Population 36,116
State Mississippi
Current Time
Area 765.09 mi²
Zip Codes 38821, 39429, 39730
Per capita income $18,598

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 68.1 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 20.9 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$281,974
Total number of firms, 2007 2,169
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Population, 2013 estimate 36,116
Households, 2008-2012 14,393
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -2.4 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,891
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.1 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $18,598
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 1.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -1.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 8,195
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 22.9 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 30.6 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 765.09 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 36,989
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $80,100
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,472,743
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 652
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 1.1 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $35,370
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.0 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$21,770
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.0 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 2,365
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 76.9 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.6 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 0.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.53
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 17.2 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.2 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 12.9 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 88.8 %
Population, 2010 36,989
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 6.9 %
Population per square mile, 2010 48.3
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 67.3 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 77.5 %
Housing units, 2013 16,361
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $7,610
Building permits, 2012 3
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$111,082
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %