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Tunica County

Population in 2010: 1,373. Population change since 2000: -33.3%
Males: 743  (54.1%)
Females: 630  (45.9%)

Median resident age:  24.3 years
Mississippi median age:  37.7 years

Zip codes: 39705.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $59,296 (it was $39,596 in 2000)
Columbus AFB:

$59,296
Mississippi:

$36,646
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $21,476

Columbus AFB CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $75,055 (it was $13,900 in 2000)
Columbus AFB:

$75,055
Mississippi:

$98,000
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $179,415; Detached houses: $527,425; Mobile homes: $79,983

Median gross rent in 2009: $966.

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  • White alone - 1,016 (74.0%)
  • Black alone - 154 (11.2%)
  • Hispanic - 100 (7.3%)
  • Asian alone - 46 (3.4%)
  • Two or more races - 32 (2.3%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 20 (1.5%)
  • Other race alone - 3 (0.2%)
  • American Indian alone - 2 (0.1%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Columbus AFB: 86.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.4%), Irish (14.5%), United States (10.9%), English (10.3%), Italian (8.4%), Scottish (3.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 200 feet

Land area: 7.04 square miles.

Population density: 195 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Columbus AFB:

  • High school or higher: 95.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.6%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 10.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Columbus AFB CDP:

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 75.5%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 0.9%

72 residents are foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 1.3% Asia, 0.7% Europe).

This place:  3.5%
Mississippi:  1.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $-1 (100.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $-1 (100.0%)
Columbus AFB satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (60.2 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (94.4 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (485.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Caledonia, MS (2.8 miles ), Columbus, MS (3.0 miles ), West Point, MS (3.5 miles ), New Hope, MS (3.8 miles ), Aberdeen, MS (3.8 miles ), Artesia, MS (4.3 miles ), Macedonia, AL (4.4 miles ), Ethelsville, AL (4.5 miles) .

Latitude: 33.63 N, Longitude: 88.45 W

Area code: 662

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

13.4%
Mississippi:

8.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Public administration (53%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (28%)
  • Manufacturing (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
  • Construction (0%)
  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Retail trade (23%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (17%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (17%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (11%)
  • Registered nurses (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)

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Average climate in Columbus AFB, Mississippi

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Tornado activity:

Columbus AFB-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 210% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.9 miles away from the Columbus AFB place center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.7 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 178 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Columbus AFB-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 70.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 35.4 miles away from Columbus AFB center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.1 miles away from the city center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 66.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 70.4 miles away from Columbus AFB center
On 5/28/1995 at 15:28:36, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 46.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Tunica County (8) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2

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

  • BAPTIST MEM HOSP/GOLDEN TRIANGLE INC (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 8 miles away; COLUMBUS, MS)
  • CLAY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; WEST POINT, MS)
  • GILMORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; AMORY, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Columbus AFB, MS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Columbus AFB:

  • Mississippi State University (about 24 miles; Mississippi State, MS; Full-time enrollment: 15,187)
  • Itawamba Community College (about 45 miles; Fulton, MS; FT enrollment: 5,616)
  • East Mississippi Community College (about 56 miles; Scooba, MS; FT enrollment: 3,463)
  • The University of Alabama (about 60 miles; Tuscaloosa, AL; FT enrollment: 24,935)
  • Shelton State Community College (about 63 miles; Tuscaloosa, AL; FT enrollment: 3,652)
  • Bevill State Community College (about 70 miles; Jasper, AL; FT enrollment: 2,544)
  • Northeast Mississippi Community College (about 73 miles; Booneville, MS; FT enrollment: 3,081)

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Notable location: Columbus Air Force Base Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Tunica 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 2009 was 31.6. This is about average.
City:

31.6
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 9.68. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.7 miles away from the city center.
City:

9.68
U.S.:

9.59


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.5%
(4.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 9.8% for Black residents, 69.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 85.7% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  61.4%
Whole state:  70.1%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  1.8%
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: 0.7% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Columbus AFB, MS


240 people in military barracks, etc.
7 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents

Columbus AFB compared to Mississippi state average:

  • Median house value significantly below 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 significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Columbus AFB travel time to work - commute
Columbus AFB mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (50%)
  • Utility gas (47%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


2008 Presidential Election results in Tunica County Mississippi:
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Religion statistics for Columbus AFB (based on Tunica County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 17.62%
Here17.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Presbyterian ChurchChurches of ChristOther
Adherents38.0%23.9%10.0%10.0%18.1%
Congregations23.1%15.4%7.7%15.4%38.5%
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
Tunica County:

2.87 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:

2.08 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15
Tunica County:

14.33 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 4
Here:

3.82 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.03 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

13.6%
Mississippi:

12.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Tunica County:

41.1%
Mississippi:

33.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

15.9%
State:

14.4%

13.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,926 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

13.11%
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 DeSoto County, MS  1.94% ($28,450 average AGI)
from Coahoma County, MS  1.58% ($18,308)
from Shelby County, TN  1.58% ($24,092)


11.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,876 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

11.17%
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 DeSoto County, MS  3.57% ($31,764 average AGI)
to Shelby County, TN  1.29% ($18,423)
to Coahoma County, MS  0.69% ($21,643)

Strongest AM radio stations in Columbus AFB:

  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WACR (1050 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBUS, MS)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVSA (1380 AM; 5 kW; VERNON, AL; Owner: LAMAR CTY. B/CING. CO., INC.)
  • WJWF (1400 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WROB (1450 AM; 1 kW; WEST POINT, MS; Owner: BOB MCRANEY ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WWZQ (1240 AM; 1 kW; ABERDEEN, MS; Owner: STANFORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WERH (970 AM; 5 kW; HAMILTON, AL; Owner: KATE F. FITE)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Columbus AFB:

  • WMBC (103.1 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSYE (93.3 FM; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
  • WWKZ (105.3 FM; ABERDEEN, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKOR-FM (94.9 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAJV (98.9 FM; BROOKSVILLE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKBB (100.9 FM; WEST POINT, MS; Owner: BOB MCRANEY ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WSMS (99.9 FM; ARTESIA, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • WZBQ (94.1 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMSU (92.1 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WACR-FM (103.9 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: T & W COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WAJS (91.7 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WMSV (91.1 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • W245AB (96.9 FM; WEST POINT, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WMAB-FM (89.9 FM; ACKERMAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WTXT (98.1 FM; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMXU (106.1 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WALN (89.3 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WBEI (101.7 FM; REFORM, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WJZB (88.9 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Columbus AFB:

  • W25AD (Channel 25; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WCBI-TV (Channel 4; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTVA (Channel 9; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
  • WKDH (Channel 45; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLOV-TV (Channel 27; WEST POINT, MS; Owner: LINGARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMAB-TV (Channel 2; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: KC6WZD, Licensee ID: L00223253
    Grant Date: 04/10/2001, Expiration Date: 07/02/2011, Cancellation Date: 06/03/2003, Certifier: Bruce W Freed Sr
    Registrant: Bruce W Freed Sr, 5528 B Hamilton Ave, Columbus Afb, MS 39705


Businesses in Columbus AFB, MS

  • GNC: 1
  • Subway: 1


Columbus AFB on our top lists:

  • #77 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of renters"
  • #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"

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