Population 49,688
State Mississippi
Current Time
Area 724.74 mi²
Zip Codes 38701-38704, 38755, 38856, 39087, 39190, 39200-39213, 39215-39218, 39225, 39232, 39235, 39236, 39250, 39269, 39271, 39272, 39282-39284, 39286, 39288, 39289, 39296, 39298, 39477, 39754
Per capita income $16,157

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.5 %
White alone, percent, 2013 27.1 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 37.5 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$577,738
Total number of firms, 2007 4,469
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Population, 2013 estimate 49,688
Households, 2008-2012 18,395
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -2.8 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 3,465
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 43.9 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $16,157
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 3.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -2.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 14,273
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 18.1 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 71.3 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 35.3 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 724.74 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 51,135
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $73,700
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$840,250
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,181
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $27,610
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 26.7 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$93,800
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.9 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 3,090
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 74.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 7.4 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.4 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.73
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 13.2 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.6 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 18.5 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 81.4 %
Population, 2010 51,137
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 19.3 %
Population per square mile, 2010 70.6
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 26.4 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 54.5 %
Housing units, 2013 21,575
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,413
Building permits, 2012 9
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 %