Population 28,273
State Mississippi
Current Time
Area 609.19 mi²
Zip Codes 39074, 39078
Per capita income $16,774

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4 %
White alone, percent, 2013 59.1 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 22.3 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$235,128
Total number of firms, 2007 1,806
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.2 %
Population, 2013 estimate 28,273
Households, 2008-2012 9,765
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 0.0 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,487
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 18.9 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $16,774
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 9.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -1.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 9,390
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 23.9 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 38.1 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 609.19 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 28,264
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $65,100
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,057,520
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 489
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 10.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $35,074
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 26.5 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$19,732
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 1,360
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 72.3 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 7.8 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 6.7 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.85
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 13.3 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 9.7 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 86.9 %
Population, 2010 28,264
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 5.7 %
Population per square mile, 2010 46.4
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 50.6 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 80.7 %
Housing units, 2013 11,399
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,050
Building permits, 2012 0
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$41,172
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %