2012 Moving Forward Report.pdf

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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