Covington County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 10,72158.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,24434.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7684.2%Two or more races
  • 4652.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 190.1%Asian alone
  • 190.1%Some other race alone
  • 140.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Crime in 2011 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 259
• Thefts: 101
• Auto thefts: 8

Crime in 2002 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 39
• Burglaries: 12
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $886 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $338 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Covington County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $571 a month.

Cities in this county include: Collins, Mount Olive, Seminary.

Neighboring counties: Butler County, Alabama , Jefferson Davis County , Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana , Dougherty County, Georgia , Falls County, Texas , Reeves County, Texas .

Current college students: 648
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 206 (58.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 62010 or later
• 1232000 to 2009
• 301990 to 1999
• 321980 to 1989
• 121970 to 1979
• 42Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,924
• One, attached: 40
• Two: 22
• 3 or 4: 162
• 5 to 9: 99
• 10 to 19: 16
• 20 to 49: 13
• 50 or more: 70
• Mobile homes: 3,177
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Covington County with a mortgage: 2,314 (73 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 75 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 121

Religion statistics for Covington County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Covington 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2020, FEMA Id: 4536, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
• Mississippi Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: October 26, 2019, FEMA Id: 4470, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornado, Incident Period: December 27, 2018 - December 28, 2018, FEMA Id: 4415, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 09, 2016 to March 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4268: March 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4268, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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 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 Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3213: August 28, 2005, FEMA Id: 3213, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.10% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($35,943 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.07% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($28,474 average AGI)
1.03% relocated from other states ($7,469 average AGI)

Covington County:	1.03%
Mississippi average:	2.80%

from Forrest County, MS	0.91% ($27,717 average AGI)
from Jones County, MS	0.83% ($35,927)
from Lamar County, MS	0.74% ($48,714)
from Simpson County, MS	0.64% ($26,405)
from Smith County, MS	0.42% ($30,571)

5.71% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,404 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.78% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($35,415 average AGI)
0.93% relocated to other states ($6,989 average AGI)

Covington County:	0.93%
Mississippi average:	2.99%

to Lamar County, MS	0.90% ($71,559 average AGI)
to Forrest County, MS	0.79% ($35,577)
to Jones County, MS	0.71% ($31,638)
to Simpson County, MS	0.49% ($24,312)
to Jefferson Davis County, MS	0.44% ($31,966)
to Smith County, MS	0.35% ($33,130)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Covington County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,453 (1,082 living alone), Female householders: 3,663 (1,003 living alone)

• 3,225 spouses (3,204 opposite-sex spouses), 160 unmarried partners, (156 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,113 children (5,666 natural, 118 adopted, 321 stepchildren), 491 grandchildren, 152 brothers or sisters, 263 parents, 0 foster children, 166 other relatives, 239 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 296

Size of family households: 2,356 2-persons, 941 3-persons, 1,031 4-persons, 292 5-persons, 198 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,089 1-person, 204 2-persons, 11 4-persons.

2,766 married couples with children.
1,202 single-parent households (115 men, 1,087 women).

98.4% of residents of Covington speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $113,250,000 ($5,600 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,853,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $49,519,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,795,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $417,000
Federal grants: $34,268,000
Federal procurement contracts: $559,000 ($8,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,692,000 ($233,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,671,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,290,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,589,000

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

Here:	+23 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.70 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Covington County, Mississippi
• 682020 or later
• 1,2282010 to 2019
• 7852000 to 2009
• 1,8021990 to 1999
• 1,5901980 to 1989
• 1,5431970 to 1979
• 5631960 to 1969
• 2711950 to 1959
• 2691940 to 1949
• 2351939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Covington County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Covington County, Mississippi
• 31 room
• 242 rooms
• 1283 rooms
• 5904 rooms
• 8475 rooms
• 1,1096 rooms
• 1,1667 rooms
• 8678 rooms
• 7069+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington County, Mississippi
• 241 room
• 1062 rooms
• 1743 rooms
• 5594 rooms
• 3615 rooms
• 1136 rooms
• 1767 rooms
• 1468 rooms
• 569+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Covington County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Covington County, Mississippi
• 3no bedroom
• 471 bedroom
• 8072 bedrooms
• 2,9873 bedrooms
• 1,4054 bedrooms
• 1805+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington County, Mississippi
• 34no bedroom
• 2421 bedroom
• 4022 bedrooms
• 9883 bedrooms
• 284 bedrooms
• 385+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Covington County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 161no vehicle
• 1,4831 vehicle
• 2,5822 vehicles
• 7993 vehicles
• 3244 vehicles
• 805+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Covington County in renter-occupied apartments
• 285no vehicle
• 9851 vehicle
• 4012 vehicles
• 03 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 175+ vehicles

96.5% of Covington County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Mississippi.

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

• This state: 15,347
• Other state: 2,512
• Northeast: 204
• Midwest: 164
• South: 1,911
• West: 238

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,054
• Number of aged recipients: 97
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 957
• Number of recipients under 18: 212
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 600
• Number of recipients older than 64: 242
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 426
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 425