Latimer, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 1,042, Rural population: 3,116 (37 farm, 3,079 nonfarm))

Latimer, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,560 (1,462 occupied: 1,298 owner occupied, 164 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	28%

Housing density: 96 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,008.

Median contract rent in 2007: $532 (lower quartile is $522, upper quartile is $579)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $552

Median gross rent in Latimer, MS in 2007: $668

Housing units in Latimer with a mortgage: 581 (24 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 283

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $112,155 (it was $75,000 in 2000)

Latimer:	$112,155
Mississippi:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,127 - $172,884

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $147,631
Here: $147,631
State: $144,336

Mobile homes: $42,019
Here: $42,019
State: $37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $27,068

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,158

In family households: 3,792 (955 male householders, 198 female householders)
996 spouses, 1,389 children (1,200 natural, 59 adopted, 130 stepchildren), 67 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 85 other relatives, 38 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 366 (168 male householders (143 living alone)), 134 female householders (115 living alone)), 64 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 408 2-persons, 252 3-persons, 324 4-persons, 105 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 258 1-person, 34 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

906 married couples with children.
190 single-parent households (53 men, 137 women).

96.9% of residents of Latimer speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 47% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 101 (2.4%)
(64.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Latimer, Mississippi:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 24 3 rooms: 52 4 rooms: 184 5 rooms: 448 6 rooms: 330 7 rooms: 188 8 rooms: 35 9 or more rooms: 37

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Latimer, Mississippi:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 69 5 rooms: 55 6 rooms: 19 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 72
1995 to 1998: 235
1990 to 1994: 205
1980 to 1989: 341
1970 to 1979: 436
1960 to 1969: 145
1950 to 1959: 88
1940 to 1949: 21
1939 or earlier: 17

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Latimer:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 43 2 bedrooms: 294 3 bedrooms: 792 4 bedrooms: 148 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Latimer:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 82 3 bedrooms: 31 4 bedrooms: 31 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Latimer in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 37 1 vehicle: 298 2 vehicles: 580 3 vehicles: 280 4 vehicles: 80 5 or more vehicles: 23

Cars and other vehicles available in Latimer in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 112 2 vehicles: 31 3 vehicles: 10 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Latimer, MS:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 10
$30,000 to $34,999: 14
$35,000 to $39,999: 9
$40,000 to $49,999: 66
$50,000 to $59,999: 78
$60,000 to $69,999: 70
$70,000 to $79,999: 131
$80,000 to $89,999: 118
$90,000 to $99,999: 114
$100,000 to $124,999: 82
$125,000 to $149,999: 94
$150,000 to $174,999: 28
$175,000 to $199,999: 34
$200,000 to $249,999: 7
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 9
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Latimer rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Latimer:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 7
$350 to $399: 5
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 25
$500 to $549: 34
$550 to $599: 30
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 4
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 10
$900 to $999: 4
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 34

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 36 1990 to 1994: 7 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 28 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 22

Latimer, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 37.1%
Number of people working at home: 25 (1.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 18
5 to 9 minutes: 163
10 to 14 minutes: 225
15 to 19 minutes: 408
20 to 24 minutes: 510
25 to 29 minutes: 139
30 to 34 minutes: 303
35 to 39 minutes: 82
40 to 44 minutes: 58
45 to 59 minutes: 151
60 to 89 minutes: 26
90 or more minutes: 35

Latimer mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,755 (82%)
Carpooled: 336 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 19 (1%)
Walked: 8 (0%)
Worked at home: 25 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 66
$10,000 to $14,999: 67
$15,000 to $19,999: 77
$20,000 to $24,999: 112
$25,000 to $29,999: 105
$30,000 to $34,999: 190
$35,000 to $39,999: 67
$40,000 to $44,999: 88
$45,000 to $49,999: 111
$50,000 to $59,999: 200
$60,000 to $74,999: 223
$75,000 to $99,999: 102
$100,000 to $124,999: 33
$125,000 to $149,999: 8
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 6

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 1005

Other groups: 485

French (except Basque): 442

English: 283

German: 244

Irish: 221

Italian: 92

Scotch-Irish: 73

European: 68

Polish: 56

Yugoslavian: 40

French Canadian: 20

Scottish: 19

Swedish: 14

Scandinavian: 12

Welsh: 12

British: 9

Lithuanian: 8

Dutch: 8

Norwegian: 8

Acadian/Cajun: 7

Czechoslovakian: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (29%)
United Kingdom (28%)
Japan (15%)
Germany (13%)
Canada (9%)
Panama (7%)

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

This state: 2758
Northeast: 124
Midwest: 449
South: 577
West: 131

68% of Latimer residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 114
9th grade: 51
10th grade: 36
11th grade: 31
12th grade, no diploma: 39
High school graduate (or equivalency): 426
Less than 1 year of college: 133
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 260
Associate degree: 106
Bachelor's degree: 108
Master's degree: 43
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 51
9th grade: 45
10th grade: 38
11th grade: 65
12th grade, no diploma: 69
High school graduate (or equivalency): 542
Less than 1 year of college: 146
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 146
Associate degree: 96
Bachelor's degree: 49
Master's degree: 16
Professional school degree: 17
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $53,255
Black householders: $42,204
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $22,738

Latimer household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Latimer household income for Black householders

Latimer household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Latimer marital status for males

Latimer marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,636
Black or African American householders: $200,012
Hispanic or Latino householders: $81,607

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,082
Two: 31
Mobile homes: 439
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $35,410

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Latimer:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (71%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%) Utility gas (3%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (84%) Utility gas (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 56

Here:	10.2%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	4.3%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Mississippi:	12.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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