Cities and Towns

State of Mississippi

Mississippi, abbreviated "MS", is in the East South Central region of the U.S. Its capital is Jackson.There were 2,988,762 people in Mississippi as per 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics, BLS.gov.The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on December 10, 1817.

Please explore the cities and towns of Mississippi, below.

Top Mississippi College Towns


Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2018-19, National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/

RANKS
CITY OR TOWN
COLLEGES
STUDENTS
1Jackson1113,231
2Hattiesburg619,918
3Laurel2135
4Gulfport2430
5Cleveland23,754
6Clinton25,173
7Biloxi10
8Greenville115
9Ripley127
10Pontotoc139
11Grenada142
12Pearl147
13Corinth1114
14Southaven1345
15Ridgeland1582
16Blue Mountain1640
17Horn Lake1688
18Tougaloo1736
19Holly Springs1846
20Clarksdale11,895

Largest Mississippi Cities and Towns

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CITY OR TOWNPOPULATION
Aberdeen5,347
Ackerman1,534
Anguilla636
Arcola338
Artesia392
Batesville7,303
Belzoni2,009
Bentonia335
Beulah503
Bolton654
Carrollton148
Coldwater1,646
Collins2,889
Crosby337
D'Iberville13,531
Doddsville280
Duck Hill1,133
Duncan378
Eupora2,317
Falkner819

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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.

Demographics

People

Total Population2,988,762
Male Share of the Population48.5%
Female Share of the Population51.5%
Senior Citizens15%
Employed Population 16+1,215,697
Age of the Population37.2

Families

% of people married44.4%
Average household size3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher19.9%
Median Earnings25+$32,407
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification$21,448
Median Earnings With High School Degree$27,368

Wealth

Median Family Income$54,933
% Above Poverty Level79.2%
% Below Poverty Level20.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time25 minutes
% Working from Home2.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work1.5%
% Using Public Transportation0.3%

Housing

People Living Alone28.7%
Median Gross Rent$762
Median House Value$114,500

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)48.1%
Irish7.3%
English6.8%
German4.9%
French Except Basque2.4%
Italian1.9%
Scottish1.5%
African0.7%
Dutch0.5%
Polish0.4%
Norwegian0.3%
Arab0.3%
Swedish0.3%
Welsh0.3%
Canadian0.2%
Jamaican0.1%
West Indian0.1%
Swiss0.1%
Hungarian0.1%
Lebanese0.1%
Danishn0.1%
Greek0.1%
Portuguese0.1%
Russian0.1%
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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.

Notable Places

Brices Cross Roads (Battlefield)
2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, Mississippi 38804
662-680-4025

Natchez (Historic Site)
640 South Canal Street
Natchez, Mississippi 39120
601-442-7047

Natchez Trace (Parkway)
Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, Mississippi 38804-9715
1-800-305-7417

Natchez Trace (Trail)
Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, Mississippi 38804
662-680-4027

Tupelo (Battlefield)
c/o Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, Mississippi 38804
662-680-4025

Vicksburg (Battlefield)
3201 Clay Street
Vicksburg, Mississippi 39183
601-636-0583

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