 8461980 to 1989
• 1,5301970 to 1979
• 3881960 to 1969
• 6321950 to 1959
• 3111940 to 1949
• 2391939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Smith County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Smith County, Mississippi
• 431 room
• 72 rooms
• 353 rooms
• 4174 rooms
• 4735 rooms
• 8766 rooms
• 8777 rooms
• 9478 rooms
• 1,2969+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smith County, Mississippi
• 161 room
• 362 rooms
• 183 rooms
• 864 rooms
• 975 rooms
• 1416 rooms
• 2087 rooms
• 1298 rooms
• 19+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Smith County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Smith County, Mississippi
• 52no bedroom
• 231 bedroom
• 5262 bedrooms
• 2,8763 bedrooms
• 1,3384 bedrooms
• 1175+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smith County, Mississippi
• 17no bedroom
• 1531 bedroom
• 1062 bedrooms
• 3713 bedrooms
• 674 bedrooms
• 25+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Smith County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 335no vehicle
• 1,6161 vehicle
• 1,8122 vehicles
• 8613 vehicles
• 1954 vehicles
• 925+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Smith County in renter-occupied apartments
• 64no vehicle
• 4761 vehicle
• 952 vehicles
• 743 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

96.8% of Smith County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Mississippi.

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

• This state: 12,246
• Other state: 1,770
• Northeast: 129
• Midwest: 291
• South: 982
• West: 391

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 784
• Number of aged recipients: 101
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 683
• Number of recipients under 18: 160
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 410
• Number of recipients older than 64: 214
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 352
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 340

Businesses in Smith County, MS

• H&R Block: 1
• Subway: 1
• U-Haul: 2