Population 34,810
State Mississippi
Current Time
Area 586.12 mi²
Zip Codes 39601-39603
Per capita income $19,964

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 67.9 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 21.6 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$501,974
Total number of firms, 2007 3,017
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Population, 2013 estimate 34,810
Households, 2008-2012 13,184
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.2 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,241
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 17.5 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $19,964
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 2.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -0.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 10,211
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 28.4 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 30.7 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 586.12 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 34,869
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $80,100
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$275,680
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 796
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 1.2 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $37,176
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 24.9 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$41,228
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.2 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 1,869
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 81.0 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.6 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 0.8 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.59
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 15.2 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 16.5 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 91.2 %
Population, 2010 34,869
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 7.1 %
Population per square mile, 2010 59.5
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 67.0 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 76.8 %
Housing units, 2013 15,174
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,629
Building permits, 2012 11
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %