Selected General Characteristics of 1995 to 2000 Migrants & Non-Movers
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In Migration Out Migration Net Non Movers
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
 Migration
Number
Percent
Total 3,071   2,287   784 9,618  
Gender:              
Male 1,636 53.3% 1,107 48.4% 529 4,662 48.5%
Female 1,435 46.7% 1,180 51.6% 255 4,956 51.5%
Race:              
White alone 2,667 86.8% 1,856 81.2% 811 7,496 77.9%
Black or African American alone 258 8.4% 372 16.3% -114 2,015 21.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 26 0.8% 0 0.0% 26 9 0.1%
Asian alone 0 0.0% 2 0.1% -2 26 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 22 0.2%
Some other race alone 70 2.3% 6 0.3% 64 6 0.1%
Two or more races 50 1.6% 51 2.2% -1 44 0.5%
Hispanic or Latino and race:              
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 138 4.5% 22 1.0% 116 83 0.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 2,621 85.3% 1,840 80.5% 781 7,441 77.4%
Other race, not Hispanic or Latino 312 10.2% 425 18.6% -113 2,094 21.8%
Age Groups:              
5 to 9 years 285 9.3% 192 8.4% 93 679 7.1%
10 to 14 years 290 9.4% 140 6.1% 150 847 8.8%
15 to 19 years 286 9.3% 210 9.2% 76 964 10.0%
20 to 24 years 278 9.1% 387 16.9% -109 802 8.3%
25 to 29 years 337 11.0% 263 11.5% 74 536 5.6%
30 to 34 years 285 9.3% 129 5.6% 156 573 6.0%
35 to 39 years 237 7.7% 149 6.5% 88 728 7.6%
40 to 44 years 198 6.4% 162 7.1% 36 771 8.0%
45 to 49 years 212 6.9% 135 5.9% 77 790 8.2%
50 to 54 years 151 4.9% 52 2.3% 99 623 6.5%
Selected General Characteristics of 1995 to 2000 Migrants & Non-Movers
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In Migration Out Migration Net Non Movers
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
 Migration
Number
Percent
Age Groups (continued):              
55 to 59 years 141 4.6% 68 3.0% 73 544 5.7%
60 to 64 years 143 4.7% 53 2.3% 90 464 4.8%
65 to 69 years 80 2.6% 72 3.1% 8 370 3.8%
70 to 74 years 31 1.0% 93 4.1% -62 363 3.8%
75 to 79 years 55 1.8% 62 2.7% -7 287 3.0%
80 to 84 years 41 1.3% 38 1.7% 3 147 1.5%
85 years and over 21 0.7% 82 3.6% -61 130 1.4%
Educational Attainment (Population age 25 years and over):
Less than 9th grade 143 7.4% 193 14.2% -50 549 8.7%
9th - 12th grade, no diploma 223 11.5% 171 12.6% 52 1,167 18.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 615 31.8% 500 36.8% 115 1,876 29.7%
Some college, no degree 557 28.8% 250 18.4% 307 1,256 19.9%
Associate degree 174 9.0% 74 5.4% 100 671 10.6%
Bachelor's degree 134 6.9% 132 9.7% 2 534 8.4%
Graduate or professional degree 86 4.5% 38 2.8% 48 273 4.3%
Household Types (HH population age 5 years and over):
Married-couple family HH with children under 18 1,290 46.9% 960 50.3% 330 4,120 44.6%
Married-couple family HH without children under 18 680 24.7% 330 17.3% 350 2,500 27.1%
Other family households with children under 18 430 15.6% 100 5.2% 330 1,230 13.3%
Other family households without children under 18 90 3.3% 130 6.8% -40 390 4.2%
Non-family households 260 9.5% 390 20.4% -130 1,000 10.8%
Household Income in 1999 (HH population age 5 years and over):
Under $25,000 1,030 37.5% 640 33.5% 390 3,070 33.2%
$25,000 to $49,999 920 33.5% 700 36.6% 220 2,770 30.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 490 17.8% 360 18.8% 130 1,930 20.9%
$75,000 to $99,999 160 5.8% 190 9.9% -30 860 9.3%
$100,000 to $199,999 140 5.1% 30 1.6% 110 560 6.1%
$200,000 or more 20 0.7% 0 0.0% 20 60 0.6%
Selected General Characteristics of 1995 to 2000 Migrants & Non-Movers
Stone MS
In Migration Out Migration Net Non Movers
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
 Migration
Number
Percent
Income of Persons in 1999 (Population age 16 and over):
No income 379 15.4% 411 21.6% -32 958 12.1%
less than $4,999 285 11.6% 251 13.2% 34 1,267 16.0%
$5,000 - $9,999 342 13.9% 350 18.4% -8 1,101 13.9%
$10,000 - $14,999 401 16.3% 181 9.5% 220 1,032 13.0%
$15,000 - $19,999 202 8.2% 181 9.5% 21 812 10.2%
$20,000 - $24,999 217 8.8% 135 7.1% 82 700 8.8%
$25,000 - $34,999 290 11.8% 214 11.2% 76 785 9.9%
$35,000 - $49,999 183 7.4% 124 6.5% 59 665 8.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 116 4.7% 56 2.9% 60 419 5.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 23 0.9% 4 0.2% 19 76 1.0%
$100,000 and over 19 0.8% 0 0.0% 19 126 1.6%
Labor Force Status (Population age 16 and over):              
Employed 1,427 58.1% 844 44.3% 583 4,428 55.8%
Unemployed 141 5.7% 157 8.2% -16 285 3.6%
Armed forces 33 1.3% 26 1.4% 7 0 0.0%
Not in labor force 856 34.8% 880 46.1% -24 3,228 40.6%
Occupation (Employed civilian population age 16 and over):
Management, professional & related occupations :
Management business and financial 138 9.7% 37 4.4% 101 449 10.1%
Professional and related 176 12.3% 180 21.3% -4 662 15.0%
Service occupations :
Protective service 26 1.8% 8 0.9% 18 82 1.9%
Other service 189 13.2% 147 17.4% 42 605 13.7%
Sales & office occupations :
Sales and related 166 11.6% 92 10.9% 74 409 9.2%
Office and administrative support 222 15.6% 136 16.1% 86 561 12.7%
Farming fishing and forestry occupations 52 3.6% 13 1.5% 39 195 4.4%
Construction, extractions & maintenance occupations :
Construction and extraction 190 13.3% 66 7.8% 124 363 8.2%
Installation maintenance and repair 83 5.8% 58 6.9% 25 224 5.1%
Selected General Characteristics of 1995 to 2000 Migrants & Non-Movers
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In Migration Out Migration Net Non Movers
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
 Migration
Number
Percent
Occupation (continued):              
Production, transportation & material moving occupations :
Production 75 5.3% 55 6.5% 20 406 9.2%
Transportation and material moving 110 7.7% 52 6.2% 58 472 10.7%
Industry (Employed civilian population age 16 and over):
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 70 4.9% 17 2.0% 53 317 7.2%
Mining 17 1.2% 5 0.6% 12 60 1.4%
Construction 178 12.5% 93 11.0% 85 394 8.9%
Manufacturing 207 14.5% 84 10.0% 123 645 14.6%
Wholesale trade 34 2.4% 22 2.6% 12 106 2.4%
Retail trade 190 13.3% 128 15.2% 62 438 9.9%
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 112 7.8% 59 7.0% 53 266 6.0%
Information 46 3.2% 5 0.6% 41 24 0.5%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 36 2.5% 46 5.5% -10 228 5.1%
Prof., sci., mgmt, admin. & waste mgmt services 72 5.0% 37 4.4% 35 176 4.0%
Educational, health, and social services 265 18.6% 188 22.3% 77 972 22.0%
Arts, ent., rec., accommodation, & food services 110 7.7% 98 11.6% 12 449 10.1%
Other services (except public administration) 61 4.3% 38 4.5% 23 141 3.2%
Public administration 29 2.0% 24 2.8% 5 212 4.8%
Marital Status (Population age 15 and over):              
Now married (except separated) 1,435 57.5% 998 51.0% 437 4,605 56.9%
Widowed 82 3.3% 141 7.2% -59 545 6.7%
Divorced 322 12.9% 207 10.6% 115 685 8.5%
Separated 37 1.5% 30 1.5% 7 154 1.9%
Never married 620 24.8% 579 29.6% 41 2,103 26.0%
Poverty Status in 1999 (Population for whom determined):              
Family income in 1999 below poverty level 464 16.6% 404 21.0% 60 1,536 16.6%
Family income in 1999 at or above poverty level 2,339 83.4% 1,517 79.0% 822 7,737 83.4%
Selected General Characteristics of 1995 to 2000 Migrants & Non-Movers
Stone MS
In Migration Out Migration Net Non Movers
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
 Migration
Number
Percent
Nativity by Year of Entry:              
Native 2,985 97.2% 2,263 99.0% 722 9,571 99.5%
Foreign born, naturalized citizen: 18 0.6% 2 0.1% 16 47 0.5%
1995-2000 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 6 0.1%
1990-1994 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0%
1980-1989 6 0.2% 0 0.0% 6 18 0.2%
1970-1979 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0%
1960-1969 0 0.0% 2 0.1% -2 14 0.1%
1950-1959 6 0.2% 0 0.0% 6 9 0.1%
Before 1950 6 0.2% 0 0.0% 6 0 0.0%
Foreign born, non-U.S. citizen: 68 2.2% 22 1.0% 46 0 0.0%
1995-2000 54 1.8% 0 0.0% 54 0 0.0%
1990-1994 0 0.0% 6 0.3% -6 0 0.0%
1980-1989 14 0.5% 16 0.7% -2 0 0.0%
1970-1979 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0%
1960-1969 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0%
1950-1959 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0%
Before 1950 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0%
Tenure and Group Quarters:              
Owner-occupied housing unit 1,720 56.0% 1,160 50.7% 560 7,810 81.2%
Renter-occupied housing unit 1,030 33.5% 760 33.2% 270 1,440 15.0%
Group quarters 320 10.4% 370 16.2% -50 380 4.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, Migration DVD, issued October 2003.
Notes: Universe is the population 5 years and over unless otherwise stated. Net migration is equal to in-migration minus out-migration. Non-movers did
not change county of residence, but may have changed housing location within the same county.
Prepared by the Policy Research Institute, The University of Kansas, email: pri@ku.edu