Amite County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 7,22757.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,98139.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2862.3%Two or more races
  • 310.2%Some other race alone
  • 120.10%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 90.07%Hispanic or Latino
  • 30.02%Asian alone

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 11
• Thefts: 4
• Auto thefts: 9

Crime in 2000 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 2
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $801 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $320 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Amite County is $409 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $550 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gloster, Liberty, Crosby.

Neighboring counties: Early County, Georgia , Washington Parish, Louisiana , Irwin County, Georgia , Jeff Davis County, Georgia , Lowndes County, Georgia , Grimes County, Texas , Randolph County, Georgia , Walker County, Texas .

Current college students: 392
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 26 (13.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 142010 or later
• 82000 to 2009
• 41990 to 1999
• 51980 to 1989
• 111970 to 1979
• 29Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): ) minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,544
• One, attached: 14
• Two: 31
• 3 or 4: 32
• 5 to 9: 28
• 10 to 19: 6
• 20 or more: 84
• Mobile homes: 2,653

Housing units in Amite County with a mortgage: 1,165 (88 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 62 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25

Religion statistics for Amite County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Amite 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 Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
• Mississippi Tropical Storm Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3348: August 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3348, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• 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, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: March 25, 2009 to March 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1837: May 12, 2009, FEMA Id: 1837, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 28, 2008 to September 08, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1794: September 22, 2008, FEMA Id: 1794, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 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 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 Tropical Storm Isidore, Incident Period: September 23, 2002 to October 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1436: October 01, 2002, FEMA Id: 1436, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• 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
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.73% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($42,681 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.61% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($22,442 average AGI)
3.12% relocated from other states ($20,239 average AGI)

Amite County:	3.12%
Mississippi average:	2.80%

from Pike County, MS	1.98% ($46,235 average AGI)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.49% ($73,500)

5.63% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,912 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.56% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($27,925 average AGI)
2.07% relocated to other states ($14,982 average AGI)

Amite County:	2.07%
Mississippi average:	2.99%

to Pike County, MS

1.63% ($38,667 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Amite County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,926 (1,333 living alone), Female householders: 3,044 (905 living alone)

• 2,490 spouses (2,490 opposite-sex spouses), 117 unmarried partners, (117 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,155 children (2,799 natural, 16 adopted, 318 stepchildren), 296 grandchildren, 64 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 0 foster children, 275 other relatives, 118 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 122

Size of family households: 2,049 2-persons, 722 3-persons, 590 4-persons, 231 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,245 1-person, 145 2-persons.

1,290 married couples with children.
931 single-parent households (110 men, 821 women).

99.8% of residents of Amite speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (20% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 71% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $81,139,000 ($6,047 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,890,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,332,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,294,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $347,000
Federal grants: $21,063,000
Federal procurement contracts: $977,000 ($29,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,126,000 ($590,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $268,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,521,000
Federal Government insurance: $531,000

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

Here:	-15 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.39 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Amite County, Mississippi
• 1202020 or later
• 5882010 to 2019
• 9552000 to 2009
• 1,0181990 to 1999
• 1,1511980 to 1989
• 1,7141970 to 1979
• 6581960 to 1969
• 5691950 to 1959
• 2111940 to 1949
• 2141939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Amite County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Amite County, Mississippi
• 01 room
• 602 rooms
• 4103 rooms
• 5524 rooms
• 1,3485 rooms
• 1,3056 rooms
• 3307 rooms
• 4018 rooms
• 4679+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amite County, Mississippi
• 01 room
• 342 rooms
• 1083 rooms
• 2264 rooms
• 2445 rooms
• 2326 rooms
• 447 rooms
• 958 rooms
• 1379+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Amite County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Amite County, Mississippi
• 0no bedroom
• 911 bedroom
• 1,1432 bedrooms
• 2,9833 bedrooms
• 5724 bedrooms
• 425+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amite County, Mississippi
• 0no bedroom
• 831 bedroom
• 2122 bedrooms
• 6503 bedrooms
• 954 bedrooms
• 835+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Amite County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 273no vehicle
• 1,7361 vehicle
• 1,9582 vehicles
• 5463 vehicles
• 2774 vehicles
• 1075+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Amite County in renter-occupied apartments
• 185no vehicle
• 4931 vehicle
• 3082 vehicles
• 1063 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 165+ vehicles

91.1% of Amite County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Mississippi.

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

• This state: 9,375
• Other state: 3,186
• Northeast: 66
• Midwest: 63
• South: 2,804
• West: 241

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 807
• Number of aged recipients: 127
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 680
• Number of recipients under 18: 88
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 478
• Number of recipients older than 64: 241
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 354
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 332

Businesses in Amite County, MS

• Circle K: 1
• La-Z-Boy: 1