Amite County, Mississippi
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Mississippi State Department of Health: 2423 N. State Street, Jackson
Population:
- Total Population: 13,599
- Males: 6,519
- Females: 7,080
Ethnicity:
- White: 7,622
- Black/African American: 5,820
- Hispanic: 67
- Native American/Eskimo: 3
- Asian: 19
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 5
- 2 or more: 63
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (12,510)
- Spanish (170)
- French (55)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 53
- Canada (21)
- Vietnam (9)
- Mexico (8)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7)
- Germany (6)
- Italy (2)
- Belarus (0)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (6,018)
- United Methodist Church, The (693)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The (547)
- Assemblies of God (84)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (74)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 7,803
- Sensory: 751
- Physical: 1,899
- Mental: 974
- Self-care: 733
- Go outside home: 1,685
- Employment: 1,660
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 276
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 5,271
- Utility gas: 625
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,141
- Electricity: 2,074
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 22
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 370
- Solar Energy: 10
- Other fuel: 27
- No fuel used: 2
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 8,474
- No vehicle: 737
- 1 or more vehicle: 7,737
Education Attainment:
- No School: 192
- No High School: 909
- Some High School: 1,841
- High School: 3,197
- Some College: 1,662
- Associate's Degree: 336
- College Degree: 621
- Master's Degree: 170
- Professional Degree: 36
- Doctoral Degree: 17
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 5,271
- Owners with phone: 4,155
- Owners without phone: 373
- Renters with phone: 595
- Renters without phone: 148
10 closest counties:
- Franklin County, Mississippi
- St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
- Pike County, Mississippi
- East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
- Wilkinson County, Mississippi
- Lincoln County, Mississippi
- Jefferson County, Mississippi
- Adams County, Mississippi
- West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
- Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
39633, 39638, 39645, 39664
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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