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Forrest County, MS

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Map of Forrest County Forrest County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 466.6 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 160.9 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 25.5%. On the 2000 census form, 99.2% of the population reported only one race, with 33.6% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.3% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.47 persons compared to an average family size of 3.07 persons.

In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $21,807. Per capita income grew by 23.0% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 75,095 Covered Employment 35,986
   Growth (%) since 1990 9.9%    Average wage per job $30,054
Households (2000) 27,183 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 6.8%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 36,640    Average wage per job $33,628
Unemployment Rate (2005) 6.5 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 2.8%
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $24,719    Average wage per job $42,277
Median Household Income (2003) $29,331 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 20.4    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 79.3 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 3.6%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 22.8    Average wage per job $33,653
 

 
 

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