Holmes County is located in west-central Mississippi. The County Seat is Lexington and the largest city is Durant. The Official Web Site is located at http://holmescountyms.org/. The 2014 population estimate is 18,459 and the 2010 census population was 19,478. The land area is 756.70 square miles and there are 25.4 persons per square mile.
16.1% of the population is White, 82.9% is Black or African American, 0.9% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% is Asian, 0.1% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 0.6% is two or more races. 71.4% have a high school degree or higher, and 12.7% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $49,000, there are 6,511 households, an average of 2.81 persons per household. The per capita income is $12,113, the median household income is $22,325, and 43.5% of the persons in Holmes County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 1,086. Retail sales (in $1000) were $114,372, and sales per capita were $5,599. The percentage of black-owned firms is 39.7%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 25.9%.
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Holmes County Holmes County, Mississippi official website. |
Court Records | Chancery Pay Site Register with the Mississippi Electronic Courts (MEC) system to search Holmes County Chancery Court records. |
Court | Chancery Information Information about the Holmes County Chancery Court. |
Court | Circuit Information 21st Judicial Circuit Court for Holmes, Humphreys, and Yazoo counties. |
Court | Justice Information Holmes County Justice Court. |
Court | Youth Information Information about the Holmes County Youth Court. |
Property | GIS Holmes County GIS interactive map property search, tax estimate calculator, millage rates, and information about exemptions, taxation, and personal property. |
Recorded Documents Information Order recorded documents in Holmes County by contacting the Chancery Clerk's Office. Phone: (662) 834-2508, Fax: (662) 834-1872. |
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