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People QuickFacts |
Chickasaw County |
Mississippi |
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Population, 2007 estimate |
18,974 | 2,918,785 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
-2.4% | 2.6% |
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Population, 2000 |
19,440 | 2,844,658 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
7.7% | 7.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
26.9% | 26.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
14.1% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
51.6% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
57.3% | 60.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
41.7% | 37.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.2% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.3% | 0.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
0.4% | 0.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
3.5% | 2.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
54.3% | 58.9% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
69.0% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.3% | 1.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.6% | 3.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
59.4% | 72.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
9.5% | 16.9% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
4,981 | 607,570 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.3 | 24.6 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
8,323 | 1,254,908 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
77.9% | 72.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
7.2% | 13.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$51,400 | $71,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
7,253 | 1,046,434 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.65 | 2.63 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$30,849 | $36,424 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$13,279 | $15,853 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
20.1% | 20.7% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Chickasaw County |
Mississippi |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
380 | 60,5901 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
5,976 | 940,6091 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
-19.3% | -1.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
1,019 | 175,064 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
1,338 | 187,602 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 13.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 25.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
402,663 | 38,276,054 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
74,324 | 19,215,751 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
100,472 | 25,017,531 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$5,194 | $8,724 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
14,088 | 5,486,105 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
18 | 16,832 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
136,274 | 30,615,9611 |