Water Valley, Mississippi - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,339
Male Share of the Population	47.2%
Female Share of the Population	52.8%
Senior Citizens	22.5%
Employed Population 16+	1,253
Age of the Population	41

Families

% of people married	41.9%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	12.8%
Median Earnings25+	$30,496
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,022

Wealth

Median Family Income	$53,472
% Above Poverty Level	86.5%
% Below Poverty Level	13.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	17 minutes
% Working from Home	1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.9%
% Using Public Transportation	0.7%

Housing

People Living Alone	34.7%
Median Gross Rent	$516
Median House Value	$97,000

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	48.5%
Irish	6.1%
English	5.7%
German	3.4%
Italian	2%
French Except Basque	1.5%
Scottish	1%
African	0.5%
Swedish	0.5%
Polish	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
Arab	0.3%
Lebanese	0.3%
Dutch	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
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Water Valley Almanac

Category	Value
County	Yalobusha County
Standard Zip Codes	38965
Phone Area Codes	662
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	34.16
Approximate Longitude	-89.63

Water Valley Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	WATER VALLEY 1 NNE
Distance	1.1 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 50 F
Apr Temp	48 to 73 F
Jul Temp	70 to 91 F
Oct Temp	48 to 75 F
Annual Precip	58.3 inches

Station	UNIVERSITY
Distance	17 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 50 F
Apr Temp	47 to 73 F
Jul Temp	69 to 91 F
Oct Temp	47 to 75 F
Annual Precip	57.6 inches

Station	HICKORY FLAT
Distance	41.1 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 49 F
Apr Temp	47 to 72 F
Jul Temp	68 to 90 F
Oct Temp	47 to 74 F
Annual Precip	58.8 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Coffeeville	1,108	$40,536
Courtland	492	$31,042
Oakland	541	$32,353
Oxford	23,037	$79,074
Pope	230	$53,500
Taylor	260	$91,071

Water Valley Public Libraries

Blackmur Memorial Library
608 BLACKMUR DRIVE
Water Valley, Mississippi
(662) 473-2444

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Water Valley Hospitals

Yalobusha General Hospital
(Government - Local)
630 S. Main Street
(662) 473-1411

Water Valley Public Schools

Davidson Elementary School
207 Goode Street
ZIP: 38965
(662) 473-1110
Primary
Total Enrollment 682

Water Valley High School
550 Markette Street
ZIP: 38965
(662) 473-2468
High
Total Enrollment 521

Water Valley Private Schools

Faith Christian Academy
1300 Eckford St
ZIP: 38965
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 9

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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