Byram, Mississippi

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Population (year 2000): 7,386

Males: 3,591	(48.6%)
Females: 3,795	(51.4%)

Hinds County

Median resident age:	33.6 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 39212.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $56,600 (it was $54,402 in 2000)

Byram	$56,600
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $122,200 (it was $94,900 in 2000)

Byram	$122,200
Mississippi:	$82,700

Byram, MS residents, houses, and apartments details

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Tommy Rice Motors

Races in Byram:

White Non-Hispanic (85.2%)
Black (13.0%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

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Ancestries: United States (17.8%), Irish (11.3%), English (8.8%), German (6.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), Scottish (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 265 feet

Land area: 17.8 square miles.

Population density: 414 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in Byram

High school or higher: 88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
Unemployed: 2.4%
Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Byram CDP

Never married: 16.1%
Now married: 65.4%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 5.0%
Divorced: 11.2%

42 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.6%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Byram, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Byram to the number of sex offenders is 2462 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Byram:	0.5% ($488)
Mississippi:	0.6% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (9.8 miles , pop. 184,256).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (134.1 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (389.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Terry, MS (6.6 miles ), Richland, MS (8.0 miles ), Jackson, MS (9.8 miles ), Florence, MS (10.5 miles ), Clinton, MS (10.7 miles ), Raymond, MS (10.9 miles ), Pearl, MS (12.5 miles ), Flowood, MS (13.6 miles ).

Latitude: 32.19 N, Longitude: 90.27 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,732 (-23.4%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 358 (8.7%)

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Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Public administration (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Finance and insurance (15%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Electricians (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Top executives (4%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Legal support workers (4%)

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Average climate in Byram, Mississippi

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Byram, Mississippi average precipitation

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Byram-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 205% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/3/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the Byram place center killed 58 people and injured 518 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 11/21/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.7 miles away from the place center killed 12 people and injured 122 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Byram:

CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; JACKSON, MS)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSP JACKSON INC (about 7 miles; JACKSON, MS)
MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; JACKSON, MS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Byram:

JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 16 miles; JACKSON, MS; ID: JAN)
HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 82 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 82 miles; HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Byram:

HAWKINS FIELD (about 11 miles; JACKSON, MS; ID: HKS)
JOHN BELL WILLIAMS (about 12 miles; RAYMOND, MS; ID: M16)
BRUCE CAMPBELL FIELD (about 21 miles; MADISON, MS; ID: MBO)

Amtrak station near Byram:

10 miles: JACKSON (300 W. CAPITOL ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Byram:

JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 12 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; RAYMOND, MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 85 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)

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Notable location: Brookwood Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Byram include: Brookleigh Baptist Church (A), Byram Baptist Church (B), Byram United Methodist Church (C), First Baptist Church (D), Grace Church of Christ (E), Griffith Memorial Baptist Church (F), Spring Ridge Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Reservoirs: Reigelea Lake (A), Lake Dockery (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Eleven Mile Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Hinds County - Elected Officials County Support Agencies- Libraries-Jackson Hinds System- Bran (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 7395 South Siwell Road) (1), Farrow Amusement CO (Amusement & Theme Parks; 250 Farrow Drive) (2), Green Games (Amusement & Theme Parks; 5842 Terry Road) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	80.2%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.6%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	3.4%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	1.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

Byram compared to Mississippi state average:

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Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Byram (2007 data):

Regions Bank: Byram Branch at 7384 Siwell Road, branch established on 1993-12-28. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Copiah Bank, National Association: Siwell Road Branch at 7384 Siwell Road Branch, branch established on 2003-04-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $115.3 mil, Deposits: $101.9 mil, headquarters in Hazlehurst, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Copiah Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Byram mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,586 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.65%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($136 average AGI)
Hinds County: 0.07%
Mississippi average: 0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Madison County, MS	1.04% ($32,487 average AGI)
from Rankin County, MS	0.99% ($30,535)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.52% ($21,791)

7.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,715 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.08%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($104 average AGI)
Hinds County: 0.03%
Mississippi average: 0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Rankin County, MS	1.62% ($37,695 average AGI)
to Madison County, MS	1.38% ($55,974)
to Copiah County, MS	0.15% ($35,400)

Strongest AM radio stations in Byram:

WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WTWZ (1120 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLINTON, MS; Owner: WOOD BROADCASTING CO.)
WJDX (620 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWDF (720 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICHLAND, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WSLI (930 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: SPORTSRAD, INC.)
WIIN (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RIDGELAND, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC)
WZRX (1590 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOAD (1300 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
WKXI (1400 AM; 1 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
WJXN (1450 AM; 1 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPBQ (1240 AM; 1 kW; FLOWOOD, MS; Owner: PDB CORPORATION)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Byram:

WDBT (95.5 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMSI-FM (102.9 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJMI (99.7 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
WTYX (94.7 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: BACKYARD BROADCASTING MISSISSIPPI, LLC)
WSTZ-FM (106.7 FM; VICKSBURG, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMPN-FM (91.3 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WUSJ (96.3 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJKK (98.7 FM; VICKSBURG, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC.)
WJXN-FM (100.9 FM; UTICA, MS; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMPR (90.1 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: J.C. MAXWELL BROADCASTING GROUP, INC)
WHJT (93.5 FM; CLINTON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE)
WJSU-FM (88.5 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY)
WYOY (101.7 FM; GLUCKSTADT, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC)
WKXI-FM (107.5 FM; MAGEE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
WYJS (105.9 FM; PICKENS, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, LLC)
WRXW (93.9 FM; PEARL, MS; Owner: BACKYARD BROADCASTING MISSISSIPPI, LLC)
WRJH (97.7 FM; BRANDON, MS; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF MISSISSIPPI, LLC)
WDXO (92.9 FM; HAZLEHURST, MS; Owner: THE O'NEAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W273AH (102.5 FM; RAYMOND, MS; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Byram:

WLBT (Channel 3; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
WJTV (Channel 12; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJKO-LP (Channel 64; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WMPN-TV (Channel 29; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WAPT (Channel 16; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WAPT HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WDBD (Channel 40; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WDBD LICENSE CORP.)
WJMF-LP (Channel 53; JACKSON, MS; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJXF-LP (Channel 49; JACKSON, MS; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBXK-CA (Channel 8; JACKSON, ETC., MS; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WBMS-CA (Channel 10; JACKSON, MS; Owner: GENE A. BLAILOCK)
W46CW (Channel 46; JACKSON/BRANDON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI TELEVISION, LLC)
W23BC (Channel 23; JACKSON, MS; Owner: JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY)
WNTZ (Channel 48; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF NATCHEZ LICENSE CORP.)

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