NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI Moving Forward Together
Northeast Mississippi Regional Profile
2014
Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi CHAIRMAN Glenn McCullough, Jr.
VICE CHAIRMAN Guy Mitchell, III
COMMISSION MEMBERS Lowndes
Nick Ardillo Allegra Brigham Birney Imes
Marshall
Dr. Gemma Beckley Mayor Andre' DeBerry Sarah Sawyer
Monroe
Dr. Lavon Fluker-Reed Skip Miles Jean Pinkley
Hassell H. Franklin Patsy Gregory Bill Smith
Oktibbeha
Terry Kemp Rhonda Keenum Dr. Tommy Stevenson
Clay
Kenny Dill Eddie Longstreet
Pontotoc
Phyllis Ford High Judge James L. Roberts, Jr.
Itawamba
B.J. Canup Dr. David Cole
Prentiss
Ronny Rowland
Tippah Lafayette
John Adams Dr. Gloria Kellum Randy Leister
Duane Bullard Bobby Martin (Emeritus) Kyle Smith
Tishomingo
Greg Pharr Mike Webb
Union
Betsey Hamilton Denotee Martin Phil Morris
University
Lee Tyner, UM Kyle Steward, MSU
Alcorn
Gary Chandler John Mercier Clayton Stanley Sandy Williams (Emeritus)
Benton
Bill Renick Senator Bill Stone Glossie Terry
Calhoun
John Burt Lisa McNeece
Chickasaw
Lee
Grace Clark Glenn McCullough, Jr. Guy Mitchell, III Paul Mize Eddie Prather Jack Reed, Sr. (Emeritus) Judge Rickey Thompson
Acknowledgement is also extended to the following organizations for their assistance in making this report possible: Mississippi Department of Education Mississippi Department of Health Mississippi Department of Human Services Mississippi Department of Public Safety
Mississippi Employment Security Commission Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
Regional Profile
2014
Northeast Mississippi GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 565,418
Households: 220,335
By Gender Male Female
2013 48.54% 51.46%
By Race and Ethnicity White African American Other
2013 67.64% 28.27% 4.10%
By Age Age 0-9 10-20 21-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
2013 12.93% 15.95% 7.13% 12.51% 11.86% 12.83% 12.04% 8.42% 6.33%
CREATE FOUNDATION
LABOR MARKET Residence Based Amounts Civilian Labor Force Unemployed Unemployment Rate Employed
2013* 246,120 22,850 9.3% 223,270
2012* 248,360 23,600 9.5% 224,760
2011 219,030 24,710 11.3% 194,320
2010 208,390 25,350 12.2% 183,040
2009 209,880 23,950 11.4% 185,930
2008 219,810 17,930 8.2% 201,880
Establishment Based Amounts Manufacturing Non-manufacturing Agricultural Forestry, Fishing & Hunting Mining Utilities Construction Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation & Warehousing Information Finance & Insurance Real Estate, Rental & Leasing Professional Scientific & Technical Services Management of Companies Administrative Support & Waste Management Educational Services Health Care & Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment & Recreation Accommodations & Food Services Other Services (except public administrative) Government Education Total Non-agricultural Employment
2013* 45,680 169,210 1,720 230 1,080 8,750 5,380 26,280 8,540 2,330 5,060 1,990 4,550 1,540 11,420 1,260 23,540 1,280 18,020 3,700 42,540 25,530 214,890
2012* 43,600 166,070 1,620 220 1,060 8,570 5,330 25,290 8,140 1,620 4,880 1,830 5,970 1,670 11,040 1,000 24,310 1,160 17,000 3,810 41,550 24,930 209,670
2011 33,340 138,460 1,680 190 900 5,530 4,330 21,190 6,680 1,440 4,330 1,320 5,010 1,290 8,100 840 20,400 850 13,700 2,820 37,860 22,350 171,800
2010 29,640 140,070 1,280 280 960 6,620 4,530 21,120 6,700 1,570 4,530 1,500 4,370 1,470 8,510 1,100 19,680 690 13,680 3,030 38,450 20,470 169,710
2009 34,970 139,960 1,270 250 940 6,670 4,740 21,130 6,620 1,580 4,510 1,500 4,700 1,550 8,250 970 19,450 850 13,660 3,070 38,250 23,450 174,930
2008 43,920 143,890 1,270 270 940 6,980 5,070 22,150 6,770 1,710 4,600 1,600 5,030 1,630 9,030 990 19,880 970 13,780 3,110 38,110 23,370 187,810
*Lowndes County included
ECONOMY 2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Per Capita Income
$33,047
$31,284
$29,074
$28,231
$27,773
$28,050
$27,141
Median Household Income
$36,957
$34,042
$33,629
$35,146
$35,084
$34,399
$34,487
Unemployment Rate
9.3%
9.5%
11.3%
12.2%
11.4%
8.2%
7.3%
Net New Businesses
n/a
n/a
-42
-23
-49
101
120
36.12%
38.58%
38.43%
36.86%
36.65%
37.26%
37.22%
% of Households with income of $24,999 or less
Employment Occupational Composition % Professional and Technical Executive, Administrative and Managerial Sales Administrative Support and Clerical Production, Craft and Repair Transportation and Material Moving Handlers, Helpers and Laborers Service
2013 17.16% 9.17% 10.36% 13.25% 22.83% 8.65% 0.87% 17.75%
Establishment-Based Employment Composition % 2013 21.3% Manufacturing Non-Manufacturing 78.7%
Per Capita Income by County Alcorn Benton Calhoun Chickasaw Clay Itawamba Lafayette Lee Lowndes
2013 $31,331 $24,619 $30,093 $27,980 $31,893 $35,001 $36,041 $39,045 $39,557
Net New Business By County Alcorn Benton Calhoun Chickasaw Clay Itawamba Lafayette Lee Lowndes Marshall Monroe Oktibbeha Pontotoc Prentiss Tippah Tishomingo Union Region
Marshall Monroe Oktibbeha Pontotoc Prentiss Tippah Tishomingo Union
$28,961 $31,467 $30,975 $29,474 $26,322 $28,314 $25,783 $33,879
Region
$33,047
2011 -20 4 0 4 -3 7 -15 -34 11 4 -8 31 -2 -3 -7 9 6 -16
EDUCATION 2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
79.04%
78.15%
76.38%
71.68%
69.05%
69.00%
68.98%
$0
$8,864
$8,740
$8,908
$8,840
$8,778
$8,123
ACT Core Students
0.00
19.54
20.45
20.00
20.51
20.85
20.92
ACT All Students
0.00
18.74
18.98
18.74
19.08
19.30
19.17
13.89
13.89
14.07
13.46
12.95
13.06
13.95
Percent of Population 25+ with HS Diploma Average Expenditure per Student
Average Class Size
2012 Dropout/Completor/Graduation Rates by District Dropout Rate Completor Rate 69.7 10.6 Aberdeen 86.4 11.0 Alcorn County 83.2 15.5 Amory 84.2 10.9 Baldwyn 87.3 10.0 Benton County 93.1 <=5 Booneville 9.6 85.5 Calhoun County 12.9 80.2 Chickasaw County 18.2 74.5 Columbus <=5 94.7 Corinth 7.2 86.5 Holly Springs 13.0 81.9 Houston 8.7 89.5 Itawamba County 12.8 86.0 Lafayette Co. 19.0 76.1 Lee County 9.1 88.8 Lowndes County 16.7 75.2 Marshall County <=5 93.6 Monroe County 20.9 79.1 Nettleton 9.4 89.5 New Albany <=5 >=95 North Tippah 9.4 87.3 Okolona 16.8 78.7 Oktibbeha Co. 6.5 90.3 Oxford 6.2 90.8 Pontotoc <=5 93.7 Pontotoc County 7.0 90.4 Prentiss County 8.4 89.0 South Tippah 15.3 75.6 Starkville <=5 93.2 Tishomingo Co. 10.6 80.3 Tupelo <=5 >=95 Union County 77.9 14.5 West Point 13.9 82.3 Mississippi
Graduation Rate 65.7 77.5 74.2 71.2 78.2 89.5 76.3 67.9 67.9 92.2 80.0 70.7 82.0 80.3 68.3 80.2 69.9 83.5 74.3 81.8 83.3 73.9 67.2 85.6 88.1 85.5 76.1 72.4 66.6 85.2 73.5 87.6 74.4 75.5
ACT Averages By County Alcorn Benton Calhoun Chickasaw Clay Itawamba Lafayette Lee Lowndes Marshall Monroe Oktibbeha Pontotoc Prentiss Tippah Tishomingo Union Mississippi
Core Students 2012 20.82 18.70 17.70 18.58 17.70 20.10 21.63 20.46 19.54 17.00 18.73 19.27 20.30 19.32 19.59 21.00 20.12 19.0
All Students 2012 19.43 17.90 17.30 17.94 17.60 18.50 20.59 19.45 18.74 16.89 18.05 18.45 19.05 18.66 18.32 19.50 19.41 18.5
CREATE FOUNDATION Educational Attainment % by level Graduate/Professional 4 Year Degree + Associateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree Some College High School Diploma Some High School Some Elementary
2013 2.80% 16.38% 7.85% 20.85% 31.45% 13.27% 7.40%
SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
$709.32
$700.14
$533.54
$516.38
$457.63
$351.69
$315.70
3218
2486
2416
2514
1996
2280
2435
934
1256
1156
1148
878
1036
1138
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
5422
5195
3867
3873
4255
5296
4104
Traffic Fatalities
116
123
72
112
91
148
150
Homicides
n/a
32
38
17
13
29
18
TANF & Food Stamp Payments (per household) Number of Divorces Number of Divorces involving children
PUBLIC SAFETY DUI Arrests
Homicides By County Alcorn Benton Calhoun Chickasaw Clay Itawamba Lafayette Lee Lowndes
2012 4 0 3 0 2 1 1 3 1
2012 7 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 32
Marshall Monroe Oktibbeha Pontotoc Prentiss Tippah Tishomingo Union Total
HOUSING 2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Percent of Owner Occupied Housing
68.13%
68.12%
69.99%
71.29%
73.09%
73.41%
73.40%
Percent of Renter Occupied Housing
31.87%
31.88%
30.01%
28.71%
26.91%
26.59%
26.60%
$101,097
$94,648
$90,411
$83,427
$85,764
$83,384
$83,113
Median Home Value
HEALTH 2012 10.6
2011 11.3
2010 10.8
2009 11.1
2008 11.4
2007 11.4
8.8
9.1
8.8
8.0
9.7
9.5
Percent of Prenatal Care/First Trimester
85.0
82.1
83.9
72.5
85.8
87.1
Total number of births
7020
7081
5880
5162
6869
7178
736
964
766
773
895
1008
Heart Disease
233.2
254.3
279.7
234.8
288.8
292.4
Cancer
207.6
212.4
239.9
192.0
213.5
217.7
Accidental
58.0
60.6
62.6
51.0
58.1
66.0
Motor Vehicle
24.0
25.5
23.6
22.6
29.3
33.4
Suicide
14.7
13.7
12.7
11.1
14.7
14.5
Stroke
57.7
62.0
54.9
44.5
57.2
57.9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
70.9
68.6
85.3
61.0
60.6
54.2
Low Birth Weight Index Infant Mortality Rate (5 year average)
Number of Births to Single Teens Death Rate per 100,000 population
Number Of Births To Single Teens By County Alcorn Benton Calhoun Chickasaw Clay Itawamba Lafayette Lee Lowndes Marshall Monroe Oktibbeha Pontotoc Prentiss Tippah Tishomingo Union Region
2012 56 8 20 20 33 41 39 137 85 51 54 34 50 30 21 13 44 736
2011 66 17 29 29 40 40 41 154 97 154 54 54 54 42 32 31 30 964
2010 57 19 23 55 32 34 42 170 n/a 55 45 46 61 55 21 19 32 766
2009 67 14 42 50 35 41 0 177
2008 63 22 26 52 54 30 32 171
74 0 49 61 51 42 21 49 773
96 68 61 59 50 42 24 45 895
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REGIONAL PROFILE REPORT SOURCES GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
Claritas
ECONOMY Labor Market Information Employment Composition Per Capita Income Median Household Income Unemployment Rate Net New Business Household Income less than $24,999 Establishment Composition
Mississippi Employment Security Commission Claritas U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Claritas Mississippi Employment Security Commission Mississippi Employment Security Commission Claritas Mississippi Employment Security Commission
EDUCATION Graduation Rate Percent of Pop. 25+ with H. S. Diploma Average Expenditure per Student ACT Average/Number of Tests Taken Average Class Size Accreditation Levels
Mississippi Department of Education and National Center For Education Statistics Claritas Mississippi Department of Education Mississippi Department of Education Mississippi Department of Education Mississippi Department of Education
SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT Number of Births to Single Teens TANF & Food Stamp Payments Number of Divorces Number of Divorces involving Children Foster Care Payments
Mississippi Department of Health Mississippi Department of Human Services Mississippi Department of Health Mississippi Department of Health Mississippi Department of Human Services
PUBLIC SAFETY DUI Arrests Traffic Fatalities Homicides
Mississippi Department of Public Safety Planning Mississippi Department of Public Safety Planning Mississippi Department of Health
HOUSING Percent of Owner Occupied Housing Percent of Renter Occupied Housing Median Home Value
Claritas Claritas Claritas
HEALTH Low Birth Weight Index Infant Mortality Weight Percent Prenatal Care Death Rate Per 100,000
Mississippi Department of Health Mississippi Department of Health Mississippi Department of Health Mississippi Department of Health
Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi CREATE Foundation
Post Office Box 1053 . Tupelo, Mississippi 38802 . 662.844.8989 . www.createfoundation.com