Population 48,218
State Mississippi
Current Time
Area 588.50 mi²
Zip Codes 38751, 39180-39183, 39190
Per capita income $22,413

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 49.9 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 23.0 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$606,527
Total number of firms, 2007 4,157
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Population, 2013 estimate 48,218
Households, 2008-2012 18,702
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -1.1 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,939
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 18.8 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $22,413
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 3.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 5.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 18,995
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 18.7 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 47.9 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.8 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 588.50 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 48,773
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $98,900
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,856,711
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,028
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 2.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $40,876
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 25.0 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$384,592
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.3 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 3,157
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 82.2 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.5 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.8 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.56
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.1 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 24.0 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 89.1 %
Population, 2010 48,773
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 17.5 %
Population per square mile, 2010 82.9
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 48.5 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 65.7 %
Housing units, 2013 21,751
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,405
Building permits, 2012 0
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %