NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI Moving Forward Together
Northeast Mississippi Regional Profile
2013
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)
Lowndes
Nick Ardillo Allegra Brigham Birney Imes Hilbert Williams
Benton
Bill Renick Senator Bill Stone Glossie Terry
Marshall
Dr. Gemma Beckley Mayor Andre' DeBerry Sarah Sawyer
Calhoun
John Burt Lisa McNeece
Monroe
Dr. Lavon Fluker-Reed Skip Miles Jean Pinkley
Chickasaw
Hassell H. Franklin Patsy Gregory Bill Smith
Oktibbeha
Terry Kemp Rhonda Keenum Dr. Tommy Stevenson
Kenny Dill Eddie Longstreet
Pontotoc
Phyllis Ford High Judge James L. Roberts, Jr.
B.J. Canup Dr. David Cole
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
Clay Itawamba Lafayette
Lee
Bea Daniels Dr. Gloria Kellum Randy Leister Grace Clark Billy Crews Glenn McCullough, Jr. Guy Mitchell, III 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
2013
Northeast Mississippi GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 560,529
Households: 218,263
By Gender Male Female
2012 48.57% 51.43%
By Race and Ethnicity White African American Other
2012 68.88% 27.47% 3.65%
By Age Age 0-9 10-20 21-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
2012 13.28% 16.14% 6.90% 12.46% 11.99% 13.00% 11.80% 8.23% 6.21%
CREATE FOUNDATION
LABOR MARKET Residence Based Amounts Civilian Labor Force Unemployed Unemployment Rate Employed
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
2007 223,820 16,260 7.3% 207,560
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
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
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
*Lowndes County added
ECONOMY 2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
Per Capita Income
$31,673
$29,074
$28,231
$27,773
$28,050
$27,141
$25,217
Median Household Income
$34,042
$33,629
$35,146
$35,084
$34,399
$34,487
$35,301
Unemployment Rate
9.5%
11.3%
12.2%
11.4%
8.2%
7.3%
7.4%
Net New Businesses
n/a
-16
-23
-49
101
120
186
38.58%
38.43%
36.86%
36.65%
37.26%
37.22%
36.44%
% 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
2012 15.58% 8.83% 10.36% 13.23% 25.21% 9.67% 0.84% 16.28%
Establishment-Based Employment Composition % 2012 20.8% Manufacturing Non-Manufacturing 79.2%
Per Capita Income by County Alcorn Benton Calhoun Chickasaw Clay Itawamba Lafayette Lee
2012 $29,533 $24,298 $28,474 $32,310 $31,534 $30,896 $33,513 $35,940
Lowndes Marshall Monroe Oktibbeha Pontotoc Prentiss Tippah Tishomingo Union Region
Net New Business By County Alcorn Benton Calhoun Chickasaw Clay Itawamba Lafayette Lee Lowndes Marshall Monroe Oktibbeha Pontotoc Prentiss Tippah Tishomingo Union Region $26,380 $27,770 $30,526 $30,423 $29,520 $26,267 $28,963 $25,696 $32,627 $31,673
2011 -20 4 0 4 -3 7 -15 -34 11 4 -8 31 -2 -3 -7 9 6 -16
EDUCATION 2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
Percent of Population 25+ with HS Diploma
78.15%
76.38%
71.68%
69.05%
69.00%
68.98%
68.90
Average Expenditure per Student
$8,983
$8,740
$8,908
$8,840
$8,778
$8,123
$7,703
ACT Core Students
19.54
20.45
20.00
20.51
20.85
20.92
20.89
ACT All Students
18.74
18.98
18.74
19.08
19.30
19.17
19.10
Average Class Size
13.85
14.07
13.46
12.95
13.06
13.95
13.95
2011 Dropout/Completor/Graduation Rates by District Dropout Rate Completor Rate 81.2 17.9 Aberdeen 88.0 10.5 Alcorn County 85.6 13.7 Amory 83.9 16.1 Baldwyn 82.3 15.0 Benton County 93.6 6.3 Booneville 84.6 14.2 Calhoun County 84.1 13.9 Chickasaw County 76.2 19.0 Columbus 89.0 9.8 Corinth 84.8 14.4 Holly Springs 70.0 26.9 Houston 86.5 11.2 Itawamba County 84.7 12.8 Lafayette Co. 74.5 21.5 Lee County 82.7 14.7 Lowndes County 75.0 23.3 Marshall County 89.6 8.4 Monroe County 78.8 19.8 Nettleton 95.6 4.0 New Albany 92.3 3.7 North Tippah 72.1 22.0 Okolona 70.1 27.3 Oktibbeha Co. 88.7 10.0 Oxford 94.1 5.3 Pontotoc 91.7 5.1 Pontotoc County 91.5 6.7 Prentiss County 89.5 9.6 South Tippah 82.7 15.0 Starkville 94.7 4.5 Tishomingo Co. 80.4 17.3 Tupelo 94.5 4.0 Union County 62.4 32.2 West Point 80.3 16.7 Mississippi
Graduation Rate 79.6 80.5 82.8 76.9 69.7 92.3 74.0 56.2 65.4 81.2 81.5 62.1 71.6 79.5 67.4 74.7 66.2 81.9 75.3 91.7 84.5 57.6 65.7 83.3 86.6 84.9 81.4 79.6 76.8 84.5 74.6 87.4 56.9 73.7
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 20.12 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 20.12 19.45 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 + Associate’s Degree Some College High School Diploma Some High School Some Elementary
2012 2.72% 16.63% 7.26% 20.44% 31.29% 13.81% 7.85%
SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
$700.14
$533.54
$516.38
$457.63
$351.69
$315.70
$307.92
Number of Divorces
n/a
2526
2549
1996
2276
2435
2291
Number of Divorces involving children
n/a
1305
1192
878
1036
1138
1068
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
5195
3867
3873
4255
5296
4104
4054
Traffic Fatalities
120
72
112
91
148
150
135
Homicides
n/a
40
26
13
29
18
22
TANF & Food Stamp Payments (per household)
PUBLIC SAFETY DUI Arrests
Homicides By County Alcorn Benton Calhoun Chickasaw Clay Itawamba Lafayette Lee Lowndes
2011 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 7 10
2011 7 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 40
Marshall Monroe Oktibbeha Pontotoc Prentiss Tippah Tishomingo Union Total
HOUSING 2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
Percent of Owner Occupied Housing
68.12%
69.96%
71.29%
73.09%
73.41%
73.40%
73.38%
Percent of Renter Occupied Housing
31.88%
30.04%
28.71%
26.91%
26.59%
26.60%
26.62%
Median Home Value
$94,648
$90,230
$83,427
$85,764
$83,384
$83,113
$79,384
HEALTH 2011 11.2
2010 10.8
2009 11.1
2008 11.4
2007 11.4
2006 11.2
9.1
8.8
8.0
9.7
9.5
10.1
Percent of Prenatal Care/First Trimester
82.1
83.9
72.5
85.8
87.1
84.9
Total number of births
7027
5880
5162
6869
7178
6957
964
776
773
895
1008
866
Heart Disease
254.3
279.7
234.8
288.8
292.4
305.3
Cancer
212.4
239.9
192.0
213.5
217.7
218.8
Accidental
60.6
62.6
51.0
58.1
66.0
59.3
Motor Vehicle
25.5
23.6
22.6
29.3
33.4
34.0
Suicide
13.7
12.7
11.1
14.7
14.5
10.0
Stroke
62.0
54.9
44.5
57.2
57.9
60.9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
68.6
85.3
61.0
60.6
54.2
58.5
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
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 55 45 46 61 55 31 19 32 776
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
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
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