Moorhead, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,395 (Urban population: 2,389 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 6 (all nonfarm))

Moorhead, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 720 (687 occupied: 406 owner occupied, 281 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	28%

Housing density: 557 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: $314 (lower quartile is $220, upper quartile is $412)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $262

Median gross rent in Moorhead, MS in 2007: $496

Housing units in Moorhead with a mortgage: 194 (23 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 178

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $64,728 (it was $43,800 in 2000)

Moorhead:	$64,728
Mississippi:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $39,610 - $87,137

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $66,725
Here: $66,725
State: $144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $40,062
Here: $40,062
State: $144,095

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $43,921
Here: $43,921
State: $263,546

Mobile homes: $26,136
Here: $26,136
State: $37,232

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,137

In family households: 1,944 (228 male householders, 296 female householders)
242 spouses, 787 children (760 natural, 18 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 244 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 88 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 193 (76 male householders (63 living alone)), 91 female householders (84 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 408 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 145 2-persons, 113 3-persons, 117 4-persons, 77 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 147 1-person, 17 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

230 married couples with children.
267 single-parent households (20 men, 247 women).

97.7% of residents of Moorhead speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Moorhead, Mississippi:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 26 5 rooms: 129 6 rooms: 147 7 rooms: 38 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 21

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Moorhead, Mississippi:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 17 3 rooms: 38 4 rooms: 62 5 rooms: 100 6 rooms: 46 7 rooms: 4 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 4

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 28
1990 to 1994: 51
1980 to 1989: 140
1970 to 1979: 172
1960 to 1969: 148
1950 to 1959: 74
1940 to 1949: 41
1939 or earlier: 58

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Moorhead:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 77 3 bedrooms: 239 4 bedrooms: 53 5 or more bedrooms: 17

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Moorhead:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 41 2 bedrooms: 112 3 bedrooms: 109 4 bedrooms: 16 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Moorhead in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 54 1 vehicle: 133 2 vehicles: 153 3 vehicles: 47 4 vehicles: 19 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Moorhead in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 74 1 vehicle: 125 2 vehicles: 67 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 2

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

Less than $10,000: 10
$10,000 to $14,999: 18
$15,000 to $19,999: 22
$20,000 to $24,999: 29
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 30
$35,000 to $39,999: 22
$40,000 to $49,999: 93
$50,000 to $59,999: 49
$60,000 to $69,999: 42
$70,000 to $79,999: 20
$80,000 to $89,999: 16
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Moorhead rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Moorhead:

Less than $100: 24 people
$100 to $149: 14
$150 to $199: 18
$200 to $249: 27
$250 to $299: 25
$300 to $349: 28
$350 to $399: 31
$400 to $449: 29
$450 to $499: 13
$500 to $549: 10
$550 to $599: 9
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 4
No cash rent: 33

Moorhead, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.6%
Number of people working at home: 35 (4.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 71
5 to 9 minutes: 176
10 to 14 minutes: 130
15 to 19 minutes: 164
20 to 24 minutes: 53
25 to 29 minutes: 23
30 to 34 minutes: 96
35 to 39 minutes: 15
40 to 44 minutes: 11
45 to 59 minutes: 29
60 to 89 minutes: 19
90 or more minutes: 21

Moorhead mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 532 (63%)
Carpooled: 184 (22%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (1%)
Walked: 65 (8%)
Other means: 17 (2%)
Worked at home: 35 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 183
$10,000 to $14,999: 79
$15,000 to $19,999: 75
$20,000 to $24,999: 73
$25,000 to $29,999: 44
$30,000 to $34,999: 37
$35,000 to $39,999: 25
$40,000 to $44,999: 34
$45,000 to $49,999: 13
$50,000 to $59,999: 38
$60,000 to $74,999: 25
$75,000 to $99,999: 42
$100,000 to $124,999: 12
$125,000 to $149,999: 6
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 5

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1583

United States or American: 110

Irish: 72

Italian: 17

Scotch-Irish: 16

English: 12

Subsaharan African:: 12

African: 12

Polish: 10

Dutch: 7

French (except Basque): 7

Scottish: 6

German: 4

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

This state: 2401
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 49
South: 75
West: 9

66% of Moorhead residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 13
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 25
7th and 8th grade: 29
9th grade: 26
10th grade: 26
11th grade: 26
12th grade, no diploma: 31
High school graduate (or equivalency): 104
Less than 1 year of college: 39
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 77
Associate degree: 19
Bachelor's degree: 22
Master's degree: 14
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 26
7th and 8th grade: 40
9th grade: 28
10th grade: 49
11th grade: 49
12th grade, no diploma: 53
High school graduate (or equivalency): 152
Less than 1 year of college: 27
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 70
Associate degree: 44
Bachelor's degree: 66
Master's degree: 22
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 3

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 51.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 20.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 34.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 66.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $57,004
Black householders: $21,279
Some other race householders: $17,582
Two or more races householders: $6,843
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $25,370

Moorhead household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Moorhead household income for Black householders

Moorhead marital status for males

Moorhead marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $74,188
Black or African American householders: $62,318
Some other race householders: $96,445
Two or more races householders: $66,769
Hispanic or Latino householders: $89,026

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 566
One, attached: 14
Two: 8
3 or 4: 30
5 to 9: 46
10 to 19: 3
20 to 49: 20
50 or more: 12
Mobile homes: 21

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,830

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Moorhead:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (79%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19

Here:	5.8%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 44

Here:	8.6%
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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