Tippah County, Mississippi (MS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,300
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,334
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,169 (it was 1,774 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 30% |
Land area: 458 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 47 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.3%), Educational, health and social services (20.2%), Retail trade (13.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 83%
- Government: 11%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 16,50075.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,09114.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,0915.0%Two or more races
- 1,0344.7%Hispanic or Latino
- 980.4%Some other race alone
- 30.01%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 30.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 40.4 years |
| Mississippi median age: | 38.9 years |
| Males: 10,510 |  (48.6%) |
| Females: 11,120 |  (51.4%) |
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| Tippah County: | 2.0 people |
| Mississippi: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $47,727 ($29,300 in 1999)
| This county: | $47,727 |
| Mississippi: | $52,719 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $440 (lower quartile is $316, upper quartile is $586)
| This county: | $440 |
| State: | $656 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $126,018 (it was $53,900 in 2000)
| Tippah: | $126,018 |
| Mississippi: | $162,500 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,112Detached houses: $223,611
Here: $223,611 State: $226,494 Townhouses or other attached units: $228,147
Here: $228,147 State: $254,198 Mobile homes: $86,437
Here: $86,437 State: $73,695
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $370
Institutionalized population: 95
Crime in 2014 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 3
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2013 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 3
- Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 11 buildings, average cost: $209,100
- 2021: 13 buildings, average cost: $209,100
- 2020: 11 buildings, average cost: $209,100
- 2019: 4 buildings, average cost: $255,300
- 2018: 4 buildings, average cost: $209,000
- 2017: 6 buildings, average cost: $158,300
- 2016: 7 buildings, average cost: $63,100
- 2015: 6 buildings, average cost: $90,000
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $23,000
- 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $82,500
- 2012: 6 buildings, average cost: $64,300
- 2011: 3 buildings, average cost: $228,700
- 2010: 8 buildings, average cost: $221,300
- 2009: 14 buildings, average cost: $137,800
- 2008: 9 buildings, average cost: $128,900
- 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $156,900
- 2006: 30 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 2005: 31 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 2004: 28 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 2003: 25 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 2002: 23 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 2001: 21 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 2000: 20 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 1999: 22 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 1998: 21 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 1997: 24 buildings, average cost: $69,800
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,130 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $718 (0.7%)
| Tippah County: | 18.8% |
| Mississippi: | 19.1% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 40.4 years old
(Males: 39.3 years old, Females: 41.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.4 years old, Black residents: 45.7 years old, American Indian residents: 59.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 18.6 years old, Other race residents: 25.7 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tippah 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 $592 a month.
Cities in this county include: Ripley, Walnut, Blue Mountain, Dumas, Falkner.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Tippah County: Camp Currier (A), Frees Corners (B), Grey Farm (C), Howards Store (D), Wilson Store (E), Bass Landing (F), Highway Fiftyone Landing (G), Nemway (H), Newport Industrial Complex (I), Love Fire Department (J), Eudora Fire Department (K), Lewisburg Volunteer Fire Department - De Soto County Fire Station 2 (L), Summers Hill Volunteer Fire Department Station 15 (M), Alphaba - Cockrum - Ingrams Mill Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (N), Alphaba - Cockrum - Ingrams Mill Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (O), Nesbit Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (P), Fairhaven Volunteer Fire Department (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Tippah County include: Bullards Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (A), Knights Church (B), Trinity Conservative Methodist Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Sunrise Church (E), Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church (F), Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (G), Pleasant Grove Church (H), New Prospect Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Old Love Cemetery (1), Macedonia Cemetery (2), Halliburton Cemetery (3), Center Hill Cemetery (4), Winbourn Cemetery (5), Wiggins Cemetery (6), Whites Chapel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Horn Lake (A), Mud Lake (B), Norfolk Lake (C), Lake Cormorant (D), Chief Chisca Lake (E), Deer Track Lake (F), Lake Greenwood Leflore (G), Koko Reef Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Holly Branch (A), Bean Patch Creek (B), Byhalia Creek (C), Camp Creek (D), Cane Creek (E), Caney Creek (F), Cub Lake Bayou (G), Dry Creek (H), Grays Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Tippah County include: Hernando Point Public Use Area (1), North Abutment Public Use Area (2), Plantation Point Public Use Area (3), Pleasant Hill Public Use Area (4), Arkabutla State Waterfowl Refuge (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Garland County, Arkansas 
, Ventura County, California , Moore County, Tennessee 
, Tishomingo County 
, Woodruff County, Arkansas .
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Mississippi: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 607
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 409 (15.4% naturalized citizens)
| Tippah County: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 2.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 732010 or later
- 892000 to 2009
- 2421990 to 1999
- 521980 to 1989
- 61970 to 1979
- 17Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,302
- Two: 157
- 3 or 4: 142
- 5 to 9: 49
- 10 to 19: 97
- 20 to 49: 78
- 50 or more: 42
- Mobile homes: 2,193
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16
Housing units in Tippah County with a mortgage: 2,699 (169 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3
| Here: | 40.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Tippah County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 12,460 | 53 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,971 | 23 |
| Catholic | 250 | 1 |
| Other | - | 1 |
| None | 7,551 | - |
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:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Tippah County: | 2.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| This county: | 0.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| Mississippi: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
| Tippah County: | 5.67 / 10,000 pop. |
| Mississippi: | 6.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
| This county: | 2.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Tippah County: | 12.2% |
| Mississippi: | 12.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Tippah County: | 31.4% |
| State: | 33.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 16.0% |
| State: | 14.4% |
Agriculture in Tippah County:
Average size of farms: 165 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $17,147
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $267.26
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 50.30%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $13,941
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.33%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.33%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $20,225
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.82%
Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.37
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.62%
Corn for grain: 3538 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 9082 harvested acres
Vegetables: 34 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 23 acres
Tornado activity:
Tippah County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Mississippi state average. It is 1752082.1 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 134 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/27/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 50 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Tippah County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 293% 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 99.4 miles away from Tippah 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 134.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 97.9 miles away from the county center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 169.3 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 134.4 miles away from Tippah County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 261.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- 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, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2015 to December 28, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4248: January 04, 2016, FEMA Id: 4248, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- 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: May 01, 2010 to May 02, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1916: May 14, 2010, FEMA Id: 1916, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Mississippi Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 24, 2001 to December 17, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1398: December 07, 2001, FEMA Id: 1398, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- 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
- Mississippi Severe Storm, Winter Storm, Freezing Rain And Sleet, Incident Period: February 09, 1994 to February 14, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1009: February 18, 1994, FEMA Id: 1009, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm, Freeze
- Mississippi Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: April 26, 1991 to May 31, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-906: May 17, 1991, FEMA Id: 906, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Mississippi Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: January 24, 1990 to March 15, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-859: February 28, 1990, FEMA Id: 859, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Tippah County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 9, Floods: 7, Winds: 3, Freezes: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 6,514 (85.1%)
- Carpooled: 455 (5.9%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 12 (0.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 175 (2.3%)
- Walked: 76 (1.0%)
- Worked at home: 336 (4.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Retail trade (16%)
- Manufacturing (16%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Retail trade (18%)
- Manufacturing (17%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Production occupations (21%)
- Material moving occupations (14%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Production occupations (15%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
- Mexico (82%)
- Colombia (6%)
- Nigeria (3%)
- Japan (2%)
- France (2%)
- Dominican Republic (1%)
- Ukraine (1%)
- English (24%)
- American (19%)
- Irish (10%)
- Italian (3%)
- Scottish (2%)
- German (2%)
- African (1%)
People in group quarters in Tippah County, Mississippi in 2010:
- 189 people in college/university student housing
- 90 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 5 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 3 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Tippah County, Mississippi in 2000:
- 177 people in nursing homes
- 126 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 40 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 16 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 15 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4.81% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($40,522 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.81% |
| Mississippi average: | 6.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.35% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($28,132 average AGI)
1.46% relocated from other states ($12,390 average AGI)
Tippah County: 1.46% Mississippi average: 2.80%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Union County, MS |  0.69% ($44,569 average AGI) |
| from Alcorn County, MS | 0.45% ($33,788) |
| from Benton County, MS | 0.35% ($35,577) |
| from Prentiss County, MS | 0.32% ($28,083) |
| from Marshall County, MS | 0.28% ($45,905) |
5.63% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($33,688 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.63% |
| Mississippi average: | 7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.09% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($23,845 average AGI)
1.54% relocated to other states ($9,843 average AGI)
Tippah County: 1.54% Mississippi average: 2.99%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Union County, MS | 1.10% ($34,817 average AGI) |
| to Alcorn County, MS | 0.72% ($33,148) |
| to Lee County, MS | 0.38% ($45,857) |
| to Pontotoc County, MS | 0.31% ($30,130) |
| to Prentiss County, MS | 0.31% ($32,609) |
| to Benton County, MS | 0.28% ($37,381) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.5%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,657 (3,086 aged, 1,571 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 751 (14%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Tippah County, Mississippi in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (439)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (316)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (315)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (290)
- Congestive heart failure (199)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (74)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (65)
- Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified (62)
- Respiratory failure, unspecified (62)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (23)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,591
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 524
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 50,017
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,617
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,155
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 66
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 21,630- Male householders: 4,406 (1,061 living alone), Female householders: 3,867 (1,139 living alone)
4,388 spouses (4,364 opposite-sex spouses), 401 unmarried partners, (379 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,133 children (5,450 natural, 299 adopted, 390 stepchildren), 924 grandchildren, 48 brothers or sisters, 132 parents, 7 foster children, 409 other relatives, 395 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 507
Size of family households: 2,955 2-persons, 1,044 3-persons, 1,173 4-persons, 380 5-persons, 142 6-persons, 146 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,202 1-person, 208 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 4 5-persons.
2,752 married couples with children.
1,528 single-parent households (653 men, 875 women).
95.3% of residents of Tippah speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $137,682,000 ($6,563 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,185,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $61,123,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,818,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,120,000
Federal grants: $35,471,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,319,000 ($1,055,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,831,000 ($627,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $604,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,193,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,539,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,723| Here: | 81 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,381
| Here: | 65 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 51 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +182
| Here: | +9 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -113
| Here: |  -5 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -4 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.94 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 |
| State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.1 |
| State: | 4.8 |
- Year house built in Tippah County, Mississippi
- 312020 or later
- 1,1142010 to 2019
- 1,5252000 to 2009
- 2,0011990 to 1999
- 1,2751980 to 1989
- 1,5671970 to 1979
- 8351960 to 1969
- 6971950 to 1959
- 1871940 to 1949
- 6101939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tippah County, Mississippi
- 121 room
- 642 rooms
- 2123 rooms
- 6764 rooms
- 1,5945 rooms
- 1,1396 rooms
- 9437 rooms
- 7928 rooms
- 6279+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tippah County, Mississippi
- 1541 room
- 482 rooms
- 2303 rooms
- 3254 rooms
- 5915 rooms
- 3296 rooms
- 1837 rooms
- 2098 rooms
- 1499+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Tippah County, Mississippi
- 12no bedroom
- 2411 bedroom
- 9192 bedrooms
- 3,6743 bedrooms
- 9594 bedrooms
- 2405+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tippah County, Mississippi
- 161no bedroom
- 1281 bedroom
- 6602 bedrooms
- 1,0233 bedrooms
- 1034 bedrooms
- 1325+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Tippah County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 99no vehicle
- 1,2581 vehicle
- 2,9182 vehicles
- 9723 vehicles
- 4834 vehicles
- 3915+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Tippah County in renter-occupied apartments
- 197no vehicle
- 1,0661 vehicle
- 7482 vehicles
- 1883 vehicles
- 84 vehicles
- 75+ vehicles
96.0% of Tippah County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Mississippi.
| Tippah County: | 96.0% |
| State average: | 88.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 15,396
- Other state: 5,784
- Northeast: 101
- Midwest: 1,092
- South: 3,688
- West: 920
- 55.9%Utility gas
- 35.5%Electricity
- 5.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.6%Wood
- 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 46.7%Electricity
- 43.4%Utility gas
- 8.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.4%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 376
| Here: | 15.4% |
| Mississippi: | 16.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 222
| Here: | 17.1% |
| Mississippi: | 14.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 183
| Here: | 17.1% |
| Mississippi: | 12.8% |
Tippah County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $15,168,000
Hospital Public: $14,274,000
Other: $387,000
Other: $364,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,715,000
Regular Highways: $2,631,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $16,771,000
Hospitals: $16,500,000
Regular Highways: $2,903,000
Regular Highways: $2,856,000
General - Other: $1,659,000
General - Other: $1,632,000
Police Protection: $1,249,000
Police Protection: $1,229,000
Financial Administration: $1,030,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,029,000
Financial Administration: $1,013,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,012,000
Central Staff Services: $923,000
Central Staff Services: $908,000
Health - Other: $663,000
Health - Other: $653,000
General Public Buildings: $567,000
General Public Buildings: $558,000
Solid Waste Management: $469,000
Solid Waste Management: $462,000
Correctional Institutions: $421,000
Correctional Institutions: $414,000
Local Fire Protection: $272,000
Local Fire Protection: $268,000
Parks and Recreation: $221,000
Parks and Recreation: $218,000
Public Welfare - Other: $188,000
Public Welfare - Other: $185,000
Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
Natural Resources - Other: $46,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $43,000
Interest on Debt: $37,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $382,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $358,000
Other - Health - Other: $175,000
Other - Health - Other: $164,000
Other - Libraries: $147,000
Other - Libraries: $138,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $14,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $13,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $167,000
Health and Hospitals: $150,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $717,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $433,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $284,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $425,000
Interest Earnings: $410,000
Fines and Forfeits: $361,000
Interest Earnings: $348,000
General Revenue - Other: $176,000
General Revenue - Other: $149,000
Sale of Property: $19,000
Sale of Property: $16,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $138,000
General - Other: $133,000
Air Transportation: $11,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000,000
Cash and Securities: $5,822,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,379,000
Highways: $2,314,000
Other: $1,628,000
Other: $1,584,000
General Local Government Support: $736,000
General Local Government Support: $716,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,000
- Tax - Property: $6,368,000
Property: $5,853,000
Other License: $337,000
Other License: $309,000
Tippah County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $15,168,000
Hospital Public: $14,274,000
Other: $387,000
Other: $364,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,715,000
Regular Highways: $2,631,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $16,771,000
Hospitals: $16,500,000
Regular Highways: $2,903,000
Regular Highways: $2,856,000
General - Other: $1,659,000
General - Other: $1,632,000
Police Protection: $1,249,000
Police Protection: $1,229,000
Financial Administration: $1,030,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,029,000
Financial Administration: $1,013,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,012,000
Central Staff Services: $923,000
Central Staff Services: $908,000
Health - Other: $663,000
Health - Other: $653,000
General Public Buildings: $567,000
General Public Buildings: $558,000
Solid Waste Management: $469,000
Solid Waste Management: $462,000
Correctional Institutions: $421,000
Correctional Institutions: $414,000
Local Fire Protection: $272,000
Local Fire Protection: $268,000
Parks and Recreation: $221,000
Parks and Recreation: $218,000
Public Welfare - Other: $188,000
Public Welfare - Other: $185,000
Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
Natural Resources - Other: $46,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $43,000
Interest on Debt: $37,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $382,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $358,000
Other - Health - Other: $175,000
Other - Health - Other: $164,000
Other - Libraries: $147,000
Other - Libraries: $138,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $14,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $13,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $167,000
Health and Hospitals: $150,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $717,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $433,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $284,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $425,000
Interest Earnings: $410,000
Fines and Forfeits: $361,000
Interest Earnings: $348,000
General Revenue - Other: $176,000
General Revenue - Other: $149,000
Sale of Property: $19,000
Sale of Property: $16,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $138,000
General - Other: $133,000
Air Transportation: $11,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000,000
Cash and Securities: $5,822,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,379,000
Highways: $2,314,000
Other: $1,628,000
Other: $1,584,000
General Local Government Support: $736,000
General Local Government Support: $716,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,000
- Tax - Property: $6,368,000
Property: $5,853,000
Other License: $337,000
Other License: $309,000
Tippah County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $15,168,000
Hospital Public: $14,274,000
Other: $387,000
Other: $364,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,715,000
Regular Highways: $2,631,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $16,771,000
Hospitals: $16,500,000
Regular Highways: $2,903,000
Regular Highways: $2,856,000
General - Other: $1,659,000
General - Other: $1,632,000
Police Protection: $1,249,000
Police Protection: $1,229,000
Financial Administration: $1,030,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,029,000
Financial Administration: $1,013,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,012,000
Central Staff Services: $923,000
Central Staff Services: $908,000
Health - Other: $663,000
Health - Other: $653,000
General Public Buildings: $567,000
General Public Buildings: $558,000
Solid Waste Management: $469,000
Solid Waste Management: $462,000
Correctional Institutions: $421,000
Correctional Institutions: $414,000
Local Fire Protection: $272,000
Local Fire Protection: $268,000
Parks and Recreation: $221,000
Parks and Recreation: $218,000
Public Welfare - Other: $188,000
Public Welfare - Other: $185,000
Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
Natural Resources - Other: $46,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $43,000
Interest on Debt: $37,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $382,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $358,000
Other - Health - Other: $175,000
Other - Health - Other: $164,000
Other - Libraries: $147,000
Other - Libraries: $138,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $14,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $13,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $167,000
Health and Hospitals: $150,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $717,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $433,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $284,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $425,000
Interest Earnings: $410,000
Fines and Forfeits: $361,000
Interest Earnings: $348,000
General Revenue - Other: $176,000
General Revenue - Other: $149,000
Sale of Property: $19,000
Sale of Property: $16,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $138,000
General - Other: $133,000
Air Transportation: $11,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000,000
Cash and Securities: $5,822,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,379,000
Highways: $2,314,000
Other: $1,628,000
Other: $1,584,000
General Local Government Support: $736,000
General Local Government Support: $716,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,000
- Tax - Property: $6,368,000
Property: $5,853,000
Other License: $337,000
Other License: $309,000
Tippah County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $15,168,000
Hospital Public: $14,274,000
Other: $387,000
Other: $364,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,715,000
Regular Highways: $2,631,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $16,771,000
Hospitals: $16,500,000
Regular Highways: $2,903,000
Regular Highways: $2,856,000
General - Other: $1,659,000
General - Other: $1,632,000
Police Protection: $1,249,000
Police Protection: $1,229,000
Financial Administration: $1,030,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,029,000
Financial Administration: $1,013,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,012,000
Central Staff Services: $923,000
Central Staff Services: $908,000
Health - Other: $663,000
Health - Other: $653,000
General Public Buildings: $567,000
General Public Buildings: $558,000
Solid Waste Management: $469,000
Solid Waste Management: $462,000
Correctional Institutions: $421,000
Correctional Institutions: $414,000
Local Fire Protection: $272,000
Local Fire Protection: $268,000
Parks and Recreation: $221,000
Parks and Recreation: $218,000
Public Welfare - Other: $188,000
Public Welfare - Other: $185,000
Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
Natural Resources - Other: $46,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $43,000
Interest on Debt: $37,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $382,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $358,000
Other - Health - Other: $175,000
Other - Health - Other: $164,000
Other - Libraries: $147,000
Other - Libraries: $138,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $14,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $13,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $167,000
Health and Hospitals: $150,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $717,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $433,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $284,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $425,000
Interest Earnings: $410,000
Fines and Forfeits: $361,000
Interest Earnings: $348,000
General Revenue - Other: $176,000
General Revenue - Other: $149,000
Sale of Property: $19,000
Sale of Property: $16,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $138,000
General - Other: $133,000
Air Transportation: $11,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000,000
Cash and Securities: $5,822,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,379,000
Highways: $2,314,000
Other: $1,628,000
Other: $1,584,000
General Local Government Support: $736,000
General Local Government Support: $716,000
Health and Hospitals: $18,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,000
- Tax - Property: $6,368,000
Property: $5,853,000
Other License: $337,000
Other License: $309,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,136
- Number of aged recipients: 127
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,009
- Number of recipients under 18: 121
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 707
- Number of recipients older than 64: 308
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 562
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 463
| Most common first names in Tippah County, MS among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 290 | 71.3 years |
| William | 221 | 74.4 years |
| Mary | 205 | 78.6 years |
| John | 182 | 77.0 years |
| Robert | 124 | 71.2 years |
| Annie | 91 | 82.0 years |
| Thomas | 79 | 74.9 years |
| Willie | 75 | 79.0 years |
| Charles | 71 | 66.1 years |
| George | 68 | 78.6 years |
| Most common last names in Tippah County, MS among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 180 | 74.8 years |
| Wilbanks | 134 | 74.3 years |
| Jones | 113 | 75.9 years |
| Johnson | 78 | 72.4 years |
| Hill | 77 | 77.6 years |
| Crum | 68 | 76.2 years |
| Cox | 61 | 73.4 years |
| Jackson | 56 | 79.9 years |
| Thomas | 55 | 76.7 years |
| Richardson | 54 | 74.9 years |
| Businesses in Tippah County, MS | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| FedEx | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
| Ford | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Tippah County on our top lists:
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"