Population 140,450
State Mississippi
Current Time
Area 722.75 mi²
Zip Codes 38603, 38638, 38828, 38930, 38935, 39200-39213, 39215-39218, 39225, 39232, 39235, 39236, 39250, 39269, 39271, 39272, 39282-39284, 39286, 39288, 39289, 39296, 39298, 39553, 39562-39569, 39581, 39595
Per capita income $24,158

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 73.4 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 2.2 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 15.4 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,305,043
Total number of firms, 2007 9,245
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.8 %
Population, 2013 estimate 140,450
Households, 2008-2012 50,180
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 0.6 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 8,722
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 12.5 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $24,158
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 6.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -9.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 42,359
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 24.0 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 22.0 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.6 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 722.75 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 139,668
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $126,600
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 2,247
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 5.2 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $49,750
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 24.5 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$178,044
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.7 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 14,203
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 85.8 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.2 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 3.7 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.75
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 13.8 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.8 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 19.2 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 85.4 %
Population, 2010 139,668
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 14.0 %
Population per square mile, 2010 193.2
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 68.8 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 71.5 %
Housing units, 2013 60,678
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,964
Building permits, 2012 343
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %