Population 85,340
State Mississippi
Current Time
Area 449.95 mi²
Zip Codes 38801-38804
Per capita income $22,119

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6 %
White alone, percent, 2013 69.2 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 18.3 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,439,479
Total number of firms, 2007 6,912
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.1 %
Population, 2013 estimate 85,340
Households, 2008-2012 31,759
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 2.9 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 5,597
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.8 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $22,119
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 3.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 0.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 46,073
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 19.1 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 28.6 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.8 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 449.95 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 82,910
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $108,700
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,986,825
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 2,392
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 2.4 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $41,242
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 26.1 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$148,229
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 5,298
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 83.0 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 7.1 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.8 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.58
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.0 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 21.4 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 86.7 %
Population, 2010 82,910
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 15.0 %
Population per square mile, 2010 184.3
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 67.2 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 69.2 %
Housing units, 2013 36,025
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $17,967
Building permits, 2012 181
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$847,900
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %