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People MapStats |
Newton County |
Mississippi |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
22,355 | 2,938,618 |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
21,838 | 2,844,666 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
2.4% | 3.3% |
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Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
517 | 93,952 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2007 |
1,752 | 219,282 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
7.8% | 7.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2007 |
5,891 | 768,704 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
26.4% | 26.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
15.2% | 12.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 |
3,387 | 364,614 |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
52.0% | 51.6% |
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White persons, 2007 (a) |
14,460 | 1,770,596 |
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Black persons, 2007 (a) |
6,832 | 1,086,584 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) |
871 | 14,084 |
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Asian persons, 2007 (a) |
56 | 23,597 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) |
0 | 1,041 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 |
110 | 22,883 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) |
251 | 60,168 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2007 |
14,240 | 1,718,830 |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
64.8% | 60.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
30.6% | 37.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
3.9% | 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) |
0.0% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
0.5% | 0.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
1.1% | 2.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
63.8% | 58.9% |
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Births, 2005 |
369 | 42,395 |
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Deaths, 2005 |
237 | 29,196 |
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Infant deaths, 2005 |
S | 338 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
63.2% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.5% | 1.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.3% | 3.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
72.9% | 72.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
12.1% | 16.9% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
4,963 | 607,570 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.1 | 24.6 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
9,678 | 1,254,908 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
418 | 92,956 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
4.5% | 8.0% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
81.9% | 72.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$54,300 | $71,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
8,221 | 1,046,434 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.57 | 2.63 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$35,076 | $36,424 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
17.2% | 20.7% |
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Business MapStats |
Newton County |
Mississippi |
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Personal income, 2006 ($million) |
531 | 78,356 |
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Personal income per capita, 2006 |
$23,994 | $27,028 |
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Civilian labor force, 2007 |
9,738 | 1,314,811 |
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Unemployment rate, 2007 |
5.7% | 6.3% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 |
9,164 | 1,531,373 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 |
-146 | 38,701 |
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Employment in government, 2006 |
2,177 | 274,387 |
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Earnings, 2006 ($1000) |
292,458 | 53,734,394 |
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Average earnings per job, 2006 |
$31,914 | $35,089 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
392 | 60,5901 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
4,894 | 940,6091 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
3.8% | -1.7%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
1,398 | 187,602 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 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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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
11.2% | 25.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
232,411 | 38,276,054 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
8,956 | 5,486,105 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
17,205 | 19,215,751 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
119,152 | 25,017,531 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$5,437 | $8,724 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
1 | 16,832 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) |
70 | 1,885,172 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
119,031 | 11,097,543 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
184,877 | 30,615,9611 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2007 |
$8,280 | $10,4891 |
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