Stone County

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Stone County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 13,622
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 177 / 174 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,153.492 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 7.006 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 57,000.000 acres (230.622 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 330
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 36.70%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 5.80%
Farm earnings (2005): $461,000
Gallons of water used per day (total) (2000): 2,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 73.20%
Physicians (2004): 14
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (25)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 2,655
Federal Spending (2004): $119,045

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	5,764	20.94%
Rural, Farm	858	3.12%
Rural, Non-farm	20,908	75.95%

Stone 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.

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

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	4,800	4,446	354	7.37%	74
1991	4,971	4,546	425	8.54%	86
1992	5,131	4,578	552	10.77%	107
1993	5,054	4,632	422	8.34%	84
1994	5,094	4,664	431	8.46%	85
1995	4,998	4,642	356	7.13%	71
1996	5,046	4,706	341	6.75%	68
1997	5,209	4,910	299	5.74%	57
1998	5,304	5,033	271	5.10%	51
1999	5,111	4,840	271	5.31%	53
2000	6,575	6,194	381	5.79%	58
2001	6,789	6,464	325	4.78%	48
2002	6,706	6,323	383	5.72%	57
2003	6,891	6,502	389	5.65%	56
2004	6,953	6,556	397	5.72%	57
2005	6,873	6,328	545	7.93%	80
2006	7,316	6,756	560	7.65%	76
2007	7,807	7,354	453	5.80%	58
2008	7,928	7,436	492	6.20%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	4,688	4,354	334	7.12%	71
Feb 1990	4,717	4,407	310	6.57%	66
Mar 1990	4,727	4,424	303	6.41%	64
Apr 1990	4,693	4,383	310	6.61%	66
May 1990	4,802	4,476	326	6.79%	68
Jun 1990	4,841	4,420	421	8.70%	87
Jul 1990	4,842	4,476	366	7.56%	76
Aug 1990	4,724	4,352	372	7.87%	79
Sep 1990	4,850	4,512	338	6.97%	70
Oct 1990	4,889	4,509	380	7.77%	78
Nov 1990	4,917	4,515	402	8.18%	82
Dec 1990	4,905	4,524	381	7.77%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	4,870	4,533	337	6.92%	69
Feb 1991	5,018	4,668	350	6.97%	70
Mar 1991	4,983	4,636	347	6.96%	70
Apr 1991	4,879	4,541	338	6.93%	69
May 1991	5,028	4,550	478	9.51%	95
Jun 1991	5,082	4,504	578	11.37%	114
Jul 1991	4,896	4,386	510	10.42%	104
Aug 1991	4,868	4,361	507	10.41%	104
Sep 1991	4,911	4,481	430	8.76%	88
Oct 1991	5,003	4,588	415	8.30%	83
Nov 1991	5,003	4,578	425	8.49%	85
Dec 1991	5,113	4,731	382	7.47%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	5,029	4,579	450	8.95%	89
Feb 1992	5,217	4,776	441	8.45%	85
Mar 1992	5,106	4,657	449	8.79%	88
Apr 1992	5,086	4,608	478	9.40%	94
May 1992	5,188	4,636	552	10.64%	106
Jun 1992	5,302	4,522	780	14.71%	147
Jul 1992	5,266	4,621	645	12.25%	122
Aug 1992	5,069	4,430	639	12.61%	126
Sep 1992	5,135	4,558	577	11.24%	112
Oct 1992	5,114	4,537	577	11.28%	113
Nov 1992	4,941	4,417	524	10.61%	106
Dec 1992	5,114	4,598	516	10.09%	101

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	4,960	4,523	437	8.81%	88
Feb 1993	5,039	4,632	407	8.08%	81
Mar 1993	5,008	4,581	427	8.53%	85
Apr 1993	4,922	4,534	388	7.88%	79
May 1993	5,042	4,600	442	8.77%	88
Jun 1993	5,120	4,613	507	9.90%	99
Jul 1993	5,111	4,675	436	8.53%	85
Aug 1993	4,888	4,405	483	9.88%	99
Sep 1993	4,969	4,512	457	9.20%	92
Oct 1993	5,106	4,703	403	7.89%	79
Nov 1993	5,144	4,806	338	6.57%	66
Dec 1993	5,339	5,005	334	6.26%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	5,201	4,797	404	7.77%	78
Feb 1994	5,253	4,867	386	7.35%	73
Mar 1994	5,194	4,821	373	7.18%	72
Apr 1994	5,119	4,649	470	9.18%	92
May 1994	5,096	4,576	520	10.20%	102
Jun 1994	5,101	4,562	539	10.57%	106
Jul 1994	5,002	4,496	506	10.12%	101
Aug 1994	4,861	4,400	461	9.48%	95
Sep 1994	4,889	4,531	358	7.32%	73
Oct 1994	5,106	4,701	405	7.93%	79
Nov 1994	5,075	4,678	397	7.82%	78
Dec 1994	5,235	4,885	350	6.69%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	5,005	4,591	414	8.27%	83
Feb 1995	5,049	4,688	361	7.15%	71
Mar 1995	5,008	4,628	380	7.59%	76
Apr 1995	4,912	4,545	367	7.47%	75
May 1995	4,941	4,561	380	7.69%	77
Jun 1995	5,136	4,751	385	7.50%	75
Jul 1995	5,020	4,711	309	6.16%	62
Aug 1995	4,939	4,549	390	7.90%	79
Sep 1995	5,001	4,610	391	7.82%	78
Oct 1995	4,990	4,668	322	6.45%	65
Nov 1995	4,974	4,684	290	5.83%	58
Dec 1995	5,004	4,718	286	5.72%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	5,093	4,722	371	7.28%	73
Feb 1996	5,112	4,778	334	6.53%	65
Mar 1996	5,150	4,792	358	6.95%	70
Apr 1996	4,998	4,659	339	6.78%	68
May 1996	4,980	4,589	391	7.85%	79
Jun 1996	4,925	4,526	399	8.10%	81
Jul 1996	5,044	4,670	374	7.41%	74
Aug 1996	4,866	4,516	350	7.19%	72
Sep 1996	4,999	4,704	295	5.90%	59
Oct 1996	5,111	4,790	321	6.28%	63
Nov 1996	5,106	4,822	284	5.56%	56
Dec 1996	5,171	4,899	272	5.26%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	5,258	4,966	292	5.55%	56
Feb 1997	5,269	4,974	295	5.60%	56
Mar 1997	5,302	4,966	336	6.34%	63
Apr 1997	5,237	4,968	269	5.14%	51
May 1997	5,252	4,931	321	6.11%	61
Jun 1997	5,199	4,800	399	7.67%	77
Jul 1997	5,173	4,847	326	6.30%	63
Aug 1997	5,062	4,736	326	6.44%	64
Sep 1997	5,213	4,910	303	5.81%	58
Oct 1997	5,187	4,918	269	5.19%	52
Nov 1997	5,184	4,948	236	4.55%	46
Dec 1997	5,171	4,955	216	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	5,149	4,884	265	5.15%	51
Feb 1998	5,190	4,979	211	4.07%	41
Mar 1998	5,292	5,021	271	5.12%	51
Apr 1998	5,236	5,030	206	3.93%	39
May 1998	5,332	5,017	315	5.91%	59
Jun 1998	5,390	5,042	348	6.46%	65
Jul 1998	5,410	5,112	298	5.51%	55
Aug 1998	5,306	5,017	289	5.45%	54
Sep 1998	5,317	5,024	293	5.51%	55
Oct 1998	5,338	5,050	288	5.40%	54
Nov 1998	5,321	5,087	234	4.40%	44
Dec 1998	5,361	5,133	228	4.25%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	5,050	4,762	288	5.70%	57
Feb 1999	5,075	4,846	229	4.51%	45
Mar 1999	5,144	4,889	255	4.96%	50
Apr 1999	5,103	4,879	224	4.39%	44
May 1999	5,197	4,940	257	4.95%	49
Jun 1999	5,139	4,830	309	6.01%	60
Jul 1999	4,903	4,648	255	5.20%	52
Aug 1999	4,893	4,608	285	5.82%	58
Sep 1999	5,072	4,830	242	4.77%	48
Oct 1999	5,302	5,015	287	5.41%	54
Nov 1999	5,167	4,884	283	5.48%	55
Dec 1999	5,290	4,950	340	6.43%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	6,530	6,091	439	6.72%	67
Feb 2000	6,553	6,149	404	6.17%	62
Mar 2000	6,566	6,137	429	6.53%	65
Apr 2000	6,611	6,247	364	5.51%	55
May 2000	6,682	6,243	439	6.57%	66
Jun 2000	6,759	6,287	472	6.98%	70
Jul 2000	6,688	6,271	417	6.24%	62
Aug 2000	6,605	6,210	395	5.98%	60
Sep 2000	6,461	6,143	318	4.92%	49
Oct 2000	6,473	6,136	337	5.21%	52
Nov 2000	6,487	6,186	301	4.64%	46
Dec 2000	6,486	6,230	256	3.95%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	6,768	6,458	310	4.58%	46
Feb 2001	6,811	6,523	288	4.23%	42
Mar 2001	6,826	6,534	292	4.28%	43
Apr 2001	6,860	6,568	292	4.26%	43
May 2001	6,962	6,618	344	4.94%	49
Jun 2001	6,841	6,486	355	5.19%	52
Jul 2001	6,852	6,530	322	4.70%	47
Aug 2001	6,735	6,385	350	5.20%	52
Sep 2001	6,719	6,407	312	4.64%	46
Oct 2001	6,679	6,343	336	5.03%	50
Nov 2001	6,691	6,355	336	5.02%	50
Dec 2001	6,721	6,360	361	5.37%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	6,616	6,196	420	6.35%	63
Feb 2002	6,628	6,254	374	5.64%	56
Mar 2002	6,638	6,266	372	5.60%	56
Apr 2002	6,659	6,313	346	5.20%	52
May 2002	6,735	6,327	408	6.06%	61
Jun 2002	6,858	6,426	432	6.30%	63
Jul 2002	6,854	6,451	403	5.88%	59
Aug 2002	6,718	6,347	371	5.52%	55
Sep 2002	6,721	6,367	354	5.27%	53
Oct 2002	6,676	6,307	369	5.53%	55
Nov 2002	6,671	6,310	361	5.41%	54
Dec 2002	6,701	6,311	390	5.82%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	6,779	6,336	443	6.53%	65
Feb 2003	6,804	6,454	350	5.14%	51
Mar 2003	6,829	6,467	362	5.30%	53
Apr 2003	6,856	6,494	362	5.28%	53
May 2003	6,950	6,527	423	6.09%	61
Jun 2003	7,085	6,562	523	7.38%	74
Jul 2003	7,086	6,620	466	6.58%	66
Aug 2003	6,962	6,536	426	6.12%	61
Sep 2003	6,889	6,516	373	5.41%	54
Oct 2003	6,832	6,468	364	5.33%	53
Nov 2003	6,800	6,513	287	4.22%	42
Dec 2003	6,825	6,532	293	4.29%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	6,794	6,431	363	5.34%	53
Feb 2004	6,809	6,484	325	4.77%	48
Mar 2004	6,850	6,529	321	4.69%	47
Apr 2004	6,872	6,556	316	4.60%	46
May 2004	6,964	6,570	394	5.66%	57
Jun 2004	7,095	6,631	464	6.54%	65
Jul 2004	7,181	6,700	481	6.70%	67
Aug 2004	7,058	6,617	441	6.25%	62
Sep 2004	6,921	6,527	394	5.69%	57
Oct 2004	6,936	6,499	437	6.30%	63
Nov 2004	6,967	6,546	421	6.04%	60
Dec 2004	6,989	6,577	412	5.89%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	7,067	6,589	478	6.76%	68
Feb 2005	7,077	6,624	453	6.40%	64
Mar 2005	7,151	6,674	477	6.67%	67
Apr 2005	7,107	6,675	432	6.08%	61
May 2005	7,169	6,694	475	6.63%	66
Jun 2005	7,312	6,794	518	7.08%	71
Jul 2005	7,325	6,808	517	7.06%	71
Aug 2005	7,236	6,732	504	6.97%	70
Sep 2005	6,667	5,722	945	14.17%	142
Oct 2005	6,228	5,570	658	10.57%	106
Nov 2005	6,296	5,704	592	9.40%	94
Dec 2005	5,842	5,354	488	8.35%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	6,704	6,194	510	7.61%	76
Feb 2006	6,767	6,312	455	6.72%	67
Mar 2006	6,774	6,344	430	6.35%	63
Apr 2006	6,896	6,422	474	6.87%	69
May 2006	7,039	6,523	516	7.33%	73
Jun 2006	7,406	6,700	706	9.53%	95
Jul 2006	7,648	6,797	851	11.13%	111
Aug 2006	7,707	7,005	702	9.11%	91
Sep 2006	7,588	7,101	487	6.42%	64
Oct 2006	7,662	7,138	524	6.84%	68
Nov 2006	7,760	7,223	537	6.92%	69
Dec 2006	7,838	7,310	528	6.74%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	7,712	7,173	539	6.99%	70
Feb 2007	7,727	7,221	506	6.55%	65
Mar 2007	7,725	7,245	480	6.21%	62
Apr 2007	7,682	7,245	437	5.69%	57
May 2007	7,830	7,349	481	6.14%	61
Jun 2007	8,020	7,464	556	6.93%	69
Jul 2007	7,971	7,491	480	6.02%	60
Aug 2007	7,831	7,394	437	5.58%	56
Sep 2007	7,763	7,386	377	4.86%	49
Oct 2007	7,777	7,404	373	4.80%	48
Nov 2007	7,819	7,452	367	4.69%	47
Dec 2007	7,826	7,424	402	5.14%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	7,829	7,407	422	5.39%	54
Feb 2008	7,744	7,378	366	4.73%	47
Mar 2008	7,838	7,434	404	5.15%	52
Apr 2008	7,888	7,513	375	4.75%	48
May 2008	7,962	7,513	449	5.64%	56
Jun 2008	8,060	7,486	574	7.12%	71
Jul 2008	8,196	7,540	656	8.00%	80
Aug 2008	7,963	7,358	605	7.60%	76
Sep 2008	7,872	7,297	575	7.30%	73
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Stone County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,066	16.50%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	650	10.06%
3.	Wood Manufacturing	608	9.41%
4.	Truck Transportation	362	5.60%
5.	Public Administration	298	4.61%
6.	Paper Manufacturing	276	4.27%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	274	4.24%
8.	Educational Services	252	3.90%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	182	2.82%
10.	Finance and Insurance	154	2.38%
11.	Mining	154	2.38%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	152	2.35%
13.	Repair and Maintenance	150	2.32%
14.	Metal Manufactuing	138	2.14%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	130	2.01%
16.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	126	1.95%
17.	Health Care	118	1.83%
18.	Utilities	116	1.80%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	112	1.73%
20.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	108	1.67%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	948	18.06%
2.	Health Care	922	17.56%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	568	10.82%
4.	Food and Beverage Stores	246	4.69%
5.	Social Assistance	234	4.46%
6.	Finance and Insurance	204	3.89%
7.	Public Administration	184	3.50%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	178	3.39%
9.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	146	2.78%
10.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	124	2.36%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	116	2.21%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	104	1.98%
13.	Metal Manufactuing	100	1.90%
14.	Construction	78	1.49%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	76	1.45%
16.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	72	1.37%
17.	Personal and Laundry Services	72	1.37%
18.	U.S. Postal Service	68	1.30%
19.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	64	1.22%
20.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	64	1.22%

Stone County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	506	7.83%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	348	5.39%
3.	Carpenters	314	4.86%
4.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	284	4.40%
5.	Other Construction Trades	276	4.27%
6.	Other Production Occupations	272	4.21%
7.	Other Management Occupations	264	4.09%
8.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	246	3.81%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	222	3.44%
10.	Electricians	218	3.37%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	216	3.34%
12.	Fishing / Hunting / Forestry	214	3.31%
13.	Agricultural Workers	202	3.13%
14.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	188	2.91%
15.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	184	2.85%
16.	Other Material Moving Workers	174	2.69%
17.	Other Office and Admin Support	130	2.01%
18.	Farmers and Farm Managers	126	1.95%
19.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	126	1.95%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	116	1.80%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Cashiers	368	7.01%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	338	6.44%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	334	6.36%
4.	Health Technologists and Technicians	222	4.23%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	222	4.23%
6.	Other Management Occupations	206	3.92%
7.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	204	3.89%
8.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	196	3.73%
9.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	192	3.66%
10.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	178	3.39%
11.	Other Office and Admin Support	168	3.20%
12.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	156	2.97%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	152	2.90%
14.	Waiters and Waitresses	144	2.74%
15.	Registered Nurses	142	2.70%
16.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	140	2.67%
17.	Child Care Workers	118	2.25%
18.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	118	2.25%
19.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	108	2.06%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	100	1.90%

Stone County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	11,086	52.77%
15-35 hours	2,115	10.07%
1-14 hours	557	2.65%
No regular hours	7,251	34.51%

Stone County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	726	6.43%
5 AM-5:29 AM	483	4.28%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	843	7.47%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,591	14.09%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,224	10.84%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,820	16.12%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,410	12.49%
8 AM-8:29 AM	499	4.42%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	302	2.67%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	542	4.80%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	119	1.05%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	46	0.41%
Noon-3:59 PM	694	6.15%
4 PM-11:59 PM	991	8.78%

Stone County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	568	5.03%
5-9	1,734	15.36%
10-14	1,707	15.12%
15-19	1,340	11.87%
20-24	731	6.47%
25-29	156	1.38%
30-34	877	7.77%
35-39	490	4.34%
40-44	400	3.54%
45-59	1,437	12.73%
60-89	1,123	9.95%
At least 90	727	6.44%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	0	0.00%	6,236	55.23%
30-44	10	0.09%	1,757	15.56%
45-59	32	0.28%	1,405	12.44%
At least 60	0	0.00%	1,850	16.39%

Stone County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,657	14.09%
Car / truck / van, solo	9,183	78.09%
Motorcycle	12	0.10%
Other	174	1.48%
Public transportation	42	0.36%
Walked	222	1.89%
Worked at home	470	4.00%

Stone 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.

Stone County Family Information Back to top
: 9,494 (25,840 people)
: 7,302 (22,956 people)
: 2,760
: 14,394
Stone County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,346	14.03%
$10,000-$14,999	990	10.32%
$15,000-$19,999	965	10.06%
$20,000-$24,999	773	8.06%
$25,000-$29,999	643	6.70%
$30,000-$34,999	502	5.23%
$35,000-$39,999	640	6.67%
$40,000-$44,999	483	5.04%
$45,000-$49,999	370	3.86%
$50,000-$59,999	876	9.13%
$60,000-$74,999	786	8.19%
$75,000-$99,999	666	6.94%
$100,000-$124,999	204	2.13%
$125,000-$149,999	156	1.63%
$150,000-$199,999	116	1.21%
$200,000 or more	76	0.79%

Stone County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	977	20.58%
Family, 2 people	1,416	29.83%
Nonfamily, 2 people	113	2.38%
Family, 3 people	902	19.00%
Nonfamily, 3 people	19	0.40%
Family, 4 people	782	16.47%
Nonfamily, 4 people	4	0.08%
Family, 5 people	339	7.14%
Nonfamily, 5 people	4	0.08%
Family, 6 people	125	2.63%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	64	1.35%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.02%

Stone County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	7,348	28.99%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,481	9.79%
Public Assistance	350	1.38%
Retirement	1,812	7.15%
Self Employment	1,497	5.91%
Social Security	2,833	11.18%
Supplemental Security	667	2.63%
Wage / Salary	6,836	26.97%
Other	1,523	6.01%

Stone County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,119	53.15%
With children under 18	2,749	46.85%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	959	9.13%
Married	6,470	61.60%
Never Married	2,886	27.48%
Widowed	188	1.79%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,070	9.82%
Married	6,098	55.98%
Never Married	2,630	24.14%
Widowed	1,095	10.05%

Stone 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.

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,470	7.32%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,404	16.96%
High school diploma or equivalent	6,265	31.21%
Some college, no degree	4,861	24.22%
Associate degree	1,860	9.27%
Bachelors degree	1,480	7.37%
Graduate or professional degree	734	3.66%

Stone County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	272	2.00%	252	1.85%	524	3.85%
Kindergarten	507	3.72%	0	0.00%	507	3.72%
Grades 1-4	1,474	10.82%	50	0.37%	1,524	11.19%
Grades 5-8	1,856	13.63%	44	0.32%	1,900	13.95%
Grades 9-12	1,484	10.89%	56	0.41%	1,540	11.31%
Undergrad college	1,761	12.93%	102	0.75%	1,863	13.68%
Graduate or professional school	86	0.63%	8	0.06%	94	0.69%
Total	7,440	54.62%	512	3.76%	7,952	58.38%

Stone 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.

Stone County Business Information Back to top
: $93,222,000
: $9,474,000
: 1,560
Stone 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	1	1	2	0	1
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	5	7	9	8
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	1	0
1999 - Construction	5	5	6	4	3
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	3	1	0	2	7
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	7	4	4
1999 - Information	0	0	1	1	1
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	2	3	5	2	3
1999 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	3	4	1	13
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	0	2	5	8
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	2	1	3
1999 - Retail Trade	9	1	14	19	20
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	2	2	7	8
1999 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	1
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	1	7	3
1999 - Total	33	25	56	64	84
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	1	2	0
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	8	10	5
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	1	0
2000 - Construction	4	3	3	5	8
2000 - Educational Services	1	0	0	1	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	5	2	4
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	4	3	6	3
2000 - Information	2	0	1	1	1
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	2	2	4	4
2000 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	1	4	4	14
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	3	3	3	8
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	2	1	5
2000 - Retail Trade	2	6	22	15	19
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	7	2	6	4	9
2000 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	3	3	1	3	5
2000 - Total	32	31	64	62	85
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	3	1	0	1
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	5	5	10	4
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	1	0
2001 - Construction	6	4	2	7	7
2001 - Educational Services	0	1	1	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	4	2	7
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	5	5	2	3
2001 - Information	0	0	0	1	4
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Manufacturing	3	0	2	6	2
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	2	4	5	12
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	1	4	1	8
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	1	2	5
2001 - Retail Trade	10	4	7	21	26
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	5	5	13
2001 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	2	2	5
2001 - Total	39	32	43	67	100
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	0	1	0
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	1	10	6	4
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	1	0
2002 - Construction	3	8	4	7	4
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	1	7	6
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	2	5	6
2002 - Information	0	0	1	2	2
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	2	2	4	6	1
2002 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	2	4	7	12
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	5	2	5	6
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	2	3	4
2002 - Retail Trade	5	4	24	17	19
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	6	6	2	9
2002 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	2
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	3	3	3
2002 - Total	25	34	65	72	78
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	2	0	0	1
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	5	9	8
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Construction	4	1	2	8	5
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	4	2	8
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	4	4	2	5
2003 - Information	0	0	1	0	5
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	3	3	4	2	3
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	3	3	7	10
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	5	0	6	4	4
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	2	1	2	5
2003 - Retail Trade	10	10	16	17	17
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	3	3	3	7
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	2	0	2	3	6
2003 - Total	26	30	52	61	87
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	0	1	0
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	13	5	4
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	0	0
2004 - Construction	4	5	6	2	7
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	1	2	11
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	0	5	6	2
2004 - Information	1	2	1	1	2
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	3	0	3	6	3
2004 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	1	3	5	10
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	4	3	1	12
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	1	3	3
2004 - Retail Trade	7	8	21	13	18
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	2	5	7
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	2	0	1	2	7
2004 - Total	27	24	62	54	88
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	0	2
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	8	6	8
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	1	0	0
2005 - Construction	5	2	7	3	7
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	2
2005 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	2	2	10
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	7	2	6
2005 - Information	1	0	2	1	2
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	1	1	6	6	2
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	2	4	2	11
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	0	3	4	9
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	0	2	2	4
2005 - Retail Trade	3	9	16	13	22
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	2	3	7	3
2005 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	3	5	2	2
2005 - Total	23	22	69	51	90

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

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

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	21,680	82.54%
Below Poverty Level	4,586	17.46%

Stone 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	$246	$41	$347	$0	$0	$331	$924	$374	$467	$706
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	$345	$1	$834	$0	$0	$1,388	$2,567	$842	$313	$754
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$385	$1	$1,059	$0	$0	$184	$1,628	$367	$205	$844
1980	$439	$1	$991	$0	$0	$136	$1,566	$426	$167	$707
1981	$444	$5	$1,182	$0	$0	$180	$1,806	$518	$128	$966
1982	$591	$2	$1,556	$0	$0	$2,356	$4,503	$1,240	$77	$819
1983	$605	$2	$1,113	$0	$0	$223	$1,941	$561	$60	$896
1984	$803	$1	$1,224	$0	$0	$2,824	$4,851	$652	$2,560	$844
1985	$768	$1	$814	$0	$0	$2,739	$4,321	$1,552	$5,724	$838
1986	$768	$1	$814	$0	$0	$3,122	$4,704	$1,847	$5,722	$958
1987	$1,421	$41	$1,896	$0	$0	$3,487	$6,804	$1,995	$5,365	$967
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$1,538	$45	$2,053	$0	$0	$3,776	$7,367	$2,160	$5,365	$967
1990	$1,593	$47	$2,127	$0	$0	$3,913	$7,633	$2,238	$3,800	$967
1991	$1,633	$48	$2,181	$0	$0	$4,010	$7,824	$2,294	$3,800	$967
1992	$2,069	$60	$2,685	$0	$0	$7,135	$11,889	$2,312	$5,365	$1,566
1993	$1,756	$51	$2,346	$0	$0	$4,312	$8,414	$2,466	$3,800	$967
1994	$1,625	$47	$2,702	$0	$0	$4,918	$9,245	$2,632	$3,100	$4,089
1995	$1,860	$54	$3,959	$0	$0	$5,363	$11,182	$2,437	$2,400	$4,188
1996	$1,901	$55	$3,940	$0	$0	$5,452	$11,293	$2,491	$1,700	$7,255
1997	$3,946	$0	$816	$0	$0	$5,154	$9,916	$2,600	$3,909	$9,869
1998	$4,238	$0	$752	$0	$0	$379	$5,369	$2,636	$3,909	$10,810
1999	$2,425	$286	$1,110	$0	$0	$808	$4,343	$2,715	$5,306	$6,296
2000	$2,645	$267	$1,193	$0	$0	$1,466	$5,304	$2,448	$7,974	$5,888
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$2,999	$287	$1,025	$0	$0	$2,742	$6,766	$2,522	$6,259	$2,152
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$3,629	$180	$1,340	$0	$0	$3,340	$8,309	$2,826	$8,340	$4,377
2005	$3,819	$189	$2,063	$0	$0	$3,837	$9,719	$2,911	$7,838	$3,414
2006	$4,489	$180	$4,482	$0	$0	$4,111	$13,082	$2,998	$7,447	$3,560

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	$88	$11	$240	$387	$0	$832
1972	$11	$12	$16	$0	$0	$67	$832
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	$185	$124	$1,292	$420	$0	$2,293
1977	$194	$4	$14	$0	$0	$60	$2,293
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$212	$41	$52	$541	$0	$1,053
1979	$94	$7	$37	$0	$0	$69	$1,053
1980	$0	$240	$43	$38	$1,153	$7	$1,726
1980	$97	$15	$33	$0	$0	$100	$1,726
1981	$0	$280	$54	$94	$625	$14	$1,359
1981	$125	$16	$32	$0	$0	$119	$1,359
1982	$0	$292	$103	$2,287	$1,741	$10	$4,741
1982	$134	$14	$28	$0	$0	$132	$4,741
1983	$0	$329	$65	$106	$1,064	$10	$1,907
1983	$135	$20	$23	$0	$0	$155	$1,907
1984	$0	$331	$79	$2,722	$1,019	$45	$4,548
1984	$122	$17	$66	$0	$0	$147	$4,548
1985	$0	$400	$65	$2,577	$749	$52	$4,259
1985	$152	$17	$64	$0	$0	$183	$4,259
1986	$0	$460	$39	$2,724	$841	$50	$4,807
1986	$183	$23	$243	$0	$0	$244	$4,807
1987	$0	$504	$98	$2,950	$1,276	$50	$5,631
1987	$190	$25	$286	$0	$0	$252	$5,631
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$544	$106	$3,193	$1,375	$54	$6,063
1989	$206	$27	$286	$0	$0	$272	$6,063
1990	$0	$564	$110	$3,308	$1,422	$56	$6,269
1990	$213	$28	$286	$0	$0	$282	$6,269
1991	$0	$578	$113	$3,391	$1,455	$57	$6,416
1991	$218	$29	$286	$0	$0	$289	$6,416
1992	$0	$994	$187	$5,839	$2,396	$60	$11,061
1992	$375	$49	$676	$0	$0	$485	$11,061
1993	$0	$621	$121	$3,646	$1,559	$60	$6,867
1993	$234	$31	$286	$0	$0	$309	$6,867
1994	$0	$655	$127	$3,844	$1,623	$63	$7,173
1994	$247	$33	$258	$0	$0	$323	$7,173
1995	$0	$661	$136	$3,863	$1,687	$60	$7,263
1995	$249	$33	$236	$0	$0	$338	$7,263
1996	$0	$663	$131	$3,948	$1,745	$61	$7,581
1996	$293	$34	$241	$0	$0	$465	$7,581
1997	$0	$680	$13	$4,043	$1,565	$0	$7,302
1997	$200	$39	$102	$0	$0	$660	$7,302
1998	$0	$690	$13	$0	$1,587	$0	$3,299
1998	$203	$40	$98	$0	$0	$668	$3,299
1999	$0	$924	$32	$236	$1,340	$66	$4,862
1999	$994	$30	$337	$0	$0	$903	$4,862
2000	$0	$1,638	$33	$123	$1,761	$82	$6,017
2000	$1,237	$15	$573	$0	$0	$555	$6,017
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$389	$1,681	$318	$167	$2,653	$81	$9,932
2002	$2,642	$25	$366	$0	$0	$1,610	$9,932
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$484	$1,736	$1,018	$236	$1,112	$245	$9,939
2004	$1,878	$32	$398	$0	$0	$2,800	$9,939
2005	$506	$1,655	$2,217	$625	$1,230	$173	$11,863
2005	$1,680	$36	$473	$0	$0	$3,268	$11,863
2006	$537	$2,091	$396	$577	$4,703	$89	$14,313
2006	$2,173	$35	$423	$0	$0	$3,289	$14,313

Stone 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.

Stone County Criminal Information Back to top
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Stone 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.

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: 52,000
Stone County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,976	14.51%
10-19 Years	2,308	16.94%
20-29 Years	1,913	14.04%
30-39 Years	1,871	13.74%
40-49 Years	1,917	14.07%
50-59 Years	1,516	11.13%
60-69 Years	1,087	7.98%
70-79 Years	697	5.12%
80-89 Years	295	2.17%
90+ Years	42	0.31%

Stone County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	6,750	49.55%
Female	6,872	50.45%

Stone County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	10,724	78.73%
African-American	2,591	19.02%
Hispanic/Latino	170	1.25%
Multiracial	77	0.57%
Amerindian	30	0.22%
Asian	21	0.15%
Other Race	6	0.04%
Pacific Islander	3	0.02%

Stone County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	4,879	31.30%
2.	Irish	2,668	17.12%
3.	English	2,288	14.68%
4.	French Non-Basque	1,560	10.01%
5.	German	1,538	9.87%
6.	Scotch Irish	568	3.64%
7.	Italian	536	3.44%
8.	Dutch	264	1.69%
9.	Scottish	246	1.58%
10.	Polish	127	0.81%

Stone County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	24,707	96.27%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	676	2.63%
3.	German	152	0.59%
4.	French	71	0.28%
5.	Arabic	26	0.10%
6.	Italian	20	0.08%
7.	Other West Germanic	12	0.05%

Stone County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	27,237	98.94%
Naturalized immigrant	157	0.57%
Not a citizen	136	0.49%

Stone 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.

Stone 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.

Stone County Cities Back to top

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Wiggins

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part Two in a Two-Part Series

In this second of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explore how the dispute might be analyzed applying only the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District.