Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Stone County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28131

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

15.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

44,401

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

230,547

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.15

De Soto NF

44,401

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

52

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

8,101

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

9,716

19.9%

11.6%

8.3%

1990:

10,750

10.6%

5.0%

5.6%

2000:

13,622

26.7%

21.3%

5.4%

2005:

14,862

9.1%

7.1%

1.9%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

10,724

78.7%

0-to-19:

4,284

31.4%

Black:

2,591

19.0%

20-to-39:

3,784

27.8%

Hispanic:

170

1.2%

40-to-59:

3,433

25.2%

American Indian:

30

0.2%

60-plus:

2,121

15.6%

Other:

107

0.8%

Median Age:

33.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

30.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

74.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.4%

Median Family Income:

$36,856

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.5%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home