Population 44,765
State Arkansas
Current Time
Area 900.57 mi²
Zip Codes 72315-72317, 72370, 72933
Per capita income $18,912

Cities in Mississippi County

Blytheville, Osceola, Charleston

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 63.1 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 24.2 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$421,872
Total number of firms, 2007 2,231
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.4 %
Population, 2013 estimate 44,765
Households, 2008-2012 17,207
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -3.7 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,068
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 13.4 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $18,912
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 4.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -2.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 15,200
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 18.4 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 34.5 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.9 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 900.57 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 46,480
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $75,600
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$5,010,206
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 836
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 3.9 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $35,651
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 27.1 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$45,822
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.3 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 3,264
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 76.6 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 7.2 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 2.0 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.64
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 13.1 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 12.0 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 80.9 %
Population, 2010 46,480
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 17.5 %
Population per square mile, 2010 51.6
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 59.7 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 58.9 %
Housing units, 2013 20,425
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,051
Building permits, 2012 74
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %