NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI Moving Forward Together
Northeast Mississippi Regional Profile
2012
Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi CHAIRMAN Glenn McCullough, Jr.
VICE CHAIRMAN Bobby Martin
COMMISSION MEMBERS Alcorn
Gary Chandler John Mercier Clayton Stanley Sandy Williams (Emeritus)
Benton
Bill Renick Senator Bill Stone Patrick Washington
Calhoun
John Burt Lisa McNeece
Chickasaw
Hassell H. Franklin Patsy Gregory Bill Smith
Clay
Kenny Dill Eddie Longstreet
Itawamba
B.J. Canup Dr. David Cole
Lafayette
Bea Daniels Dr. Gloria Kellum Randy Leister
Lee
Grace Clark Billy Crews Glenn McCullough, Jr. Guy Mitchell, III Eddie Prather Jack Reed, Sr. (Emeritus) Judge Rickey Thompson
Marshall
Dr. Gemma Beckley Mayor Andre' DeBerry Del Stover
Monroe
Dr. Lavon Fluker-Reed Skip Miles Jean Pinkley
Oktibbeha
Terry Kemp Rhonda Keenum Dr. Tommy Stevenson
Pontotoc
Phyllis Ford High Judge James L. Roberts, Jr.
Prentiss
Dr. Johnny Allen Ronny Rowland
Tippah
Duane Bullard Bobby Martin Kyle Smith
Tishomingo
Greg Pharr Mike Webb
Union
Betsey Hamilton Denotee Martin Phil Morris
University
Dr. Andy Mullins, 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 Tupelo Regional Airport Authority
City of Aberdeen Port Authority Port of Amory Itawamba County Port Authority Yellow Creek Port Authority Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
Regional Profile
2012
Northeast Mississippi GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 490,700
Households: 193,248
By Gender Male Female
2011 48.70% 51.30%
By Race and Ethnicity White African American Other
2011 71.00% 26.12% 2.88%
By Age Age 0-9 10-20 21-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
2011 13.73% 16.02% 6.83% 12.65% 12.27% 13.17% 11.19% 7.66% 6.47%
CREATE FOUNDATION
LABOR MARKET Residence Based Amounts Civilian Labor Force Unemployed Unemployment Rate Employed
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
2007 223,820 16,260 7.3% 207,560
2006 226,040 16,750 7.4% 209,290
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
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
2007 51,130 145,470 1,300 380 900 7,660 4,980 23,100 6,970 1,710 4,890 1,780 4,880 1,570 7,810 1,620 19,190 1,320 13,990 3,010 38,410 23,670 196,600
2006 54,070 140,710 1,230 370 900 6,640 4,980 22,200 6,460 1,650 4,310 1,790 4,550 1,590 7,360 1,550 18,890 860 14,470 3,100 37,810 23,770 194,780
ECONOMY 2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
Per Capita Income
$29,736
$28,231
$27,773
$28,050
$27,141
$25,217
$24,412
Median Household Income
$33,629
$35,146
$35,084
$34,399
$34,487
$35,301
$34,167
Unemployment Rate
11.3%
12.2%
11.4%
8.2%
7.3%
7.4%
7.2%
Net New Businesses
n/a
-23
-49
101
120
186
38
38.43%
36.86%
36.65%
37.26%
37.22%
36.44%
37.64%
% of Households with income equal or less than $24,999
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
Net New Business By County Alcorn Benton Calhoun Chickasaw Clay Itawamba Lafayette Lee Marshall Monroe Oktibbeha Pontotoc Prentiss Tippah Tishomingo Union Region
2011 16.42% 8.91% 10.64% 13.42% 24.33% 8.65% 0.64% 17.02%
Establishment-Based Employment Composition % 2011 19.4% Manufacturing Non-Manufacturing 80.6%
Per Capita Income by County Alcorn Benton Calhoun Chickasaw Clay Itawamba Lafayette Lee Marshall
2011 $27,942 $20,436 $27,890 $28,703 $29,860 $33,864 $33,974 $36,550 $26,733
2010 -17 5 1 1 -1 -1 23 0 -3 -12 11 0 5 -13 -18 -4 -23
2011 $29,000 $27,048 $27,675 $23,901 $27,073 $25,665 $27,546 $29,736
Monroe Oktibbeha Pontotoc Prentiss Tippah Tishomingo Union Region
INFRASTRUCTURE Airport Departures (Tupelo Airport) Port Tonnage (thousands of tons)
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
11,961
12,003
13,088
15,936
28,449
22,993
20,669
1,286.17
997.99
645.30
1132.70
868.81
1197.62
539.75
EDUCATION 2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
Percent of Population 25+ with HS Diploma
72.63%
71.68%
69.05%
69.00%
68.98%
68.90
69.08
Average Expenditure per Student
$8,740
$8,908
$8,840
$8,778
$8,123
$7,703
$7,153
ACT Core Students
n/a
20.00
20.51
20.85
20.92
20.89
20.59
ACT All Students
n/a
18.74
19.08
19.30
19.17
19.10
18.91
14.07
13.46
12.95
13.06
13.95
13.95
13.95
Average Class Size
2010 Dropout/Completor/Graduation Rates by District Dropout Rate Completor Rate 89.2 7.9 Aberdeen 83.7 12.9 Alcorn County 86.6 12.7 Amory 92.5 6.7 Baldwyn 80.7 16.3 Benton County 90.5 9.5 Booneville 91.4 4.7 Calhoun County 79.4 17.9 Chickasaw County 89.9 7.4 Corinth 78.7 19.5 Holly Springs 69.8 25.1 Houston 81.6 15.2 Itawamba County 83.6 14.0 Lafayette County 74.7 20.6 Lee County 79.3 17.0 Marshall County 84.9 10.9 Monroe County 82.1 17.1 Nettleton 87.5 7.0 New Albany 84.8 9.0 North Tippah 71.8 19.3 Okolona 66.7 28.1 Oktibbeha County 84.0 10.4 Oxford 89.3 10.1 Pontotoc 90.8 6.5 Pontotoc County 84.5 14.3 Prentiss County 85.7 12.5 South Tippah 71.3 23.2 Starkville 88.9 6.7 Tishomingo County 74.7 22.4 Tupelo 95.7 2.1 Union County 62.8 28.6 West Point Mississippi
17.0
78.6
Graduation Rate 76.8 73.2 78.2 79.8 69.9 88.6 84.3 55.0 82.1 70.8 64.2 71.3 74.1 64.9 69.6 76.3 75.6 75.8 73.2 46.1 58.0 75.0 81.4 80.4 78.8 68.8 69.5 77.4 70.0 85.7 58.5 71.4
ACT Averages By County Alcorn Benton Calhoun Chickasaw Clay Itawamba Lafayette Lee Marshall Monroe Oktibbeha Pontotoc Prentiss Tippah Tishomingo Union Mississippi
Core Students 2011 20.98 18.00 17.70 18.17 n/a 20.90 22.71 20.69 17.52 19.19 20.11 20.89 19.44 20.00 20.60 20.16
All Students 2011 19.51 17.40 17.00 17.39 n/a 19.30 21.30 19.19 16.70 18.00 18.74 19.52 18.65 19.01 19.30 18.76
CREATE FOUNDATION Educational Attainment % by level Graduate/Professional 4 Year Degree + Associate’s Degree Some College High School Diploma Some High School Some Elementary
2011 2.84% 16.15% 6.66% 19.73% 31.28% 15.03% 8.31%
SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
TANF & Food Stamp Payments per household $280.84
$516.38
$457.63
$351.69
$315.70
$307.92
$257.42
Number of Divorces
n/a
2540
1996
2276
2435
2291
2340
Number of Divorces involving children
n/a
1189
878
1036
1138
1068
1097
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
3867
3873
4255
5296
4104
4054
4742
Traffic Fatalities
72
112
91
148
150
135
160
Homicides
n/a
25
13
29
18
22
29
PUBLIC SAFETY DUI Arrests
Homicides By County Alcorn Benton Calhoun Chickasaw Clay Itawamba Lafayette Lee
2010 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 8
2010 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
Marshall Monroe Oktibbeha Pontotoc Prentiss Tippah Tishomingo Union
HOUSING 2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
Percent of Owner Occupied Housing
71.06%
71.29%
73.09%
73.41%
73.40%
73.38
73.28
Percent of Renter Occupied Housing
28.94%
28.71%
26.91%
26.59%
26.60%
26.62
26.72
Median Home Value
$90,411
$83,427
$85,764
$83,384
$83,113
$79,384
$75,823
HEALTH 2010 11.2
2009 11.1
2008 11.4
2007 11.4
2006 11.2
2005 11.7
7.6
8.0
9.7
9.5
10.1
10.1
Percent of Prenatal Care/First Trimester
73.3
72.5
85.8
87.1
84.9
84.7
Total number of births
5145
5162
6869
7178
6957
6699
777
773
895
1008
866
781
Heart Disease
243.4
234.8
288.8
292.4
305.3
299.6
Cancer
204.3
192.0
213.5
217.7
218.8
215.3
Accidental
55.5
51.0
58.1
66.0
59.3
56.9
Motor Vehicle
21.6
22.6
29.3
33.4
34.0
32.6
Suicide
10.9
11.1
14.7
14.5
10.0
11.9
Stroke
51.7
44.5
57.2
57.9
60.9
61.5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
73.5
61.0
60.6
54.2
58.5
62.8
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 Marshall Monroe Oktibbeha Pontotoc Prentiss Tippah Tishomingo Union Region
2010 57 19 23 55 32 34 42 170 55 45 46 61 55 32 19 32 777
2009 67 14 42 50 35 41 0 177 74 0 49 61 51 42 21 49 773
2008 63 22 26 52 54 30 32 171 96 68 61 59 50 42 24 45 895
2007 78 12 29 64 56 28 46 206 95 89 50 64 57 49 27 58 1008
2006 66 18 26 62 45 34 39 150 78 73 61 53 48 37 21 55 866
CREATE FOUNDATION
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
INFRASTRUCTURE Airport Departures Port Tonnage
Tupelo Regional Airport Itawamba, Yellow Creek, and Aberdeen Ports
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
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