Perry County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.2. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.1 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 2.71. This is about average. There were 34 monitors within city limits.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 7.76. This is better than average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 25.9. This is about average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Beaumont and their reported violations in the past:
ARLINGTON W/A (Population served: 1075, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and JUN-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-12-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-29-2005)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
ARLINGTON W/A-HINTONVILLE (Population served: 820, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and JUN-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-12-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-29-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and MAY-24-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-24-2002)
- One routine major monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.8%
(22.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.2% for Black residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people | | Mississippi: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 65.6% | | Whole state: | 70.1% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Beaumont, MS
Beaumont compared to Mississippi state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Beaumont (2011 data):
- Trustmark National Bank: Beaumont Branch at 935 Lodge Street, branch established on 1957/02/01. Info updated 2012/03/26: Bank assets: $9,612.1 mil, Deposits: $7,410.1 mil, headquarters in Jackson, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 186 total offices, Holding Company: Trustmark Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (47%)
- Utility gas (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (4%)
Religion statistics for Beaumont (based on Perry County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.78%
| Here |  | 60.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Baptist Missionary Association of America | United Methodist Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Other |
| Adherents | 67.8% | 9.4% | 8.9% | 6.8% | 7.2% |
| Congregations | 44.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 14.0% | 18.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 3 | Perry County: | 2.46 / 10,000 pop. | | Mississippi: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Perry County: | 0.82 / 10,000 pop. | | Mississippi: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14 | Perry County: | 11.47 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | Here: | 2.46 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.2% | | Mississippi: | 12.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Perry County: | 34.5% | | Mississippi: | 33.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 14.4% | | State: | 14.4% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $3,341 | $20,046 | 6 | $1,350 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $300 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,715 | $32,580 | 2 | $1,080 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,764 | $21,168 | 1 | $672 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $7,820 | $23,460 | 11 | $3,402 |
6.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,950 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.76% | | Mississippi average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,234 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.54% | | Mississippi average: | 8.35% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Beaumont:
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WEEZ (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBKH (950 AM; 5 kW; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN AIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
- WIGG (1420 AM; 5 kW; WIGGINS, MS; Owner: TRALYN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRBE (1440 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LUCEDALE, MS; Owner: JDL CORPORATION)
- WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WNTM (710 AM; 10 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBHY (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: GOFORTH MEDIA, INC.)
- WRPM (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POPLARVILLE, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Beaumont:
- WNSL (100.3 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMAH-FM (90.3 FM; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WXRR (104.5 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WZKX (107.9 FM; BAY ST. LOUIS, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERSHIP)
- WXAB (96.9 FM; MCLAIN, MS; Owner: TRALYN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WUSW (103.7 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WZNF (95.3 FM; LUMBERTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
- WAOY (91.7 FM; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- WXHB (96.5 FM; RICHTON, MS; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTERS, L.L.C.)
- WZLD (106.3 FM; PETAL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOSM (103.1 FM; OCEAN SPRINGS, MS; Owner: CHARLES H. COOPER)
- WMXI (98.1 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: RAINEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Beaumont:
- WMAH-TV (Channel 19; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
- WLOX (Channel 13; BILOXI, MS; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WHLT (Channel 22; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WXXV-TV (Channel 25; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.)
- W26BR (Channel 26; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WDAM-TV (Channel 7; LAUREL, MS; Owner: WDAM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
Beaumont, Mississippi:
- Fatal accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 9
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 18
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Mississippi average:
- Fatal accident count: 82
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 123
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
- Fatalities: 90
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 205
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
See more detailed statistics of Beaumont fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $225,000
Total average daily traffic: 9,250
Total average daily truck traffic: 309
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 13,850
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 35 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Beaumont)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 9 Zunk Sanford Rd (Lat: 31.257389 Lon: -88.967833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 146 m, Overall height: 152 m, Call Sign: WPBZ975
Assigned Frequencies: 859.312 MHz, 859.337 MHz, 859.362 MHz, 859.387 MHz, 859.412 MHz, 860.287 MHz, 860.312 MHz, 860.337 MHz, 860.362 MHz, 860.387 MHz, 860.412 MHz Grant Date: 06/30/2009, Expiration Date: 06/08/2019, Certifier: Robert G Dawson
Registrant: Southern Communications Services D/B/A Southern Linc, 600 University Park (Suite 400), Birmingham, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 874-3843, Fax: (205) 874-3953, Email:
- 9 Zunk Sanford Rd (Lat: 31.257389 Lon: -88.967833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 146 m, Overall height: 152 m, Call Sign: WQJM638
Assigned Frequencies: 855.187 MHz, 855.412 MHz, 855.912 MHz, 856.412 MHz, 857.387 MHz, 857.412 MHz, 858.287 MHz, 858.312 MHz, 858.337 MHz, 858.387 MHz, 857.337 MHz Grant Date: 04/28/2009, Expiration Date: 06/08/2019, Certifier: Robin J Cohen
Registrant: Sprint Nextel Corporation, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4142
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - 9 Zunk Sanford Road (Lat: 31.257500 Lon: -88.967778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 152.1 m, Call Sign: WPDK502
Assigned Frequencies: 158.220 MHz Grant Date: 04/08/2003, Expiration Date: 06/08/2013, Certifier: V Bruce Wilkes
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- Icgrr Depot Int Of Us Hwy98 & Ms St Rt 15 (Lat: 31.169639 Lon: -88.918389), Call Sign: WXB849, Licensee ID: L00013390
Assigned Frequencies: 160.920 MHz, 161.190 MHz Grant Date: 05/31/2003, Expiration Date: 04/26/2013
Registrant: Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company, 17641 S Ashland Ave, Homewood, IL 60430, Phone: (708) 206-3500 - Lat: 31.165889 Lon: -88.919639, Call Sign: WPZA297
Assigned Frequencies: 153.687 MHz Grant Date: 12/11/2003, Expiration Date: 12/11/2013, Certifier: Richard Mclendon
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 - BEAUMONT, 6.5 Mi Nnw Of (Lat: 31.261278 Lon: -88.961417), Overall height: 150 m, Call Sign: WMN233
Assigned Frequencies: 2168.40 MHz, 2178.00 MHz Grant Date: 09/01/1993, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 01/18/2001
Registrant: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Tenth Floor, Washington, DC 20004-2400, Phone: (202) 508-9562, Fax: (202) 508-9700, Email:
- 7 Mi N (Lat: 31.257667 Lon: -88.967806), Overall height: 152.1 m, Call Sign: WNTX633
Assigned Frequencies: 6790.00 MHz, 6750.00 MHz Grant Date: 01/08/2010, Expiration Date: 02/22/2020, Certifier: John D Logan
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- Beaumont, 9 Zunk Sanford Road (Lat: 31.257500 Lon: -88.967778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 152.1 m, Call Sign: WPQR964
Assigned Frequencies: 932.256 MHz, 941.256 MHz Grant Date: 09/11/2000, Expiration Date: 09/11/2010, Certifier: V. Bruce Wilkes
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- BEAUMONT, 1768 Thomas Clayton Road (Lat: 31.158222 Lon: -88.916611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 102.1 m, Call Sign: WQJG956
Assigned Frequencies: 6345.49 MHz, 6197.24 MHz Grant Date: 09/05/2008, Expiration Date: 09/05/2018, Certifier: James E Mcdonald
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- STATION, Hintonville Community N/O (Lat: 31.259444 Lon: -88.914167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 109.7 m, Overall height: 111.3 m, Call Sign: WHK352
Assigned Frequencies: 6820.62 MHz, 6855.00 MHz, 6805.00 MHz Grant Date: 10/09/2009, Expiration Date: 10/20/2019
Registrant: Mona Lee & Associates, LLC, 3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098, Phone: (832) 230-1809, Fax: (713) 831-6899, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Beaumont)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Beaumont
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Beaumont, MS
| Most common first names in Beaumont, MS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 22 | 67.3 years |
| William | 16 | 73.4 years |
| John | 15 | 77.8 years |
| Mary | 14 | 80.5 years |
| Henry | 7 | 72.3 years |
| Willie | 7 | 70.4 years |
| Edward | 6 | 63.3 years |
| George | 6 | 69.9 years |
| Walter | 6 | 67.5 years |
| Sam | 6 | 66.8 years |
| Most common last names in Beaumont, MS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Bolton | 89 | 69.6 years |
| Hinton | 24 | 72.2 years |
| Lott | 24 | 72.7 years |
| Byrd | 20 | 76.1 years |
| Freeman | 19 | 74.1 years |
| Breland | 19 | 78.1 years |
| Herring | 16 | 76.0 years |
| Fairley | 15 | 73.4 years |
| Pittman | 13 | 62.5 years |
| Jordan | 13 | 67.5 years |
Businesses in Beaumont, MS
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