Union County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 21,17476.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,27115.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,2704.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6812.5%Two or more races
  • 1870.7%Some other race alone
  • 600.2%Asian alone
  • 540.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $225,072

Here:	$225,072
State:	$226,494

Mobile homes: $59,034

Here:	$59,034
State:	$73,695

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 41
• Thefts: 107
• Auto thefts: 14

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 50
• Thefts: 102
• Auto thefts: 24

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,120 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $675 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Union County is $428 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $474 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $567 a month.

Cities in this county include: New Albany, Myrtle, Blue Springs.

Neighboring counties: Chattooga County, Georgia , Newberry County, South Carolina , Tunica County , Union County, Georgia .

Current college students: 819
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 699 (18.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1912010 or later
• 2812000 to 2009
• 1231990 to 1999
• 511980 to 1989
• 281970 to 1979
• 12Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,776
• One, attached: 92
• Two: 293
• 3 or 4: 184
• 5 to 9: 109
• 10 to 19: 113
• 20 to 49: 32
• 50 or more: 121
• Mobile homes: 2,630

Housing units in Union County with a mortgage: 3,599 (103 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 80 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 168

Religion statistics for Union County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Union County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 22, 2019 - March 29, 2019, FEMA Id: 4429, 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, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 23, 2010 to April 24, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1906: April 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1906, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 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 Winter Storms, Ice and Freezing Rain, Incident Period: December 23, 1998 to December 26, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1265: January 25, 1999, FEMA Id: 1265, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Freeze
• 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
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.16% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,246 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.82% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($33,789 average AGI)
1.34% relocated from other states ($9,456 average AGI)

Union County:	1.34%
Mississippi average:	2.80%

from Pontotoc County, MS	1.37% ($40,796 average AGI)
from Lee County, MS	1.20% ($45,150)
from Tippah County, MS	0.82% ($34,817)
from Lafayette County, MS	0.31% ($56,581)
from Benton County, MS	0.26% ($32,500)
from Shelby County, TN	0.25% ($52,200)
from Marshall County, MS	0.25% ($37,840)

5.89% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($37,264 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.54% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($28,367 average AGI)
1.35% relocated to other states ($8,897 average AGI)

Union County:	1.35%
Mississippi average:	2.99%

to Lee County, MS	1.07% ($31,162 average AGI)
to Pontotoc County, MS	1.03% ($37,208)
to Tippah County, MS	0.52% ($44,569)
to Lafayette County, MS	0.35% ($57,000)
to Marshall County, MS	0.22% ($30,455)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Union County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,347 (1,063 living alone), Female householders: 5,114 (1,708 living alone)

• 5,121 spouses (5,109 opposite-sex spouses), 620 unmarried partners, (525 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,612 children (7,616 natural, 619 adopted, 417 stepchildren), 1,039 grandchildren, 211 brothers or sisters, 194 parents, 0 foster children, 478 other relatives, 625 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 327

Size of family households: 2,964 2-persons, 1,920 3-persons, 1,339 4-persons, 708 5-persons, 216 6-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,768 1-person, 398 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

3,986 married couples with children.
1,979 single-parent households (448 men, 1,531 women).

96.1% of residents of Union speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $126,612,000 ($4,787 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,472,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $62,194,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,087,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,335,000
Federal grants: $29,191,000
Federal procurement contracts: $980,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,826,000 ($601,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,812,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,220,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,734,000

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

Here:	+31 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.99 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Union County, Mississippi
• 332020 or later
• 1,3412010 to 2019
• 1,6922000 to 2009
• 2,1341990 to 1999
• 1,8091980 to 1989
• 2,1061970 to 1979
• 9311960 to 1969
• 8941950 to 1959
• 4131940 to 1949
• 7371939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Union County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, Mississippi
• 01 room
• 132 rooms
• 693 rooms
• 6824 rooms
• 1,4645 rooms
• 1,9286 rooms
• 1,4287 rooms
• 1,1528 rooms
• 1,1519+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, Mississippi
• 2841 room
• 122 rooms
• 1713 rooms
• 4744 rooms
• 7075 rooms
• 4266 rooms
• 2567 rooms
• 2278 rooms
• 249+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Union County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, Mississippi
• 0no bedroom
• 191 bedroom
• 9622 bedrooms
• 4,8133 bedrooms
• 1,8364 bedrooms
• 2685+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, Mississippi
• 297no bedroom
• 1091 bedroom
• 9472 bedrooms
• 9363 bedrooms
• 2524 bedrooms
• 355+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 282no vehicle
• 1,6241 vehicle
• 3,0432 vehicles
• 1,7173 vehicles
• 9014 vehicles
• 3265+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in renter-occupied apartments
• 156no vehicle
• 1,0441 vehicle
• 9962 vehicles
• 2833 vehicles
• 924 vehicles
• 365+ vehicles

91.8% of Union County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Mississippi.

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

• This state: 21,493
• Other state: 5,290
• Northeast: 264
• Midwest: 1,378
• South: 3,175
• West: 459

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 869
• Number of aged recipients: 141
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 728
• Number of recipients under 18: 114
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 507
• Number of recipients older than 64: 248
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 420
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 354