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Bolivar County

Population in 2011: 348. Population change since 2000: -26.4%
Males: 152  (43.7%)
Females: 196  (56.3%)

Median resident age:  29.7 years
Mississippi median age:  37.7 years

Zip codes: 38726.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $26,765 (it was $24,861 in 2000)
Beulah:

$26,765
Mississippi:

$36,646
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $12,511

Beulah town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $34,525 (it was $33,800 in 2000)
Beulah:

$34,525
Mississippi:

$98,000
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $34,542; Detached houses: $42,440; Mobile homes: $28,160; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $9,772

Median gross rent in 2009: $658.

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Beulah races chart
  • Black alone - 317 (91.1%)
  • White alone - 25 (7.2%)
  • Hispanic - 4 (1.1%)
  • Asian alone - 2 (0.6%)

Races in Beulah detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Beulah: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (2.1%), Subsaharan African (1.9%), English (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.46 square miles.

Population density: 756 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Beulah:

  • High school or higher: 67.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beulah town:

  • Never married: 50.7%
  • Now married: 23.2%
  • Separated: 10.6%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Mississippi:  1.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $372 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $157 (0.4%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pine Bluff, AR (66.7 miles , pop. 55,085).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (108.3 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (342.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Rosedale, MS (2.3 miles ), Pace, MS (2.7 miles ), Benoit, MS (3.1 miles ), Gunnison, MS (3.3 miles ), Renova, MS (3.9 miles ), Merigold, MS (3.9 miles ), Cleveland, MS (3.9 miles ), Winstonville, MS (3.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $125,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $77,000
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings
  • 2009: 0 buildings
  • 2010: 0 buildings
  • 2011: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 33.79 N, Longitude: 90.98 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 662

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

10.4%
Mississippi:

8.5%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+2.8%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Retail trade (54%)
  • Manufacturing (19%)
  • Public administration (19%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (1%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
  • Retail trade (37%)
  • Public administration (24%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care and social assistance (13%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (32%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Child care workers (10%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Food processing workers (6%)
  • Other financial specialists (4%)

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Average climate in Beulah, Mississippi

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Tornado activity:

Beulah-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 158% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/24/2001, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.9 miles away from the Beulah town center injured 48 people and caused $4 million in damages.

On 4/17/1978, a category F4 tornado 20.2 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Beulah-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/11/1996 at 18:17:49, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 16.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/2002 at 20:05:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 23.7 miles away from Beulah center
On 4/11/1996 at 21:54:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.2 miles away from the city center
On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Bolivar County (12) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Tornadoes: 3, Floods: 3, Freezes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Storm: 1, Freeze: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Beulah:

  • BOLIVAR MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 9 miles away; CLEVELAND, MS)
  • NORTH SUNFLOWER MEDICAL CENTER CAH (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; RULEVILLE, MS)
  • MCGEHEE HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 27 miles away; MCGEHEE, AR)

Political contributions by individuals in Beulah, MS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beulah:

  • Delta State University (about 15 miles; Cleveland, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,783)
  • Mississippi Delta Community College (about 37 miles; Moorhead, MS; FT enrollment: 2,697)
  • Coahoma Community College (about 41 miles; Clarksdale, MS; FT enrollment: 2,224)
  • Mississippi Valley State University (about 44 miles; Itta Bena, MS; FT enrollment: 2,308)
  • University of Arkansas at Monticello (about 50 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,521)
  • University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (about 68 miles; Pine Bluff, AR; FT enrollment: 3,368)
  • Northwest Mississippi Community College (about 83 miles; Senatobia, MS; FT enrollment: 6,204)

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Cemetery: Beulah Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Bolivar County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.2. This is about average.
City:

32.2
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.73. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.
City:

9.73
U.S.:

9.59


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 43.4%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 46.9% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This town:  2.9 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.4%
Whole state:  70.1%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  11.5%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Beulah, MS


Beulah 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.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Beulah travel time to work - commute
Beulah mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Utility gas (6%)


2008 Presidential Election results in Bolivar County Mississippi:
Detailed 2008 election results.


Religion statistics for Beulah (based on Bolivar County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 34.76%
Here34.8%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChurches of ChristPresbyterian Church in America
Adherents52.5%13.8%8.6%7.6%2.6%
Congregations29.9%22.4%7.5%7.5%1.5%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal ChurchChurch of the NazareneAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAOther
Adherents2.1%1.9%1.8%1.8%7.1%
Congregations4.5%3.0%3.0%1.5%19.4%
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: 15
This county:

4.00 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:

2.08 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
This county:

1.33 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.80 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23
Bolivar County:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:

6.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 18
Bolivar County:

4.80 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.03 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

13.3%
State:

12.3%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

36.4%
Mississippi:

33.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Bolivar County:

15.1%
Mississippi:

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
Financial Administration 1$1,699$20,3880$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$3,134
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$1,394
Police Protection - Officers 5$15,130$36,3120$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,222$26,6640$0
Water Supply 1$1,699$20,3880$0
Totals for Government 8$20,750$31,1256$4,528


5.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,417 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.38%
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:
from Sunflower County, MS  0.73% ($22,220 average AGI)
from Washington County, MS  0.53% ($37,667)
from Shelby County, TN  0.39% ($34,182)


6.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,146 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.24%
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:
to Shelby County, TN  0.72% ($20,716 average AGI)
to Sunflower County, MS  0.69% ($24,641)
to Washington County, MS  0.48% ($25,981)

Strongest AM radio stations in Beulah:

  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WDSK (1410 AM; 1 kW; CLEVELAND, MS)
  • WGVM (1260 AM; 2 kW; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: MID-AMERICA BROADCASTING COMPANY,INC)
  • WCLD (1490 AM; 1 kW; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Beulah:

  • WMJW (107.5 FM; ROSEDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
  • WDTL-FM (92.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
  • WRKG (95.3 FM; DREW, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
  • WCLD-FM (103.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
  • WYMX (99.1 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDFX (98.3 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WMAO-FM (90.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WTCD (96.9 FM; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDMS (100.7 FM; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: MID-AMERICA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WIQQ (102.3 FM; LELAND, MS; Owner: THE RIVER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Beulah:

  • WXVT (Channel 15; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WABG-TV (Channel 6; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • K53FB (Channel 53; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WMAO-TV (Channel 23; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WHCQ-LP (Channel 8; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DAVID ELLINGTON)

Beulah fatal accident list:

Aug 1, 1980 04:15 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Beulah)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: KC5HWM
    Grant Date: 07/14/1994, Expiration Date: 07/14/2004, Cancellation Date: 07/15/2006
    Registrant: Kelvin P Robertson, Beulah, MS 38726


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 1


Most common first names in Beulah, MS among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James1275.6 years
Willie1073.7 years
Henry781.7 years
Mary772.7 years
Eddie580.8 years
George571.0 years
Charlie470.5 years
Thomas470.0 years
John475.5 years
Will478.0 years
Most common last names in Beulah, MS among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Turner1077.8 years
Jones964.9 years
Brown878.2 years
Lewis873.1 years
Johnson876.6 years
Thomas881.1 years
Williams773.0 years
Miller658.5 years
Slaughter678.2 years
Wilson557.6 years

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