Holmes County

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Population (2000): 21,609
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 383 / 241 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,958.030 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 21.188 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 219,000.000 acres (886.074 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 516
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 18.20%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 18.00%
Farm earnings (2005): $8,383,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 48,000,000 / 39,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 95.90%
Physicians (2004): 18
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (42)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 3,656
Federal Spending (2004): $177,518

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	11,672	26.59%
Rural, Farm	2,010	4.58%
Rural, Non-farm	30,206	68.83%

Holmes 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.

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

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	6,829	5,911	918	13.44%	134
1991	6,944	5,949	995	14.32%	143
1992	6,941	6,041	900	12.97%	130
1993	7,117	6,301	816	11.47%	115
1994	7,617	6,732	885	11.62%	116
1995	7,465	6,496	969	12.98%	128
1996	7,551	6,627	924	12.23%	121
1997	7,524	6,638	886	11.78%	117
1998	7,186	6,363	823	11.46%	114
1999	7,077	5,819	1,258	17.77%	177
2000	7,625	6,582	1,043	13.67%	136
2001	7,230	6,320	910	12.59%	126
2002	6,994	6,155	840	12.00%	120
2003	6,889	6,102	787	11.42%	114
2004	6,883	6,107	776	11.27%	113
2005	7,112	6,245	868	12.20%	122
2006	7,225	6,462	763	10.56%	106
2007	7,335	6,526	809	11.03%	110
2008	7,574	6,603	971	12.82%	128

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	7,141	5,720	1,421	19.90%	199
Feb 1990	6,669	5,665	1,004	15.05%	151
Mar 1990	6,650	5,792	858	12.90%	129
Apr 1990	6,731	5,966	765	11.37%	114
May 1990	6,869	6,163	706	10.28%	103
Jun 1990	6,829	5,872	957	14.01%	140
Jul 1990	6,772	5,873	899	13.28%	133
Aug 1990	6,658	5,782	876	13.16%	132
Sep 1990	6,842	6,051	791	11.56%	116
Oct 1990	6,846	6,182	664	9.70%	97
Nov 1990	6,932	6,049	883	12.74%	127
Dec 1990	7,012	5,821	1,191	16.99%	170

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	6,955	5,641	1,314	18.89%	189
Feb 1991	7,169	5,579	1,590	22.18%	222
Mar 1991	6,843	5,824	1,019	14.89%	149
Apr 1991	6,725	5,906	819	12.18%	122
May 1991	7,011	5,823	1,188	16.94%	169
Jun 1991	7,168	5,792	1,376	19.20%	192
Jul 1991	7,130	5,916	1,214	17.03%	170
Aug 1991	6,833	5,906	927	13.57%	136
Sep 1991	6,846	6,206	640	9.35%	93
Oct 1991	6,911	6,348	563	8.15%	81
Nov 1991	6,868	6,326	542	7.89%	79
Dec 1991	6,864	6,122	742	10.81%	108

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	6,897	5,779	1,118	16.21%	162
Feb 1992	6,951	5,894	1,057	15.21%	152
Mar 1992	6,887	5,948	939	13.63%	136
Apr 1992	6,814	6,090	724	10.63%	106
May 1992	6,886	6,093	793	11.52%	115
Jun 1992	7,141	6,048	1,093	15.31%	153
Jul 1992	7,026	6,038	988	14.06%	141
Aug 1992	6,884	5,969	915	13.29%	133
Sep 1992	6,941	6,197	744	10.72%	107
Oct 1992	6,886	6,186	700	10.17%	102
Nov 1992	6,878	6,104	774	11.25%	113
Dec 1992	7,100	6,145	955	13.45%	135

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	7,035	6,024	1,011	14.37%	144
Feb 1993	7,011	6,056	955	13.62%	136
Mar 1993	7,112	6,196	916	12.88%	129
Apr 1993	6,898	6,147	751	10.89%	109
May 1993	7,097	6,265	832	11.72%	117
Jun 1993	7,438	6,336	1,102	14.82%	148
Jul 1993	7,290	6,453	837	11.48%	115
Aug 1993	7,081	6,275	806	11.38%	114
Sep 1993	6,983	6,374	609	8.72%	87
Oct 1993	7,087	6,508	579	8.17%	82
Nov 1993	7,038	6,428	610	8.67%	87
Dec 1993	7,338	6,551	787	10.72%	107

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	7,668	6,453	1,215	15.85%	158
Feb 1994	8,013	6,820	1,193	14.89%	149
Mar 1994	7,886	6,919	967	12.26%	123
Apr 1994	7,674	6,905	769	10.02%	100
May 1994	7,574	6,773	801	10.58%	106
Jun 1994	7,627	6,513	1,114	14.61%	146
Jul 1994	7,488	6,324	1,164	15.54%	155
Aug 1994	7,449	6,490	959	12.87%	129
Sep 1994	7,340	6,740	600	8.17%	82
Oct 1994	7,633	7,034	599	7.85%	78
Nov 1994	7,518	6,989	529	7.04%	70
Dec 1994	7,534	6,824	710	9.42%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	7,835	5,852	1,983	25.31%	253
Feb 1995	7,401	6,529	872	11.78%	118
Mar 1995	7,291	6,497	794	10.89%	109
Apr 1995	7,311	6,522	789	10.79%	108
May 1995	7,359	6,575	784	10.65%	107
Jun 1995	7,927	6,685	1,242	15.67%	157
Jul 1995	7,855	5,952	1,903	24.23%	242
Aug 1995	7,334	6,416	918	12.52%	125
Sep 1995	7,426	6,845	581	7.82%	78
Oct 1995	7,437	6,887	550	7.40%	74
Nov 1995	7,178	6,660	518	7.22%	72
Dec 1995	7,228	6,536	692	9.57%	96

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	7,711	5,743	1,968	25.52%	255
Feb 1996	7,453	6,525	928	12.45%	125
Mar 1996	7,248	6,495	753	10.39%	104
Apr 1996	7,413	6,730	683	9.21%	92
May 1996	7,480	6,640	840	11.23%	112
Jun 1996	7,599	6,619	980	12.90%	129
Jul 1996	8,301	6,596	1,705	20.54%	205
Aug 1996	7,467	6,693	774	10.37%	104
Sep 1996	7,512	6,965	547	7.28%	73
Oct 1996	7,518	6,941	577	7.67%	77
Nov 1996	7,428	6,824	604	8.13%	81
Dec 1996	7,481	6,757	724	9.68%	97

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	7,764	6,710	1,054	13.58%	136
Feb 1997	7,783	6,844	939	12.06%	121
Mar 1997	7,768	6,850	918	11.82%	118
Apr 1997	7,510	6,845	665	8.85%	89
May 1997	7,607	6,744	863	11.34%	113
Jun 1997	7,149	6,119	1,030	14.41%	144
Jul 1997	7,883	6,381	1,502	19.05%	191
Aug 1997	7,384	6,455	929	12.58%	126
Sep 1997	7,402	6,741	661	8.93%	89
Oct 1997	7,436	6,772	664	8.93%	89
Nov 1997	7,229	6,691	538	7.44%	74
Dec 1997	7,378	6,508	870	11.79%	118

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	7,575	6,380	1,195	15.78%	158
Feb 1998	7,365	6,364	1,001	13.59%	136
Mar 1998	7,335	6,390	945	12.88%	129
Apr 1998	6,973	6,362	611	8.76%	88
May 1998	7,080	6,353	727	10.27%	103
Jun 1998	7,299	6,401	898	12.30%	123
Jul 1998	7,626	6,339	1,287	16.88%	169
Aug 1998	7,170	6,373	797	11.12%	111
Sep 1998	6,988	6,384	604	8.64%	86
Oct 1998	6,927	6,389	538	7.77%	78
Nov 1998	6,828	6,310	518	7.59%	76
Dec 1998	7,068	6,309	759	10.74%	107

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	7,143	6,162	981	13.73%	137
Feb 1999	6,948	6,013	935	13.46%	135
Mar 1999	6,915	6,037	878	12.70%	127
Apr 1999	6,747	6,050	697	10.33%	103
May 1999	7,023	5,954	1,069	15.22%	152
Jun 1999	7,145	5,648	1,497	20.95%	210
Jul 1999	7,141	5,562	1,579	22.11%	221
Aug 1999	7,143	5,450	1,693	23.70%	237
Sep 1999	7,271	5,769	1,502	20.66%	207
Oct 1999	7,300	5,775	1,525	20.89%	209
Nov 1999	6,980	5,769	1,211	17.35%	173
Dec 1999	7,168	5,644	1,524	21.26%	213

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	7,766	6,474	1,292	16.64%	166
Feb 2000	7,677	6,422	1,255	16.35%	163
Mar 2000	7,678	6,565	1,113	14.50%	145
Apr 2000	7,618	6,665	953	12.51%	125
May 2000	7,820	6,743	1,077	13.77%	138
Jun 2000	7,755	6,557	1,198	15.45%	154
Jul 2000	7,670	6,627	1,043	13.60%	136
Aug 2000	7,497	6,479	1,018	13.58%	136
Sep 2000	7,458	6,676	782	10.49%	105
Oct 2000	7,376	6,613	763	10.34%	103
Nov 2000	7,602	6,612	990	13.02%	130
Dec 2000	7,578	6,551	1,027	13.55%	136

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	7,342	6,215	1,127	15.35%	154
Feb 2001	7,237	6,280	957	13.22%	132
Mar 2001	7,360	6,434	926	12.58%	126
Apr 2001	7,323	6,504	819	11.18%	112
May 2001	7,423	6,573	850	11.45%	115
Jun 2001	7,255	6,275	980	13.51%	135
Jul 2001	7,288	6,318	970	13.31%	133
Aug 2001	7,253	6,304	949	13.08%	131
Sep 2001	7,104	6,322	782	11.01%	110
Oct 2001	7,099	6,251	848	11.95%	119
Nov 2001	7,027	6,227	800	11.38%	114
Dec 2001	7,048	6,137	911	12.93%	129

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	6,933	5,820	1,113	16.05%	161
Feb 2002	6,925	5,926	999	14.43%	144
Mar 2002	6,921	5,978	943	13.63%	136
Apr 2002	6,892	6,068	824	11.96%	120
May 2002	6,938	6,170	768	11.07%	111
Jun 2002	6,978	6,051	927	13.28%	133
Jul 2002	6,953	6,076	877	12.61%	126
Aug 2002	6,906	6,103	803	11.63%	116
Sep 2002	6,965	6,309	656	9.42%	94
Oct 2002	7,196	6,470	726	10.09%	101
Nov 2002	7,140	6,446	694	9.72%	97
Dec 2002	7,182	6,438	744	10.36%	104

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	6,835	5,937	898	13.14%	131
Feb 2003	6,694	5,865	829	12.38%	124
Mar 2003	6,841	5,982	859	12.56%	126
Apr 2003	6,874	6,092	782	11.38%	114
May 2003	6,911	6,123	788	11.40%	114
Jun 2003	7,070	6,039	1,031	14.58%	146
Jul 2003	6,885	5,941	944	13.71%	137
Aug 2003	6,673	5,879	794	11.90%	119
Sep 2003	6,772	6,146	626	9.24%	92
Oct 2003	7,055	6,395	660	9.36%	94
Nov 2003	7,056	6,481	575	8.15%	81
Dec 2003	6,998	6,342	656	9.37%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	6,944	6,131	813	11.71%	117
Feb 2004	6,830	6,090	740	10.83%	108
Mar 2004	6,824	6,108	716	10.49%	105
Apr 2004	6,772	6,116	656	9.69%	97
May 2004	6,901	6,158	743	10.77%	108
Jun 2004	6,809	5,933	876	12.87%	129
Jul 2004	6,847	5,908	939	13.71%	137
Aug 2004	6,677	5,853	824	12.34%	123
Sep 2004	6,783	6,105	678	10.00%	100
Oct 2004	7,074	6,344	730	10.32%	103
Nov 2004	7,061	6,340	721	10.21%	102
Dec 2004	7,073	6,203	870	12.30%	123

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	7,045	6,083	962	13.66%	137
Feb 2005	6,982	6,046	936	13.41%	134
Mar 2005	6,953	6,072	881	12.67%	127
Apr 2005	7,058	6,244	814	11.53%	115
May 2005	7,157	6,302	855	11.95%	119
Jun 2005	7,170	6,172	998	13.92%	139
Jul 2005	7,223	6,249	974	13.48%	135
Aug 2005	7,230	6,222	1,008	13.94%	139
Sep 2005	7,025	6,354	671	9.55%	96
Oct 2005	7,139	6,429	710	9.95%	99
Nov 2005	7,158	6,397	761	10.63%	106
Dec 2005	7,209	6,366	843	11.69%	117

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	7,170	6,290	880	12.27%	123
Feb 2006	7,167	6,349	818	11.41%	114
Mar 2006	7,105	6,399	706	9.94%	99
Apr 2006	7,157	6,517	640	8.94%	89
May 2006	7,095	6,441	654	9.22%	92
Jun 2006	7,202	6,342	860	11.94%	119
Jul 2006	7,393	6,435	958	12.96%	130
Aug 2006	7,142	6,318	824	11.54%	115
Sep 2006	7,398	6,727	671	9.07%	91
Oct 2006	7,292	6,632	660	9.05%	91
Nov 2006	7,266	6,555	711	9.79%	98
Dec 2006	7,315	6,540	775	10.59%	106

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	7,275	6,347	928	12.76%	128
Feb 2007	7,371	6,489	882	11.97%	120
Mar 2007	7,287	6,520	767	10.53%	105
Apr 2007	7,226	6,512	714	9.88%	99
May 2007	7,244	6,539	705	9.73%	97
Jun 2007	7,241	6,342	899	12.42%	124
Jul 2007	7,374	6,410	964	13.07%	131
Aug 2007	7,122	6,281	841	11.81%	118
Sep 2007	7,364	6,643	721	9.79%	98
Oct 2007	7,409	6,676	733	9.89%	99
Nov 2007	7,493	6,792	701	9.36%	94
Dec 2007	7,611	6,755	856	11.25%	112

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	7,577	6,664	913	12.05%	120
Feb 2008	7,448	6,656	792	10.63%	106
Mar 2008	7,625	6,804	821	10.77%	108
Apr 2008	7,500	6,781	719	9.59%	96
May 2008	7,554	6,733	821	10.87%	109
Jun 2008	7,495	6,441	1,054	14.06%	141
Jul 2008	7,717	6,431	1,286	16.66%	167
Aug 2008	7,620	6,364	1,256	16.48%	165
Sep 2008	7,633	6,555	1,078	14.12%	141
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Holmes County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	704	12.02%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	590	10.08%
3.	Educational Services	504	8.61%
4.	Wood Manufacturing	408	6.97%
5.	Public Administration	348	5.94%
6.	Truck Transportation	262	4.47%
7.	Food Manufacturing	224	3.83%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	170	2.90%
9.	Health Care	164	2.80%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	164	2.80%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	156	2.66%
12.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	130	2.22%
13.	Accommodation and Food Services	118	2.02%
14.	Machinery Manufacturing	114	1.95%
15.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	110	1.88%
16.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	108	1.84%
17.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	104	1.78%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	84	1.43%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	74	1.26%
20.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	72	1.23%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	1,148	17.11%
2.	Health Care	782	11.65%
3.	Food Manufacturing	598	8.91%
4.	Public Administration	378	5.63%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	306	4.56%
6.	Social Assistance	284	4.23%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	278	4.14%
8.	Apparel Manufacturing	258	3.85%
9.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	254	3.79%
10.	Finance and Insurance	218	3.25%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	178	2.65%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	124	1.85%
13.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	120	1.79%
14.	Private Household Services	120	1.79%
15.	Wood Manufacturing	114	1.70%
16.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	110	1.64%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	106	1.58%
18.	U.S. Postal Service	86	1.28%
19.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	84	1.25%
20.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	80	1.19%

Holmes County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	546	9.32%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	374	6.39%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	268	4.58%
4.	Other Construction Trades	268	4.58%
5.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	218	3.72%
6.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	214	3.65%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	204	3.48%
8.	Farmers and Farm Managers	200	3.42%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	200	3.42%
10.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	190	3.24%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	190	3.24%
12.	Agricultural Workers	168	2.87%
13.	Assemblers and Fabricators	168	2.87%
14.	Other Material Moving Workers	166	2.83%
15.	Other Management Occupations	164	2.80%
16.	Carpenters	138	2.36%
17.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	138	2.36%
18.	Construction Laborers	114	1.95%
19.	Law Enforcement Workers	100	1.71%
20.	Other Construction Workers	100	1.71%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	492	7.33%
2.	Other Production Occupations	438	6.53%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	358	5.34%
4.	Assemblers and Fabricators	340	5.07%
5.	Cashiers	304	4.53%
6.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	300	4.47%
7.	Food Processing Workers	278	4.14%
8.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	278	4.14%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	224	3.34%
10.	Child Care Workers	222	3.31%
11.	Other Office and Admin Support	222	3.31%
12.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	212	3.16%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	210	3.13%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	210	3.13%
15.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	184	2.74%
16.	Other Management Occupations	178	2.65%
17.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	166	2.47%
18.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	158	2.35%
19.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	138	2.06%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	136	2.03%

Holmes County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	13,124	41.54%
15-35 hours	2,238	7.08%
1-14 hours	925	2.93%
No regular hours	15,308	48.45%

Holmes County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	675	5.50%
5 AM-5:29 AM	394	3.21%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	483	3.93%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,459	11.88%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,253	18.35%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,760	14.34%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,331	18.99%
8 AM-8:29 AM	556	4.53%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	334	2.72%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	338	2.75%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	294	2.39%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	136	1.11%
Noon-3:59 PM	697	5.68%
4 PM-11:59 PM	567	4.62%

Holmes County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	955	7.78%
5-9	1,788	14.56%
10-14	1,483	12.08%
15-19	1,519	12.37%
20-24	1,221	9.95%
25-29	439	3.58%
30-34	1,545	12.58%
35-39	298	2.43%
40-44	312	2.54%
45-59	1,160	9.45%
60-89	896	7.30%
At least 90	661	5.38%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	14	0.11%	7,391	60.20%
30-44	4	0.03%	2,151	17.52%
45-59	40	0.33%	1,120	9.12%
At least 60	140	1.14%	1,417	11.54%

Holmes County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	4	0.03%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,398	27.42%
Car / truck / van, solo	8,357	67.43%
Motorcycle	6	0.05%
Other	122	0.98%
Public transportation	198	1.60%
Walked	192	1.55%
Worked at home	117	0.94%

Holmes 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.

Holmes County Family Information Back to top
: 14,748 (42,016 people)
: 10,606 (36,516 people)
: 2,006
: 27,969
Holmes County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,900	32.69%
$10,000-$14,999	1,868	12.46%
$15,000-$19,999	1,310	8.74%
$20,000-$24,999	1,145	7.64%
$25,000-$29,999	1,010	6.74%
$30,000-$34,999	818	5.46%
$35,000-$39,999	662	4.42%
$40,000-$44,999	626	4.18%
$45,000-$49,999	470	3.14%
$50,000-$59,999	562	3.75%
$60,000-$74,999	608	4.06%
$75,000-$99,999	494	3.30%
$100,000-$124,999	180	1.20%
$125,000-$149,999	99	0.66%
$150,000-$199,999	72	0.48%
$200,000 or more	165	1.10%

Holmes County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,922	26.28%
Family, 2 people	1,755	24.00%
Nonfamily, 2 people	136	1.86%
Family, 3 people	1,204	16.46%
Nonfamily, 3 people	16	0.22%
Family, 4 people	1,045	14.29%
Nonfamily, 4 people	7	0.10%
Family, 5 people	630	8.61%
Nonfamily, 5 people	1	0.01%
Family, 6 people	309	4.22%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	288	3.94%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.01%

Holmes County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	9,766	27.36%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	1,861	5.21%
Public Assistance	1,422	3.98%
Retirement	1,919	5.38%
Self Employment	1,251	3.51%
Social Security	4,677	13.10%
Supplemental Security	2,520	7.06%
Wage / Salary	9,382	26.29%
Other	2,892	8.10%

Holmes County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,804	53.20%
With children under 18	2,467	46.80%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,060	7.27%
Married	7,188	49.28%
Never Married	5,481	37.57%
Widowed	858	5.88%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,512	8.45%
Married	7,020	39.24%
Never Married	6,597	36.88%
Widowed	2,759	15.42%

Holmes 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.

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	4,364	14.63%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	7,270	24.38%
High school diploma or equivalent	8,146	27.31%
Some college, no degree	6,215	20.84%
Associate degree	969	3.25%
Bachelors degree	1,830	6.14%
Graduate or professional degree	1,030	3.45%

Holmes County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	867	4.01%	106	0.49%	973	4.50%
Kindergarten	1,011	4.68%	56	0.26%	1,067	4.94%
Grades 1-4	3,235	14.97%	249	1.15%	3,484	16.12%
Grades 5-8	3,015	13.95%	299	1.38%	3,314	15.34%
Grades 9-12	3,466	16.04%	436	2.02%	3,902	18.06%
Undergrad college	1,869	8.65%	182	0.84%	2,051	9.49%
Graduate or professional school	104	0.48%	44	0.20%	148	0.68%
Total	13,567	62.78%	1,372	6.35%	14,939	69.13%

Holmes 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.

Holmes County Business Information Back to top
: $15,273,000
: $94,325,000
: $5,434,000
: $57,423
: 1,905
Holmes 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	1	0	1
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	0	3
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Construction	2	1	5	3	2
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	1	2	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	2	1	6	5
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	5	7	5	10
1999 - Information	0	0	0	1	5
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Manufacturing	0	0	2	9	2
1999 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	1	11	4	14
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	0	3	0	2
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	3	1	5
1999 - Retail Trade	6	11	29	23	24
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	5	1	2	3
1999 - Unclassified	1	4	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	10
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	2	4	3
1999 - Total	21	31	68	62	90
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	1	1
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	1	2
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Construction	0	3	1	4	5
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	1	1	1
2000 - Finance & Insurance	1	2	0	4	7
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	5	7	4	8
2000 - Information	0	1	0	3	3
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Manufacturing	1	4	2	4	3
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	1	9	8	16
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	1	2	2	3
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	3	1	5
2000 - Retail Trade	10	7	20	29	25
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	5	0	1	1
2000 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	6	1	5
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	1	4	4
2000 - Total	20	30	54	69	91
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	2	0	0
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	2	2
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Construction	0	2	6	0	2
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	1	2	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	6	4	2	2	4
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	3	8	3	5
2001 - Information	0	1	1	2	2
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Manufacturing	0	2	4	2	3
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	4	4	8	18
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	3	1	4
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	0	2	7
2001 - Retail Trade	7	2	18	31	30
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	0	1	2
2001 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	1	3	1	7
2001 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	3	1	4
2001 - Total	20	27	55	60	91
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	0	1	1
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	2	0	2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Construction	3	1	2	4	1
2002 - Educational Services	0	1	1	1	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	6	7
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	11	1	4	4	7
2002 - Information	0	0	1	0	4
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Manufacturing	1	0	5	3	0
2002 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	3	10	5	14
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	1	0	4	4
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	5	1	3
2002 - Retail Trade	5	12	22	22	31
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	0	2	0	2
2002 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	3	8
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	4	2	2
2002 - Total	36	22	61	56	87
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	2	1	1
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	2	0	3
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Construction	0	3	2	3	3
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	1	1	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	7	1	5
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	2	12	6	7
2003 - Information	1	0	0	1	4
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Manufacturing	0	0	3	4	1
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	5	3	7	19
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	2	3	1	3
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	1	6	5
2003 - Retail Trade	5	9	23	29	18
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	0	2	3
2003 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	1	3	1	6
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	3	3	4
2003 - Total	18	24	65	68	83
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	3	0	3	0
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	1	2	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Construction	3	0	5	2	2
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	1	1	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	2	1	10
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	2	8	6	13
2004 - Information	0	4	1	2	2
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Manufacturing	1	0	5	1	1
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	0	3	6	19
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	4	1	4
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	4	1	8
2004 - Retail Trade	6	7	24	23	25
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	1	0	4
2004 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	1
2004 - Utilities	0	1	0	2	7
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	4	2	1
2004 - Total	27	23	63	54	100
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	0	3	0
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	1	1	2
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Construction	0	2	2	3	3
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	1	5	6
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	2	10	8	13
2005 - Information	0	1	2	0	2
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Manufacturing	1	3	1	4	0
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	2	5	7	18
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	4	6
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	2	2	9
2005 - Retail Trade	8	7	21	21	31
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	2	0	4
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	1	0	2
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	4	5
2005 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	3	0	3
2005 - Total	15	21	54	64	105

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

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

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	25,006	58.84%
Below Poverty Level	17,494	41.16%

Holmes 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
1970	$488	$99	$698	$0	$0	$380	$1,566	$374	$473	$299
1971	$455	$70	$476	$0	$0	$681	$1,612	$682	$431	$437
1972	$465	$66	$433	$0	$0	$780	$1,678	$762	$299	$513
1973	$618	$106	$498	$0	$0	$1,088	$2,204	$1,169	$514	$651
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	$615	$1	$1,839	$0	$0	$1,577	$4,031	$1,512	$2,371	$1,001
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$707	$1	$3,023	$0	$0	$2,322	$6,052	$1,681	$2,315	$1,491
1980	$764	$1	$2,020	$0	$0	$2,586	$5,370	$1,881	$2,213	$1,044
1981	$770	$9	$4,885	$0	$0	$2,503	$8,158	$2,001	$2,558	$721
1982	$982	$2	$4,865	$0	$0	$4,075	$9,922	$2,949	$4,771	$2,882
1983	$1,026	$1	$2,162	$0	$0	$4,467	$7,655	$3,116	$4,642	$849
1984	$1,177	$2	$1,793	$0	$0	$4,872	$7,842	$3,508	$4,394	$553
1985	$1,402	$2	$2,530	$0	$0	$5,235	$9,167	$3,798	$4,935	$1,123
1986	$1,409	$2	$2,538	$0	$0	$5,259	$9,206	$3,798	$4,935	$1,123
1987	$1,689	$63	$2,603	$0	$0	$6,790	$11,082	$4,102	$2,971	$1,253
1988	$1,849	$75	$1,591	$0	$0	$2,456	$5,896	$1,264	$2,488	$1,407
1989	$1,923	$78	$1,654	$0	$0	$2,553	$6,130	$1,315	$2,488	$1,407
1990	$1,718	$62	$1,591	$0	$0	$2,753	$6,062	$1,319	$2,420	$3,082
1991	$1,761	$64	$1,631	$0	$0	$2,822	$6,214	$1,352	$2,152	$3,082
1992	$1,835	$66	$2,760	$0	$0	$3,363	$7,958	$1,431	$2,316	$4,757
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	$2,895	$301	$1,564	$0	$0	$566	$5,025	$1,942	$3,376	$2,952
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	$3,079	$305	$1,282	$0	$0	$175	$4,536	$1,562	$1,041	$2,500

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
1970	$0	$89	$13	$416	$593	$0	$1,323
1970	$33	$65	$19	$0	$0	$95	$1,323
1971	$0	$126	$11	$691	$453	$0	$1,544
1971	$6	$48	$22	$0	$0	$187	$1,544
1972	$0	$155	$12	$698	$549	$0	$1,596
1972	$16	$46	$14	$0	$0	$106	$1,596
1973	$0	$214	$33	$953	$804	$0	$2,230
1973	$61	$39	$10	$0	$0	$116	$2,230
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	$8	$304	$342	$1,317	$1,247	$0	$3,545
1977	$76	$23	$122	$0	$0	$106	$3,545
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$343	$52	$1,955	$2,441	$2	$5,322
1979	$117	$40	$112	$0	$0	$260	$5,322
1980	$0	$346	$30	$2,293	$2,430	$7	$5,800
1980	$119	$184	$116	$0	$0	$275	$5,800
1981	$0	$373	$38	$4,820	$3,222	$7	$8,940
1981	$154	$35	$111	$0	$0	$180	$8,940
1982	$0	$372	$44	$4,099	$3,336	$7	$10,076
1982	$118	$46	$154	$0	$0	$1,900	$10,076
1983	$0	$452	$44	$4,314	$2,294	$7	$7,810
1983	$137	$76	$239	$0	$0	$247	$7,810
1984	$0	$558	$46	$4,807	$1,325	$8	$7,430
1984	$128	$81	$232	$0	$0	$245	$7,430
1985	$0	$522	$335	$5,146	$1,575	$0	$8,318
1985	$169	$76	$240	$0	$0	$255	$8,318
1986	$0	$523	$336	$5,171	$1,582	$0	$8,353
1986	$169	$76	$241	$0	$0	$255	$8,353
1987	$0	$632	$94	$5,550	$2,619	$0	$10,043
1987	$180	$88	$281	$0	$0	$599	$10,043
1988	$0	$717	$125	$2,068	$1,389	$0	$5,670
1988	$225	$626	$109	$0	$0	$411	$5,670
1989	$0	$746	$130	$2,150	$1,445	$0	$5,893
1989	$234	$651	$109	$0	$0	$428	$5,893
1990	$0	$696	$123	$2,246	$1,349	$78	$5,715
1990	$244	$492	$192	$0	$0	$295	$5,715
1991	$0	$713	$126	$2,302	$1,383	$80	$5,852
1991	$250	$504	$192	$0	$0	$302	$5,852
1992	$0	$815	$144	$2,631	$1,580	$91	$6,609
1992	$286	$576	$138	$0	$0	$348	$6,609
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	$1,201	$643	$587	$1,585	$7	$5,630
1997	$429	$140	$145	$0	$0	$893	$5,630
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	$0	$1,312	$110	$450	$1,731	$0	$5,037
2002	$349	$125	$63	$0	$0	$897	$5,037

Holmes 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.

Holmes County Criminal Information Back to top
: 64

Holmes 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.

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

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	3,658	16.93%
10-19 Years	4,347	20.12%
20-29 Years	2,881	13.33%
30-39 Years	2,605	12.06%
40-49 Years	2,749	12.72%
50-59 Years	1,858	8.60%
60-69 Years	1,504	6.96%
70-79 Years	1,229	5.69%
80-89 Years	636	2.94%
90+ Years	142	0.66%

Holmes County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	10,069	46.60%
Female	11,540	53.40%

Holmes County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
African-American	16,850	77.98%
Caucasian	4,395	20.34%
Hispanic/Latino	194	0.90%
Multiracial	111	0.51%
Asian	32	0.15%
Amerindian	24	0.11%
Other Race	3	0.01%
Pacific Islander	0	0.00%

Holmes County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	2,373	39.02%
2.	English	919	15.11%
3.	Irish	816	13.42%
4.	African	506	8.32%
5.	Scotch Irish	424	6.97%
6.	German	328	5.39%
7.	Scottish	212	3.49%
8.	French Non-Basque	72	1.18%
9.	European	70	1.15%
10.	Dutch	64	1.05%

Holmes County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	39,628	97.88%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	466	1.15%
3.	French	322	0.80%
4.	German	21	0.05%
5.	Other Native North American	14	0.03%
6.	Other West Germanic	12	0.03%
7.	Urdu	10	0.02%
8.	Japanese	8	0.02%
9.	Arabic	4	0.01%

Holmes County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	43,756	99.70%
Naturalized immigrant	94	0.21%
Not a citizen	38	0.09%

Holmes 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.

Holmes 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.

Holmes County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Cruger	Lexington	West
Durant	Pickens
Goodman	Tchula

Holmes County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

38924	39095	39192
39063	39146
39079	39169

Durant (2,932)	Pickens (1,325)	West (220)
Tchula (2,332)	Goodman (1,252)
Lexington (2,025)	Cruger (449)