Regional Profile 2016

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI Moving Forward Together

Northeast Mississippi Regional Profile

2016

Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi CHAIRMAN Guy Mitchell, III

VICE CHAIRMAN Allegra Brigham

COMMISSION MEMBERS Alcorn

Gary Chandler John Mercier Clayton Stanley

Monroe

Jim Edwards Skip Miles Jean Pinkley

Benton

Jack Gadd Bill Renick

Calhoun

John Burt Lisa McNeece

Oktibbeha

Michelle Amos Frank Chiles Dr. Tommy Stevenson

Chickasaw

Patsy Gregory Bill Smith

Pontotoc

Phyllis Ford High Judge James L. Roberts, Jr.

Clay

Amy Berry Eddie Longstreet

Prentiss

Patrick Eaton Ronny Rowland

Itawamba

B.J. Canup Mike Eaton

Tippah

Duane Bullard Kyle Smith

Lafayette

John Adams Dr. Gloria Kellum Randy Leister

Tishomingo

Beth Davis Dr. Bob Ferguson

Union

Betsey Hamilton Phil Morris

Lee

Grace Clark Glenn McCullough, Jr. Guy Mitchell, III Paul Mize, Jr. Rickey Thompson

University

Lee Tyner, UM Kyle Steward, MSU

At Large

Denotee Martin Eddie Prather Senator Bill Stone

Lowndes

Nick  Ardillo Allegra Brigham Birney Imes Antwann Richardson

Emeritus

Kenny Dill Bobby Martin Jack Reed, Sr. (1924-2016) Sandy Williiams

Marshall

Dr. Gemma Beckley Mayor Kelvin Buck Sarah Sawyer

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

2016

Northeast Mississippi

足足GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 569,511

Households: 221,434

By Gender Male Female

2015 48.67% 51.33%

By Race and Ethnicity White African American Other

2015 67.83% 28.11% 4.06%

By Age Age 0-9 10-20 21-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+

2015 12.50% 16.00% 7.17% 12.59% 11.78% 12.43% 12.11% 8.94% 6.49%

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LABOR MARKET Residence Based Amounts Civilian Labor Force Unemployed Unemployment Rate Employed

2015* 2014* 2013* 2012* 2011 2010

246,190 236,650 246,120 248,360 219,030 208,390

20,396 19,270 22,850 23,600 24,710 25,350

8.3% 8.1% 9.3% 9.5% 11.3% 12.2%

233,970 217,380 223,270 224,760 194,320 183,040

Establishment Based Amounts 2015* 2014* 2013* 2012 2011 2010 Manufacturing

43,900 43,820 45,680 43,600 33,340 29,640 Non-manufacturing

171,640 170,310 169,210 166,070 138,460 140,070

Agricultural Forestry, Fishing & Hunting

1,560 1,660 1,720 1,620 1,680 1,280

Mining

210 260 230 220 190 280

Utilities

1,100 1,100 1,080 1,060 900 960

Construction

8,020 9,170 8,750 8,570 5,530 6,620

Wholesale Trade

5,370 5,340 5,380 5,330 4,330 4,530

Retail Trade

25,740 25,470 26,280 25,290 21,190 21,120

Transportation & Warehousing

8,420 8,290 8,540 8,140 6,680 6,700

Information

2,330 2,300 2,330 1,620 1,440 1,570

Finance & Insurance

4,800 4,760 5,060 4,880 4,330 4,530

Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

2,100 1,950 1,990 1,830 1,320 1,500

Professional Scientific & Technical Services

4,700 4,600 4,550 5,970 5,010 4,370

Management of Companies

1,580 1,650 1,540 1,670 1,290 1,470

Administrative Support & Waste Management 1 2,980 12,320 11,420 11,040 8,100 8,510

Educational Services

1,200 1,130 1,260 1,000 840 1,100

Health Care & Social Assistance

24,490 24,330 23,540 24,310 20,400 19,680

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

1,400 1,540 1,280 1,160 850 690

Accommodations & Food Services

19,360 18,240 18,020 17,000 13,700 13,680

Other Services (except public administrative)

3,830 3,750 3,700 3,810 2,820 3,030

Government

42,450 42,450 42,540 41,550 37,860 38,450

Education

25,450 25,350 25,530 24,930 22,350 20,470 Total Non-agricultural Employment

215,540 214,130 214,890 209,670 171,800 169,710 *Lowndes County included

ECONOMY 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

Per Capita Income

$31,084 $30,627 $31,111 $30,821 $29,634 $32,681

Median Household Income

$38,676 $38,345 $36,885 $34,042 $33,629 $35,146

Unemployment Rate

8.3% 8.1% 9.3% 9.5% 11.3% 12.2%

% of Households with income of $24,999 or less

34.55% 34.80% 36.12% 38.58% 38.43% 36.86%

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

2015 16.57% 9.62% 11.09% 13.02% 21.92% 8.55% 0.69% 18.55%

Establishment-Based Employment Composition % 2015 Manufacturing 20.4% Non-Manufacturing 79.6%

Per Capita Income by County 2015 Alcorn $29,195 Benton $27,039 Calhoun $26,417 Chickasaw $33,822 Clay $35,752 Itawamba $28,333 Lafayette $34,481 Lee $34,245 Lowndes $35,019

Marshall $26,846 Monroe $31,377 Oktibbeha $28,451 Pontotoc $29,712 Prentiss $28,246 Tippah $29,603 Tishomingo $28,375 Union $28,539 Region

$31,084

EDUCATION 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

Percent of Population 25+ with HS Diploma 79.19% 79.04% 78.15% 76.38% 71.68%

Average Expenditure per Student

$9,215 $8,864 $8,983 $8,740 $8,908

ACT Core Students

n/a 19.41 19.54 20.45 20.00

ACT All Students

n/a 18.72 18.74 18.98 18.74

Average Class Size

13.74 13.89 13.89 14.07 13.46

2014 Dropout and Graduation Rates by District

Dropout Rate Aberdeen 20.2 Alcorn County 7.2 Amory 7.1 Baldwyn 12.6 Benton County 6.6 Booneville 2.9 Calhoun County 17.8 Chickasaw County 6.4 Columbus 17.1 Corinth 5.1 Holly Springs 4.1 Houston 14.5 Itawamba County 5.6 Lafayette Co. 6.8 Lee County 19.8 Lowndes County 8.6 Marshall County 13.2 Monroe County 6.4 Nettleton 18.0 New Albany 6.0 North Tippah 11.7 Okolona 18.2 Oktibbeha Co. 22.4 Oxford 7.8 Pontotoc 14.2 Pontotoc County 8.0 Prentiss County 7.4 South Tippah 6.5 Starkville 10.1 Tishomingo Co. 7.0 Tupelo 11.5 Union County 8.4 West Point 9.7 Mississippi 12.8

Graduation Rate 68.7 83.1 86.6 83.2 79.9 90.5 73.5 64.1 70.3 86.3 90.6 75.6 88.4 86.2 72.4 85.2 77.7 82.4 73.1 82.1 74.6 60.9 49.4 87.0 81.1 86.8 82.3 85.6 77.1 83.5 78.7 87.5 83.5 78.4

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 2014 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

CREATE FOUNDATION Educational Attainment % by level Graduate/Professional 4 Year Degree + Associate’s Degree Some College High School Diploma Some High School Some Elementary

2015 2.80% 17.35% 7.94% 20.73% 30.82% 12.96% 7.40%

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

TANF & Food Stamp Payments (per household)

$626.11 $709.32 $700.14 $533.54 $516.38

Number of Divorces

1915 2280 2486 2416 2514

Number of Divorces involving children

844 948 1256 1156 1148

PUBLIC SAFETY 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 n/a 4799 5422 5195 3867 3873

DUI Arrests

Traffic Fatalities

n/a 94 113 123 72 112

Homicides

n/a 16 32 32 26 4

Homicides By County 2014 Alcorn 5 Benton 0 Calhoun 0 Chickasaw 0 Clay 0 Itawamba 0 Lafayette 0 Lee 3 Lowndes 0

2014 Marshall 0 Monroe 4 Oktibbeha 1 Pontotoc 0 Prentiss 0 Tippah 3 Tishomingo 0 Union 0 Total 16

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

2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

Low Birth Weight Index 9.86 11.03 10.6 11.2 10.8

Infant Mortality Rate (5 year average)

Percent of Prenatal Care/First Trimester 76.9 76.4 85.0 82.1 83.9

Total number of births

6869 7010 7020 7027 5880

Number of Births to Single Teens

669 691 736 867 745

Death Rate per 100,000 population

n/a 8.40

9 9.1 8.8

Heart Disease

243.0 251.6 233.2 254.3 279.7

Cancer

222.4 227.0 207.6 212.4 239.9

Accidental

64.5 57.3 58.0 60.6 62.6

Motor Vehicle

n/a 24.4 24.0 25.5 23.6

Suicide

11.2 14.1 14.7 13.7 12.7

Stroke

53.4 62.8 57.7 62.0 54.9

67.6 75.8 70.9 68.6 85.3

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

2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 45 54 56 66 57 13 15 8 17 19 17 18 20 29 23 34 36 20 29 55 8 24 33 40 32 17 17 41 40 34 35 27 39 41 42 120 127 137 154 170 70 60 85 0 n/a 53 42 51 154 55 39 42 54 54 45 27 30 34 54 46 60 51 50 54 61 27 40 30 42 55 47 35 21 32 0 16 22 13 31 19 41 51 44 30 32 669 691 736 867 745

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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

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