Amite County

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Amite County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 13,599
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 154 / 126 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,889.654 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 5.290 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 157,000.000 acres (635.222 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 626
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 27.80%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 7.50%
Farm earnings (2005): $16,163,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 2,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 91.90%
Physicians (2004): 2
Medicare Recipients (2005): 2,364
Federal Spending (2004): $89,171

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	1,587	5.72%
Rural, Non-farm	26,140	94.28%

Amite County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Amite County Employment Information Back to top
Amite County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	4,990	4,681	309	6.19%	62
1991	5,064	4,702	361	7.13%	71
1992	5,076	4,706	370	7.29%	73
1993	5,177	4,786	392	7.56%	75
1994	5,053	4,727	326	6.45%	64
1995	5,248	4,956	293	5.58%	56
1996	5,418	5,137	281	5.19%	52
1997	5,479	5,238	241	4.39%	44
1998	5,636	5,394	242	4.30%	43
1999	5,769	5,477	292	5.07%	51
2000	5,547	5,238	309	5.57%	56
2001	5,352	5,073	279	5.21%	52
2002	5,297	4,933	364	6.87%	69
2003	5,403	4,933	469	8.69%	87
2004	5,226	4,872	354	6.77%	68
2005	5,303	4,847	455	8.58%	85
2006	5,193	4,869	325	6.25%	62
2007	5,264	4,921	343	6.51%	65
2008	5,332	4,943	388	7.29%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	4,796	4,509	287	5.98%	60
Feb 1990	4,833	4,539	294	6.08%	61
Mar 1990	4,908	4,638	270	5.50%	55
Apr 1990	4,944	4,642	302	6.11%	61
May 1990	4,961	4,669	292	5.89%	59
Jun 1990	5,082	4,687	395	7.77%	78
Jul 1990	5,097	4,777	320	6.28%	63
Aug 1990	5,072	4,747	325	6.41%	64
Sep 1990	5,000	4,693	307	6.14%	61
Oct 1990	5,049	4,740	309	6.12%	61
Nov 1990	5,004	4,710	294	5.88%	59
Dec 1990	5,128	4,817	311	6.06%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	4,864	4,565	299	6.15%	61
Feb 1991	4,968	4,619	349	7.02%	70
Mar 1991	4,986	4,660	326	6.54%	65
Apr 1991	5,065	4,720	345	6.81%	68
May 1991	5,207	4,730	477	9.16%	92
Jun 1991	5,325	4,783	542	10.18%	102
Jul 1991	5,240	4,811	429	8.19%	82
Aug 1991	5,135	4,724	411	8.00%	80
Sep 1991	5,025	4,707	318	6.33%	63
Oct 1991	4,982	4,701	281	5.64%	56
Nov 1991	4,963	4,692	271	5.46%	55
Dec 1991	5,002	4,715	287	5.74%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	4,935	4,593	342	6.93%	69
Feb 1992	4,919	4,581	338	6.87%	69
Mar 1992	4,942	4,622	320	6.48%	65
Apr 1992	5,058	4,681	377	7.45%	75
May 1992	5,121	4,721	400	7.81%	78
Jun 1992	5,266	4,772	494	9.38%	94
Jul 1992	5,284	4,864	420	7.95%	79
Aug 1992	5,206	4,744	462	8.87%	89
Sep 1992	5,077	4,732	345	6.80%	68
Oct 1992	5,059	4,728	331	6.54%	65
Nov 1992	5,041	4,713	328	6.51%	65
Dec 1992	5,004	4,723	281	5.62%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	4,956	4,649	307	6.19%	62
Feb 1993	5,011	4,712	299	5.97%	60
Mar 1993	5,053	4,735	318	6.29%	63
Apr 1993	5,111	4,717	394	7.71%	77
May 1993	5,228	4,771	457	8.74%	87
Jun 1993	5,372	4,801	571	10.63%	106
Jul 1993	5,320	4,828	492	9.25%	92
Aug 1993	5,380	4,861	519	9.65%	96
Sep 1993	5,208	4,802	406	7.80%	78
Oct 1993	5,167	4,812	355	6.87%	69
Nov 1993	5,177	4,869	308	5.95%	59
Dec 1993	5,144	4,872	272	5.29%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	4,973	4,621	352	7.08%	71
Feb 1994	4,980	4,654	326	6.55%	65
Mar 1994	4,958	4,642	316	6.37%	64
Apr 1994	5,066	4,701	365	7.20%	72
May 1994	5,107	4,724	383	7.50%	75
Jun 1994	5,160	4,721	439	8.51%	85
Jul 1994	5,138	4,748	390	7.59%	76
Aug 1994	5,112	4,750	362	7.08%	71
Sep 1994	5,022	4,762	260	5.18%	52
Oct 1994	5,022	4,772	250	4.98%	50
Nov 1994	5,086	4,827	259	5.09%	51
Dec 1994	5,008	4,802	206	4.11%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	5,090	4,847	243	4.77%	48
Feb 1995	5,133	4,915	218	4.25%	42
Mar 1995	5,179	4,936	243	4.69%	47
Apr 1995	5,260	4,960	300	5.70%	57
May 1995	5,255	4,928	327	6.22%	62
Jun 1995	5,333	4,960	373	6.99%	70
Jul 1995	5,340	5,014	326	6.10%	61
Aug 1995	5,331	4,947	384	7.20%	72
Sep 1995	5,278	4,961	317	6.01%	60
Oct 1995	5,254	4,981	273	5.20%	52
Nov 1995	5,240	4,994	246	4.69%	47
Dec 1995	5,285	5,023	262	4.96%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	5,262	4,961	301	5.72%	57
Feb 1996	5,277	5,022	255	4.83%	48
Mar 1996	5,443	5,044	399	7.33%	73
Apr 1996	5,417	5,096	321	5.93%	59
May 1996	5,456	5,140	316	5.79%	58
Jun 1996	5,530	5,172	358	6.47%	65
Jul 1996	5,519	5,203	316	5.73%	57
Aug 1996	5,460	5,157	303	5.55%	55
Sep 1996	5,414	5,193	221	4.08%	41
Oct 1996	5,442	5,232	210	3.86%	39
Nov 1996	5,390	5,187	203	3.77%	38
Dec 1996	5,400	5,231	169	3.13%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	5,359	5,134	225	4.20%	42
Feb 1997	5,454	5,189	265	4.86%	49
Mar 1997	5,554	5,272	282	5.08%	51
Apr 1997	5,471	5,250	221	4.04%	40
May 1997	5,540	5,275	265	4.78%	48
Jun 1997	5,587	5,263	324	5.80%	58
Jul 1997	5,556	5,276	280	5.04%	50
Aug 1997	5,464	5,200	264	4.83%	48
Sep 1997	5,440	5,222	218	4.01%	40
Oct 1997	5,459	5,234	225	4.12%	41
Nov 1997	5,447	5,267	180	3.30%	33
Dec 1997	5,415	5,275	140	2.59%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	5,536	5,298	238	4.30%	43
Feb 1998	5,520	5,316	204	3.70%	37
Mar 1998	5,520	5,324	196	3.55%	36
Apr 1998	5,553	5,375	178	3.21%	32
May 1998	5,612	5,399	213	3.80%	38
Jun 1998	5,692	5,445	247	4.34%	43
Jul 1998	5,687	5,465	222	3.90%	39
Aug 1998	5,597	5,354	243	4.34%	43
Sep 1998	5,636	5,399	237	4.21%	42
Oct 1998	5,756	5,413	343	5.96%	60
Nov 1998	5,734	5,448	286	4.99%	50
Dec 1998	5,790	5,488	302	5.22%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	5,745	5,428	317	5.52%	55
Feb 1999	5,715	5,454	261	4.57%	46
Mar 1999	5,789	5,481	308	5.32%	53
Apr 1999	5,717	5,453	264	4.62%	46
May 1999	5,753	5,461	292	5.08%	51
Jun 1999	5,824	5,506	318	5.46%	55
Jul 1999	5,851	5,541	310	5.30%	53
Aug 1999	5,761	5,459	302	5.24%	52
Sep 1999	5,751	5,456	295	5.13%	51
Oct 1999	5,757	5,452	305	5.30%	53
Nov 1999	5,746	5,502	244	4.25%	42
Dec 1999	5,824	5,531	293	5.03%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	5,545	5,181	364	6.56%	66
Feb 2000	5,560	5,235	325	5.85%	58
Mar 2000	5,582	5,243	339	6.07%	61
Apr 2000	5,530	5,246	284	5.14%	51
May 2000	5,584	5,228	356	6.38%	64
Jun 2000	5,625	5,229	396	7.04%	70
Jul 2000	5,619	5,281	338	6.02%	60
Aug 2000	5,541	5,212	329	5.94%	59
Sep 2000	5,502	5,233	269	4.89%	49
Oct 2000	5,489	5,225	264	4.81%	48
Nov 2000	5,490	5,261	229	4.17%	42
Dec 2000	5,502	5,287	215	3.91%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	5,371	5,111	260	4.84%	48
Feb 2001	5,383	5,144	239	4.44%	44
Mar 2001	5,441	5,185	256	4.71%	47
Apr 2001	5,383	5,163	220	4.09%	41
May 2001	5,389	5,133	256	4.75%	48
Jun 2001	5,310	5,017	293	5.52%	55
Jul 2001	5,357	5,091	266	4.97%	50
Aug 2001	5,286	4,965	321	6.07%	61
Sep 2001	5,308	5,029	279	5.26%	53
Oct 2001	5,330	5,003	327	6.14%	61
Nov 2001	5,316	5,014	302	5.68%	57
Dec 2001	5,347	5,017	330	6.17%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	5,241	4,853	388	7.40%	74
Feb 2002	5,239	4,877	362	6.91%	69
Mar 2002	5,269	4,897	372	7.06%	71
Apr 2002	5,225	4,891	334	6.39%	64
May 2002	5,272	4,918	354	6.71%	67
Jun 2002	5,337	4,943	394	7.38%	74
Jul 2002	5,339	4,993	346	6.48%	65
Aug 2002	5,262	4,936	326	6.20%	62
Sep 2002	5,251	4,945	306	5.83%	58
Oct 2002	5,341	4,972	369	6.91%	69
Nov 2002	5,327	5,004	323	6.06%	61
Dec 2002	5,462	4,972	490	8.97%	90

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	5,443	4,873	570	10.47%	105
Feb 2003	5,461	4,918	543	9.94%	99
Mar 2003	5,454	4,899	555	10.18%	102
Apr 2003	5,511	4,958	553	10.03%	100
May 2003	5,568	5,000	568	10.20%	102
Jun 2003	5,532	4,985	547	9.89%	99
Jul 2003	5,373	4,912	461	8.58%	86
Aug 2003	5,275	4,886	389	7.37%	74
Sep 2003	5,233	4,896	337	6.44%	64
Oct 2003	5,342	4,944	398	7.45%	75
Nov 2003	5,329	4,976	353	6.62%	66
Dec 2003	5,309	4,952	357	6.72%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	5,242	4,854	388	7.40%	74
Feb 2004	5,206	4,853	353	6.78%	68
Mar 2004	5,188	4,853	335	6.46%	65
Apr 2004	5,157	4,835	322	6.24%	62
May 2004	5,191	4,847	344	6.63%	66
Jun 2004	5,276	4,874	402	7.62%	76
Jul 2004	5,310	4,931	379	7.14%	71
Aug 2004	5,233	4,883	350	6.69%	67
Sep 2004	5,203	4,878	325	6.25%	62
Oct 2004	5,249	4,894	355	6.76%	68
Nov 2004	5,234	4,892	342	6.53%	65
Dec 2004	5,227	4,875	352	6.73%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	5,156	4,771	385	7.47%	75
Feb 2005	5,141	4,769	372	7.24%	72
Mar 2005	5,166	4,774	392	7.59%	76
Apr 2005	5,205	4,851	354	6.80%	68
May 2005	5,251	4,855	396	7.54%	75
Jun 2005	5,383	4,909	474	8.81%	88
Jul 2005	5,369	4,931	438	8.16%	82
Aug 2005	5,286	4,870	416	7.87%	79
Sep 2005	5,474	4,796	678	12.39%	124
Oct 2005	5,564	4,866	698	12.54%	125
Nov 2005	5,410	4,876	534	9.87%	99
Dec 2005	5,226	4,901	325	6.22%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	5,138	4,795	343	6.68%	67
Feb 2006	5,147	4,831	316	6.14%	61
Mar 2006	5,168	4,883	285	5.51%	55
Apr 2006	5,162	4,886	276	5.35%	53
May 2006	5,186	4,891	295	5.69%	57
Jun 2006	5,295	4,920	375	7.08%	71
Jul 2006	5,277	4,891	386	7.31%	73
Aug 2006	5,184	4,847	337	6.50%	65
Sep 2006	5,174	4,858	316	6.11%	61
Oct 2006	5,162	4,845	317	6.14%	61
Nov 2006	5,231	4,893	338	6.46%	65
Dec 2006	5,197	4,884	313	6.02%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	5,149	4,811	338	6.56%	66
Feb 2007	5,194	4,865	329	6.33%	63
Mar 2007	5,235	4,902	333	6.36%	64
Apr 2007	5,206	4,910	296	5.69%	57
May 2007	5,189	4,888	301	5.80%	58
Jun 2007	5,261	4,896	365	6.94%	69
Jul 2007	5,327	4,938	389	7.30%	73
Aug 2007	5,264	4,896	368	6.99%	70
Sep 2007	5,281	4,939	342	6.48%	65
Oct 2007	5,320	4,963	357	6.71%	67
Nov 2007	5,363	5,037	326	6.08%	61
Dec 2007	5,376	5,008	368	6.85%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	5,284	4,941	343	6.49%	65
Feb 2008	5,277	4,926	351	6.65%	67
Mar 2008	5,342	5,003	339	6.35%	63
Apr 2008	5,351	5,020	331	6.19%	62
May 2008	5,346	4,992	354	6.62%	66
Jun 2008	5,401	4,942	459	8.50%	85
Jul 2008	5,420	4,931	489	9.02%	90
Aug 2008	5,336	4,882	454	8.51%	85
Sep 2008	5,227	4,851	376	7.19%	72
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Amite County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	876	16.09%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	740	13.59%
3.	Wood Manufacturing	412	7.57%
4.	Truck Transportation	290	5.33%
5.	Public Administration	284	5.22%
6.	Repair and Maintenance	224	4.11%
7.	Food Manufacturing	182	3.34%
8.	Finance and Insurance	156	2.87%
9.	Mining	156	2.87%
10.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	150	2.76%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	146	2.68%
12.	Metal Manufactuing	122	2.24%
13.	Paper Manufacturing	118	2.17%
14.	Educational Services	114	2.09%
15.	Health Care	112	2.06%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	102	1.87%
17.	Utilities	88	1.62%
18.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	70	1.29%
19.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	62	1.14%
20.	Other Transportation	60	1.10%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	706	15.60%
2.	Educational Services	672	14.85%
3.	Food Manufacturing	308	6.81%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	292	6.45%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	206	4.55%
6.	Public Administration	202	4.46%
7.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	146	3.23%
8.	Personal and Laundry Services	130	2.87%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	126	2.78%
10.	Wood Manufacturing	124	2.74%
11.	Finance and Insurance	110	2.43%
12.	Social Assistance	106	2.34%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	102	2.25%
14.	Apparel Manufacturing	102	2.25%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	92	2.03%
16.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	92	2.03%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	76	1.68%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	74	1.63%
19.	Private Household Services	68	1.50%
20.	Florists	64	1.41%

Amite County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	670	12.31%
2.	Other Production Occupations	426	7.83%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	284	5.22%
4.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	254	4.67%
5.	Fishing / Hunting / Forestry	224	4.11%
6.	Farmers and Farm Managers	222	4.08%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	214	3.93%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	208	3.82%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	194	3.56%
10.	Other Material Moving Workers	188	3.45%
11.	Other Construction Trades	180	3.31%
12.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	174	3.20%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	164	3.01%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	164	3.01%
15.	Electricians	148	2.72%
16.	Law Enforcement Workers	140	2.57%
17.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	130	2.39%
18.	Carpenters	114	2.09%
19.	Agricultural Workers	98	1.80%
20.	Other Management Occupations	96	1.76%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Cashiers	318	7.03%
2.	Other Production Occupations	316	6.98%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	270	5.97%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	258	5.70%
5.	Other Office and Admin Support	226	4.99%
6.	Health Technologists and Technicians	216	4.77%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	204	4.51%
8.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	182	4.02%
9.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	178	3.93%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	170	3.76%
11.	Registered Nurses	152	3.36%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	148	3.27%
13.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	134	2.96%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	120	2.65%
15.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	102	2.25%
16.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	94	2.08%
17.	Other Healthcare Support	90	1.99%
18.	Personal Appearance Workers	80	1.77%
19.	Child Care Workers	76	1.68%
20.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	76	1.68%

Amite County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	9,893	45.88%
15-35 hours	1,728	8.01%
1-14 hours	675	3.13%
No regular hours	9,269	42.98%

Amite County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	803	8.42%
5 AM-5:29 AM	456	4.78%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	668	7.01%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,181	12.38%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,132	11.87%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,251	13.12%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,527	16.01%
8 AM-8:29 AM	549	5.76%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	206	2.16%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	250	2.62%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	158	1.66%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	58	0.61%
Noon-3:59 PM	821	8.61%
4 PM-11:59 PM	476	4.99%

Amite County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	531	5.57%
5-9	911	9.55%
10-14	1,146	12.02%
15-19	954	10.00%
20-24	986	10.34%
25-29	571	5.99%
30-34	1,442	15.12%
35-39	264	2.77%
40-44	232	2.43%
45-59	755	7.92%
60-89	858	9.00%
At least 90	886	9.29%

Amite County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	6	0.06%	5,093	53.41%
30-44	0	0.00%	1,938	20.32%
45-59	8	0.08%	747	7.83%
At least 60	68	0.71%	1,676	17.58%

Amite County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,420	14.25%
Car / truck / van, solo	7,719	77.45%
Motorcycle	16	0.16%
Other	133	1.33%
Public transportation	82	0.82%
Walked	166	1.67%
Worked at home	431	4.32%

Amite County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Amite County Family Information Back to top
: 10,580 (27,150 people)
: 7,790 (23,718 people)
: 2,319
: 19,341
Amite County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,060	19.06%
$10,000-$14,999	1,229	11.37%
$15,000-$19,999	1,054	9.75%
$20,000-$24,999	885	8.19%
$25,000-$29,999	811	7.50%
$30,000-$34,999	963	8.91%
$35,000-$39,999	550	5.09%
$40,000-$44,999	628	5.81%
$45,000-$49,999	361	3.34%
$50,000-$59,999	715	6.62%
$60,000-$74,999	579	5.36%
$75,000-$99,999	594	5.50%
$100,000-$124,999	188	1.74%
$125,000-$149,999	42	0.39%
$150,000-$199,999	66	0.61%
$200,000 or more	82	0.76%

Amite County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,291	24.49%
Family, 2 people	1,722	32.67%
Nonfamily, 2 people	87	1.65%
Family, 3 people	915	17.36%
Nonfamily, 3 people	7	0.13%
Family, 4 people	696	13.20%
Nonfamily, 4 people	5	0.09%
Family, 5 people	353	6.70%
Nonfamily, 5 people	1	0.02%
Family, 6 people	114	2.16%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	78	1.48%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.04%

Amite County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	7,708	28.27%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,134	7.83%
Public Assistance	380	1.39%
Retirement	1,929	7.07%
Self Employment	1,484	5.44%
Social Security	3,688	13.53%
Supplemental Security	1,108	4.06%
Wage / Salary	7,220	26.48%
Other	1,616	5.93%

Amite County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,554	60.78%
With children under 18	2,293	39.22%

Amite County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	883	8.46%
Married	6,494	62.25%
Never Married	2,709	25.97%
Widowed	346	3.32%

Amite County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,012	8.85%
Married	6,269	54.83%
Never Married	2,532	22.15%
Widowed	1,620	14.17%

Amite County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Amite County Education Information Back to top
Amite County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,252	10.94%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	4,315	20.96%
High school diploma or equivalent	7,338	35.64%
Some college, no degree	4,075	19.79%
Associate degree	809	3.93%
Bachelors degree	1,336	6.49%
Graduate or professional degree	464	2.25%

Amite County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	226	1.66%	126	0.93%	352	2.59%
Kindergarten	317	2.33%	100	0.74%	417	3.07%
Grades 1-4	1,361	10.01%	394	2.90%	1,755	12.91%
Grades 5-8	1,340	9.85%	408	3.00%	1,748	12.85%
Grades 9-12	1,230	9.04%	330	2.43%	1,560	11.47%
Undergrad college	621	4.57%	114	0.84%	735	5.40%
Graduate or professional school	22	0.16%	42	0.31%	64	0.47%
Total	5,117	37.63%	1,514	11.13%	6,631	48.76%

Amite County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Amite County Business Information Back to top
: $17,264,000
: $27,972,000
: $1,405,000
: $132,264
: 1,670
Amite County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	0	1	1
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	3	6	7	5
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	0	0	1
1999 - Construction	1	2	3	2	4
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	1	1	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	1	1	5
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	2	2	2
1999 - Information	0	0	0	1	5
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	1	3	4	2
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	2	7	3	7
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	2	1	7
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	2
1999 - Retail Trade	1	5	12	9	16
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	0	5	1	6
1999 - Unclassified	2	0	1	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	4
1999 - Wholesale Trade	2	0	1	1	2
1999 - Total	16	17	44	35	69
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	1	0
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	6	6	5
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	1	0
2000 - Construction	0	1	4	1	3
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	0	8
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	2	0	1	3
2000 - Information	1	0	1	0	5
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	0	4	4	1
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	2	3	8	6
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	3	6
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Retail Trade	2	5	12	5	16
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	2	4	3	8
2000 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	2
2000 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	3
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	3	0	3
2000 - Total	5	15	45	33	70
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	2	0
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	5	9	3
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	1	0
2001 - Construction	1	0	1	6	1
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	2	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	3	2	3
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	0	4	0	1
2001 - Information	0	1	0	0	6
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	0	0	4	5	0
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	1	4	7	5
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	2	0	8
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	1	1
2001 - Retail Trade	2	3	8	12	12
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	5	3	2	5
2001 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	2
2001 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	3
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	1	4
2001 - Total	9	13	36	51	54
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	2	0
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	5	7	4
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Construction	0	0	4	1	3
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	3	5
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	0	3	4	0
2002 - Information	0	0	1	0	5
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	1	0	3	5	1
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	1	7	1	10
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	3	0	7
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	2
2002 - Retail Trade	4	3	8	11	12
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	0	3	6
2002 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	4
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	0	2	3
2002 - Total	12	8	38	40	62
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	0	1	1
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	6	10	2
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	0	0
2003 - Construction	1	0	4	2	3
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	1	1	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	2	7
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	3	1	2	4
2003 - Information	0	2	0	0	3
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	1	1	1	5	3
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	0	5	9	10
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	1	3	4
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	0	1
2003 - Retail Trade	2	3	11	8	10
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	3	1	3	3
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	3
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	2	1
2003 - Total	12	16	33	49	55
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	1	1
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	2	8	6	3
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Construction	2	2	2	3	5
2004 - Educational Services	0	1	1	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	2	1	7
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	0	1	6
2004 - Information	0	0	0	0	3
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	1	1	2	4	2
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	3	8	13
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	0	2	6
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Retail Trade	0	1	13	9	7
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	1	4	1	2
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	3
2004 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	1	1	3
2004 - Total	14	10	38	38	62
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	1	0	2
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	3	8	5	3
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	0	0	0
2005 - Construction	0	0	4	3	4
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1	2	3	3	3
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	2	1	3
2005 - Information	0	0	0	1	2
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	0	1	4	0	5
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	2	7	5	10
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	1	2	5
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Retail Trade	1	2	10	9	8
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	2	5	1	3
2005 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	1	0	0	3
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	2	2	2
2005 - Total	9	17	47	32	55

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Amite County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Amite County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	21,329	77.31%
Below Poverty Level	6,261	22.69%

Amite County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$278	$58	$530	$0	$0	$53	$861	$383	$759	$214
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$516	$3	$1,459	$0	$0	$118	$2,093	$385	$772	$408
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$624	$3	$2,009	$0	$0	$88	$2,721	$426	$794	$819
1980	$641	$1	$1,666	$0	$0	$89	$2,396	$474	$710	$579
1981	$733	$5	$1,332	$0	$0	$105	$2,170	$618	$759	$591
1982	$767	$11	$2,754	$0	$0	$205	$3,726	$580	$1,046	$705
1983	$903	$7	$1,729	$0	$0	$148	$2,780	$610	$1,268	$922
1984	$903	$7	$1,729	$0	$0	$148	$2,780	$620	$1,127	$933
1985	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1986	$920	$141	$1,522	$0	$0	$268	$2,710	$793	$958	$1,111
1987	$1,205	$81	$2,335	$0	$0	$147	$3,687	$856	$1,010	$1,062
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$1,685	$0	$3,676	$0	$0	$4,926	$10,287	$3,264	$1,209	$4,363
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$1,917	$204	$1,949	$0	$0	$616	$4,482	$1,708	$675	$2,248
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$2,364	$268	$1,665	$0	$0	$938	$4,967	$1,965	$308	$4,849
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$2,540	$347	$1,374	$0	$0	$998	$4,912	$2,435	$170	$4,103
2005	$2,766	$100	$2,141	$0	$0	$896	$5,803	$396	$567	$4,732
2006	$2,887	$92	$2,333	$0	$0	$1,310	$6,530	$2,285	$406	$4,435

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$122	$0	$18	$568	$0	$985
1972	$8	$4	$36	$0	$0	$229	$985
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$158	$31	$43	$923	$0	$1,657
1977	$45	$15	$42	$0	$0	$400	$1,657
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$234	$41	$55	$1,612	$0	$2,260
1979	$76	$35	$43	$0	$0	$164	$2,260
1980	$0	$296	$51	$63	$1,894	$0	$2,580
1980	$75	$31	$44	$0	$0	$126	$2,580
1981	$0	$305	$48	$80	$1,374	$0	$2,142
1981	$110	$28	$32	$0	$0	$165	$2,142
1982	$0	$356	$286	$93	$3,105	$0	$4,242
1982	$94	$24	$38	$0	$0	$246	$4,242
1983	$0	$336	$66	$93	$2,095	$0	$3,188
1983	$118	$23	$52	$0	$0	$405	$3,188
1984	$0	$424	$63	$109	$1,238	$10	$2,264
1984	$171	$25	$39	$0	$0	$185	$2,264
1985	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1985	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1986	$0	$461	$185	$170	$1,132	$0	$2,870
1986	$338	$50	$74	$0	$0	$460	$2,870
1987	$0	$576	$204	$213	$1,476	$14	$3,040
1987	$165	$39	$86	$0	$0	$267	$3,040
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$746	$88	$6,299	$975	$1	$9,227
1992	$357	$43	$86	$0	$0	$632	$9,227
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$1,394	$0	$94	$1,626	$82	$4,515
1997	$755	$0	$70	$0	$0	$494	$4,515
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$292	$1,531	$65	$117	$1,683	$70	$5,115
2002	$614	$0	$21	$0	$0	$722	$5,115
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$328	$1,342	$55	$129	$2,812	$82	$6,797
2004	$657	$0	$16	$0	$0	$1,376	$6,797
2005	$346	$1,464	$65	$398	$2,363	$83	$6,729
2005	$659	$0	$7	$0	$0	$1,344	$6,729
2006	$363	$1,606	$67	$404	$2,434	$87	$6,898
2006	$692	$0	$23	$0	$0	$1,222	$6,898

Amite County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Amite County Criminal Information Back to top
: 24

Amite County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Amite County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Amite County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,769	13.01%
10-19 Years	2,168	15.94%
20-29 Years	1,471	10.82%
30-39 Years	1,727	12.70%
40-49 Years	2,029	14.92%
50-59 Years	1,664	12.24%
60-69 Years	1,285	9.45%
70-79 Years	996	7.32%
80-89 Years	424	3.12%
90+ Years	66	0.49%

Amite County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	6,563	48.26%
Female	7,036	51.74%

Amite County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	7,636	56.15%
African-American	5,756	42.33%
Hispanic/Latino	113	0.83%
Multiracial	62	0.46%
Amerindian	16	0.12%
Asian	11	0.08%
Other Race	3	0.02%
Pacific Islander	2	0.01%

Amite County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	4,122	39.50%
2.	English	1,702	16.31%
3.	Irish	1,131	10.84%
4.	Scotch Irish	700	6.71%
5.	German	599	5.74%
6.	French Non-Basque	590	5.65%
7.	African	523	5.01%
8.	Italian	366	3.51%
9.	Scottish	324	3.10%
10.	French Canadian	84	0.80%

Amite County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	25,507	97.92%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	351	1.35%
3.	French	116	0.45%
4.	Vietnamese	20	0.08%
5.	Chinese	14	0.05%
6.	Japanese	14	0.05%
7.	German	12	0.05%
8.	French Creole	10	0.04%
9.	Italian	4	0.02%

Amite County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	27,621	99.62%
Naturalized immigrant	66	0.24%
Not a citizen	40	0.14%

Amite County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Amite County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Amite County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Centreville	Gloster	Smithdale
Crosby	Liberty

Amite County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

39633	39645
39638	39664

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Gloster (1,073)	Crosby (360)	Centreville
Liberty (633)	Smithdale