NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI Moving Forward Together
Northeast Mississippi Regional Profile
2015
Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi CHAIRMAN Glenn McCullough, Jr.
VICE CHAIRMAN Guy Mitchell, III
COMMISSION MEMBERS Alcorn
Gary Chandler John Mercier Clayton Stanley Sandy Williams (Emeritus)
Lowndes
Nick  Ardillo Allegra Brigham Birney Imes Antwann Richardson
Benton
Bill Renick Senator Bill Stone Glossie Terry
Marshall
Dr. Gemma Beckley Mayor Kelvin Buck Sarah Sawyer
Calhoun
John Burt Lisa McNeece
Monroe
Skip Miles Jean Pinkley
Chickasaw
Hassell H. Franklin Patsy Gregory Bill Smith
Oktibbeha
Frank Chiles Dr. Tommy Stevenson
Clay
Amy Berry Kenny Dill (Emeritus) Eddie Longstreet
Pontotoc
Phyllis Ford High Judge James L. Roberts, Jr.
Prentiss
Patrick Eaton Ronny Rowland
Itawamba
B.J. Canup Mike Eaton
Lafayette
John Adams Dr. Gloria Kellum Randy Leister
Tippah
Duane Bullard Bobby Martin (Emeritus) Kyle Smith
Tishomingo
Beth Davis Dr. Bob Ferguson
Lee
Grace Clark Glenn McCullough, Jr. Guy Mitchell, III Paul Mize, Jr. Eddie Prather Jack Reed, Sr. (Emeritus) Judge Rickey Thompson
Union
Betsey Hamilton Denotee Martin Phil Morris
University
Lee Tyner, UM Kyle Steward, MSU
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
2015
Northeast Mississippi
足足GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 569,102
Households: 221,279
By Gender Male Female
2014 48.61% 51.39%
By Race and Ethnicity White African American Other
2014 67.87% 28.26% 3.87%
By Age Age 0-9 10-20 21-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
2014 12.70% 16.02% 7.12% 12.51% 11.82% 12.65% 12.05% 8.75% 6.39%
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LABOR MARKET Residence Based Amounts Civilian Labor Force Unemployed Unemployment Rate Employed
2014* 2013* 2012* 2011 2010 2009 236,650 246,120 248,360 219,030 208,390 209,880 19,270 22,850 23,600 24,710 25,350 23,950 8.1% 9.3% 9.5% 11.3% 12.2% 11.4% 217,380 223,270 224,760 194,320 183,040 185,930
Establishment Based Amounts 2014* 2013* 2012* 2011 2010 2009 Manufacturing 43,820 45,680 43,600 33,340 29,640 34,970 Non-manufacturing 170,310 169,210 166,070 138,460 140,070 139,960 Agricultural Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 1,660 1,720 1,620 1,680 1,280 1,270 Mining 260 230 220 190 280 250 Utilities 1,100 1,080 1,060 900 960 940 Construction 9,170 8,750 8,570 5,530 6,620 6,670 Wholesale Trade 5,340 5,380 5,330 4,330 4,530 4,740 Retail Trade 25,470 26,280 25,290 21,190 21,120 21,130 Transportation & Warehousing 8,290 8,540 8,140 6,680 6,700 6,620 Information 2,300 2,330 1,620 1,440 1,570 1,580 Finance & Insurance 4,760 5,060 4,880 4,330 4,530 4,510 Real Estate, Rental & Leasing 1,950 1,990 1,830 1,320 1,500 1,500 Professional Scientific & Technical Services 4,600 4,550 5,970 5,010 4,370 4,700 Management of Companies 1,650 1,540 1,670 1,290 1,470 1,550 Administrative Support & Waste Management 12,320 11,420 11,040 8,100 8,510 8,250 Educational Services 1,130 1,260 1,000 840 1,100 970 Health Care & Social Assistance 24,330 23,540 24,310 20,400 19,680 19,450 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 1,540 1,280 1,160 850 690 850 Accommodations & Food Services 18,240 18,020 17,000 13,700 13,680 13,660 Other Services (except public administrative) 3,750 3,700 3,810 2,820 3,030 3,070 Government 42,450 42,540 41,550 37,860 38,450 38,250 Education 25,350 25,530 24,930 22,350 20,470 23,450 Total Non-agricultural Employment 214,130 214,890 209,670 171,800 169,710 174,930 *Lowndes County included
ECONOMY
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Per Capita Income
$30,627 $31,111 $30,821 $29,074 $28,231 $27,773 $28,050
Median Household Income
$38,345 $36,885 $34,042 $33,629 $35,146 $35,084 $34,399
Unemployment Rate
8.1% 9.3% 9.5% 11.3% 12.2% 11.4% 8.2%
Net New Businesses
n/a n/a n/a -16 -23 -49 101
% of Households with income of $24,999 or less
34.80% 36.12% 38.58% 38.43% 36.86% 36.65% 37.26%
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
2014 16.86% 9.12% 10.99% 13.39% 21.91% 8.36% 0.76% 18.59%
Establishment-Based Employment Composition % 2014 Manufacturing 20.5% Non-Manufacturing 79.5%
Per Capita Income by County 2014 Alcorn $28,522 Benton $24,462 Calhoun $30,105 Chickasaw $28,061 Clay $33,468 Itawamba $31,432 Lafayette $32,981 Lee $33,951 Lowndes $36,604
Net New Business By County Alcorn Benton Calhoun Chickasaw Clay Itawamba Lafayette Lee Lowndes Marshall Monroe Oktibbeha Pontotoc Prentiss Tippah Tishomingo Union Region
Marshall $27,802 Monroe $29,237 Oktibbeha $29,463 Pontotoc $26,834 Prentiss $24,425 Tippah $27,114 Tishomingo $25,731 Union $30,570 Region $30,627
2011 -20 4 0 4 -3 7 -15 -34 11 4 -8 31 -2 -3 -7 9 6 -16
EDUCATION
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Percent of Population 25+ with HS Diploma 79.19% 79.04% 78.15% 76.38% 71.68% 69.05% 69.00%
Average Expenditure per Student
$9,215 $8,864 $8,983 $8,740 $8,908 $8,840 $8,778
ACT Core Students
n/a 19.41 19.54 20.45 20.00 20.51 20.85
ACT All Students
n/a 18.72 18.74 18.98 18.74 19.08 19.30
Average Class Size
13.74 13.89 13.89 14.07 13.46 12.95 13.06
2013 Dropout/Completer/Graduation Rates by District Dropout Rate Completer Rate Aberdeen 15.0 85.1 Alcorn County 8.3 90.3 Amory 11.1 87.3 Baldwyn 18.3 79.1 Benton County 16.5 82.2 Booneville 10.4 89.6 Calhoun County 13.1 83.9 Chickasaw County 12.1 87.9 Columbus 20.0 76.4 Corinth 3.7 91.9 Holly Springs 6.0 86.4 Houston 14.3 81.4 Itawamba County 5.5 92.3 Lafayette Co. 7.9 91.7 Lee County 18.8 78.1 Lowndes County 14.1 83.4 Marshall County 15.8 81.2 Monroe County 8.5 91.0 Nettleton 14.0 83.2 New Albany 6.7 90.0 North Tippah 11.4 87.4 Okolona 37.8 61.6 Oktibbeha Co. 18.2 81.4 Oxford 5.4 91.3 Pontotoc 18.8 81.1 Pontotoc County 3.6 95.8 Prentiss County 7.8 91.4 South Tippah 5.8 91.7 Starkville 13.1 83.2 Tishomingo Co. 3.1 94.0 Tupelo 14.6 83.1 Union County 7.0 92.3 West Point 14.8 81.1 Mississippi 13.9 83.5
Graduation Rate 69.7 75.5 81.3 59.1 65.8 81.8 74.0 71.3 61.9 82.5 80.0 67.0 76.2 76.4 66.8 74.3 77.3 81.5 70.4 79.7 77.5 57.3 61.4 87.9 74.8 86.3 80.4 79.0 75.1 85.9 79.0 81.8 74.5 74.5
ACT Averages By County Alcorn Benton Calhoun Chickasaw Clay Itawamba Lafayette Lee Lowndes Marshall Monroe Oktibbeha Pontotoc Prentiss Tippah Tishomingo Union Mississippi
Core Students 2013 20.55 17.70 17.80 19.23 16.90 20.10 21.75 20.46 17.73 16.94 18.30 19.35 20.82 19.15 19.70 20.90 19.53 19.1
All Students 2013 19.72 16.70 17.40 18.05 16.70 18.80 20.82 19.45 17.73 16.73 18.05 18.50 19.60 18.66 18.95 20.00 18.87 18.6
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2014 2.49% 17.56% 7.51% 20.87% 31.04% 13.55% 6.97%
SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
TANF & Food Stamp Payments (per household)
$671.39 $709.32 $700.14 $533.54 $516.38 $457.63 $351.69
Number of Divorces
n/a 2280 2486 2416 2514 1996 2280
Number of Divorces involving children
n/a 948 1256 1156 1148 878 1036
PUBLIC SAFETY
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 4962 5422 5195 3867 3873 4255 5296
DUI Arrests
Traffic Fatalities
117 113 123 72 112 91 148
Homicides
n/a 32 32 26 4 13 29
Homicides By County 2013 Alcorn 1 Benton 1 Calhoun 1 Chickasaw 5 Clay 0 Itawamba 0 Lafayette 5 Lee 5 Lowndes 4
2013 Marshall 1 Monroe 3 Oktibbeha 2 Pontotoc 0 Prentiss 1 Tippah 2 Tishomingo 1 Union 0 Total 32
HOUSING
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Percent of Owner Occupied Housing
68.10% 68.13% 68.12% 69.99% 71.29% 73.09% 73.41%
Percent of Renter Occupied Housing
31.90% 31.87% 31.88% 30.01% 28.71% 26.91% 26.59%
Median Home Value
$104,671 $101,097 $94,648 $90,411 $83,427 $85,764 $83,384
HEALTH Low Birth Weight Index
2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 11.03 10.6 11.3 10.8 11.1 11.4
Infant Mortality Rate (5 year average)
76.4 85.0 82.1 83.9 72.5 85.8 Percent of Prenatal Care/First Trimester
Total number of births
7010 7020 7081 5880 5162 6869
Number of Births to Single Teens
691 736 964 766 773 895
Death Rate per 100,000 population
8.4 8.8 9.1 8.8 8.0 9.7
Heart Disease
251.6 233.2 254.3 279.7 234.8 288.8
Cancer
227.0 207.6 212.4 239.9 192.0 213.5
Accidental
57.3 58.0 60.6 62.6 51.0 58.1
Motor Vehicle
24.4 24.0 25.5 23.6 22.6 29.3
Suicide
14.1 14.7 13.7 12.7 11.1 14.7
Stroke
62.9 57.7 62.0 54.9 44.5 57.2
75.8 70.9 68.6 85.3 61.0 60.6
Chronic Other Respiratory Diseases
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
2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 54 56 66 57 67 15 8 17 19 14 18 20 29 23 42 36 20 29 55 50 24 33 40 32 35 17 41 40 34 41 27 39 41 42 0 127 137 154 170 177 60 85 97 n/a 42 51 154 55 74 42 54 54 45 0 30 34 54 46 49 51 50 54 61 61 40 30 42 55 51 35 21 32 21 42 22 13 31 19 21 51 44 30 32 49 691 736 964 766 773
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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
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