Population 36,515
State Mississippi
Current Time
Area 706.19 mi²
Zip Codes 38634, 38635
Per capita income $17,784

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 51.1 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 23.7 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$166,379
Total number of firms, 2007 2,734
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Population, 2013 estimate 36,515
Households, 2008-2012 13,019
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -1.7 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,539
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 36.8 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $17,784
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 3.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 1.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 6,228
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 31.8 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 47.4 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.1 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 706.19 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 37,143
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $86,100
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 403
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 3.4 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $34,459
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.3 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$14,189
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.7 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 2,296
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 71.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.9 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.70
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.4 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 10.7 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 87.2 %
Population, 2010 37,144
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 5.0 %
Population per square mile, 2010 52.6
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 48.3 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 79.1 %
Housing units, 2013 14,859
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $4,559
Building permits, 2012 40
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$43,470
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %