Geography: (CCD), in ALCORN COUNTY; MISSISSIPPI's North Region.
Markets: Not part of any Metropolitan Statistical Area; Non Metro Group of Metro Regions; Memphis, TN - AR- MS - MO Designated Market Area (TV Media Market).
Rank: 17.2% of county pop., ranked 5th of 5 MCDs.
Density: Area Size: 82 sq. mi. (%water: 0.5«–), persons per mile: 72.5-›; 52,455 acres land; acres per person: 8.83‹-.
Urban#: %Urban Pop: 29.4«–; (0.0% in, 29.4% out of an urbanized area); %Rural Pop: 70.6–»; (2.2% farm, 68.4% non farm).
Population (2000): 5,943 total; 4,461 of voting age (75.1%).
Sex: %Female: 51.9.
Group Quarters: %Pop: 0.0 (1).
Age#:BAR CHART %<5: 6.6‹- (395);
%5-17: 18.3‹- (1,087); %18-24: 10.1‹- (601); %25-44:
26.8‹- (1,594); %45-64: 24.3-› (1,442); %>64: 13.9-› (824); Median: 36.5-›.
Enrollment: %Priv(5-17): 3.4«– (34). %Coll(18-24): 17.8«– (107).
Education#:BAR CHART %<9th: 15.1–»; %9-11: 22.8–»; %HS Only: 32.7-›; %Some Coll: 21.8‹-; %Coll Only: 4.5«–; %Post Grad: 3.1«–. (%HS Grad: 62.2‹-; %Coll Grad: 7.7«–.)
Marital Status#: %Never: 20.5«–; %Now: 56.7; %Wid: 10.7–»; %Div: 12.0-›.
Military: %In Military: 0.0 (0); %Veterans: 8.2«– (361). (%WW2: 15.8‹-; %Korea: 10.8‹-; %Vietnam: 34.9-›; %Gulf: 11.1‹-.)
Birth: %State Native: 79.5-›; %Non Citizen: 0.5«– (29).
Language: %English: 95.5.
Ancestry: %US/American: 19.1 (1,136); %English: 6.0 (356); %Irish: 4.1 (247); %German: 1.8 (105); %Scotch-Irish: 0.9 (51); %Unclassified: 29.5. (%Specified: 65.3‹-; 1.05 Average # of responses).
Race/Spanish Origin Population:BAR CHART %Minority/Non-Anglo: 29.4‹- (1,750). %Black/African-American: 26.9‹-.
Race/Spanish Origin Voting Age Pop.: %Minority/Non-Anglo: 27.2‹- (1,212). %Black/African-American: 25.0‹-.
Income & Labor Force: 2,548 in Force, %Women in Force: 48.3‹-; %Force women: 47.5.
Unemployment: 83, % of 16+yrs: 1.8«–, % of Force: 3.3«–. Workers per HH: 1.0‹-.
Work Sector#: %Private Sector: 81.6-› (2,011); %Government Sector: 11.9«– (293); %Self-Employed: 6.2 (153); %Unpaid Family Workers: 0.3 (8).
Industry#:BAR CHART %Agriculture: 1.6«–; %Construction: 6.5‹-; %Finance: 1.4«–; %Information: 1.6‹-; %Manufacturing: 44.7–»; %Professional: 17.2«–; %Public Service: 2.1«–; %Trade: 15.7; %Travel & Leisure: 9.2«–.
Occupation#:BAR CHART %Management: 5.4«–; %Prof, Health, Educ: 11.0«–; %Service: 12.7‹-; %Sales, Admin.: 19.4«–; %Farming, Fishing: 1.0‹-; %Construction: 11.9-›; %Production: 38.6–». (%White Collar Workers: 35.7«–; %Blue Collar Workers:
50.5–»; %Grey (Service, Farm): 13.7‹-.)
Workplace#: %in Co. of Res: 73.6-›; %outside County: 22.7‹-; %another State: 3.8«–.
Transport#: %SOV: 79.7; %HOV: 14.9; %Public: 0.6; %Other: 3.7–»; %Home: 1.0«–.
Commuting Time#: %<30min: 75.6-›; %30-60min: 16.6«–; %>60min: 6.8; %Home: 1.0«–.
Leave for Work#: %<5am: 4.3; %5-6am: 10.0-›; %6-7am: 33.3–»; %7-8am: 22.9«–; %8-9am: 7.9‹-; %>9am: 20.8-›; %Home: 1.0«–.
HH Income#:BAR CHART %<15k: 30.3–»; %15-35k: 30.4; %35-50k: 17.1; %50-100k: 19.5‹-; %100-150k:
1.9«–; %>150k: 0.8«–; Median: $28028‹-.
Median Income by Age: %<25yrs: $19688-›; %25to34: $31290; %35to44: $32083‹-; %45to54: $37083‹-; %55to64: $33203; %65to74: $18571«–; %>74yrs: $12404«–.
Income Type: %Wages: 68.7‹-; %Self: 8.9‹-; %PubA:
4.4–»; %SSI: 10.6–»; %Int: 18.7‹-; %Ret: 14.9; %Soc: 32.6-›.
Family Income: Median: $33771‹-; $13937‹- per capita. %In Poverty: 15.6 (264).
Poverty Status: %Tot: 19.6 (1,147). (%<18yrs: 5.9«–; %18-64yrs: 10.2; %>64yrs: 3.5–».)
Housing: 2,725 units, %Vacation: 0.8«– (22). 2,414 households. %Owned: 72.2 (1,743).
Units in Structure#: %1 det: 71.7-›; %1 att. to 4: 8.1-›; %>4: 4.1«–; %Mobile: 16.1 (436).
Rooms: Median: 5.2.
Prop. Tax: Median: $241«–.
Home Value#:BAR CHART %<50k: 51.7–»; %50-100k: 33.9‹-; %100-200k: 9.5«–; %200-300k: 3.3‹-; %300-500k: 0.6«–; %>500k: 0.9–»; Median: $48700«–.
Monthly Rent#: %None: 11.3; %<$250: 37.5–»; %$250-500: 49.1-›; %$500-1,000: 2.1«–; %$1,000-1,500: 0.0; %>$1,500: 0.0; Median:
$270‹-.
Year Built#:BAR CHART %<'40: 11.3–»; %'40-'60: 19.5–»; %'60-'80: 36.7; %'80-'90: 16.7‹-; %'90-'00: 15.8«–; Median: 1971.
Year Moved in: %All: 1991; %Own: 1986; %Rent: 1998.
Residence 1995:BAR CHART %Same: 66.3-›; %Same County: 21.9; %Same State: 5.1«–.
Families: 1,711, persons per: 3.0‹-.
Persons in HH#: %1: 26.8-›; %2: 33.2-›; %3-4: 32.4; %5+: 7.5«–. (persons per HH: 2.5).
HH With Children: %All HH: 35.5‹- (856). (%Couple: 22.4‹-; %Other: 13.0‹-.)
Vehicles by HH#: %None: 11.9–»; %1or2: 66.3‹-; %3+: 21.8-›. (4,196, per 16+yrs: 0.92).
Heating Fuel#: %Util: 62.6‹-; %Deli: 35.0–»;
%Self: 2.3–»; %None: 0.1. (%Elec: 29.1«–; %Gas:
33.4‹-; %Prop: 34.7–».)
Income Indexes: HH Inc: 89%; Fam Inc: 90%; RE Tax: 57%; Home Value: 75%; Mon Rent: 81%; Average is: 78% (as % of values for STATE).
Home Purchase Index: Median. HH Income: $28,028; Median. Home Value: $48,700; INDEX: 1.7‹-.
SES Average (State): High Educ: 46%; Prof Spec: 68%; HH Income: 89%; Home Value: 75%; AVERAGE= 70% (as % of 4 values for STATE).
SES Average (Nation): High Educ: 32%; Prof Spec: 59%; HH Income: 67%; Home Value: 44%; AVERAGE= 50% (as % of 4 values for NATION).
Universes: A) POP: 5,943; B) STP: 5,852; C) VAP: 4,461; D) JUV: 1,482; E) SAP: 1,087; F) CAP: 601; G) 3+yrs:
5,693; H) 16+yrs: 4,641; I) 25+yrs: 3,860; J) 65+yrs: 824; K) Grp Qtr Pop: 1; L) Hsg. Units: 2,725; M) Occ. Units:
2,414; N) Households: 2,414; O) Families: 1,711; P) Labor Force: 2,548; Q) Workers 16+: 2,419; R) Emp. 16+: 2,465; S)
Veterans: 361; T) Pov.Status: 5,838.
Sample Size: 2,266 (38.1%).
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