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Population (year 2000): 2,208. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,946 (-11.9% change)
 

Males: 996  (45.1%)
Females: 1,212  (54.9%)

Leflore County

Median resident age:  29.0 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 38941.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $20,800 (it was $20,968 in 2000)
Itta Bena  $20,800
Mississippi:  $32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $50,500 (it was $49,500 in 2000)
Itta Bena  $50,500
Mississippi:  $82,700

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Races in Itta Bena:

  • Black (81.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (17.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (2.6%), English (1.7%), Irish (1.4%), Subsaharan African (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 132 feet

Land area: 1.43 square miles.

Population density: 1394 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Itta Bena

  • High school or higher: 60.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
  • Unemployed: 13.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Itta Bena city

  • Never married: 39.8%
  • Now married: 35.1%
  • Separated: 5.5%
  • Widowed: 11.0%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.1%
Mississippi:  1.4%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Itta Bena, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Itta Bena to the number of sex offenders is 285 to 1.

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

Itta Bena:  0.7% ($362)
Mississippi:  0.6% ($425)
Itta Bena satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (81.7 miles , pop. 184,256).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (114.7 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (433.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Morgan City, MS (8.3 miles ), Greenwood, MS (9.6 miles ), Sidon, MS (9.9 miles ), Schlater, MS (10.1 miles ), Moorhead, MS (13.0 miles ), Cruger, MS (13.5 miles ), Sunflower, MS (15.2 miles ), Doddsville, MS (17.8 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $48,200
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $48,200
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $48,200
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 33.50 N, Longitude: 90.32 W


Area code: 662

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Population change in the 1990s: -220 (-9.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (24%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.00
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Itta Bena, Mississippi

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Itta Bena-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 124% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1971, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 9.5 miles away from the Itta Bena city center killed 47 people and injured 510 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/9/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.0 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: B. B. King - (born 1925), blues musician, Marion Barry.


Hospitals/medical centers near Itta Bena:
  • GREENWOOD LEFLORE HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; GREENWOOD, MS)
  • SOUTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; INDIANOLA, MS)
  • NORTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; RULEVILLE, MS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Itta Bena:
  • MID DELTA RGNL (about 46 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID: GLH)
  • UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 82 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID: UOX)
  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 85 miles; JACKSON, MS; ID: JAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Itta Bena:
  • GREENWOOD-LEFLORE (about 17 miles; GREENWOOD, MS; ID: GWO)
  • RULEVILLE-DREW (about 23 miles; DREW, MS; ID: M37)
  • INDIANOLA MUNI (about 24 miles; INDIANOLA, MS; ID: IDL)

Amtrak station near Itta Bena:
  • 11 miles: GREENWOOD (506 CARROLTON AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

College/University in Itta Bena:
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 2,297; Location: 14000 HIGHWAY 82 WEST; Public; Website: www.mvsu.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Itta Bena:
  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
  • DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
  • NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 81 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 82 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; JACKSON, MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
Public high school in Itta Bena:
  • LEFLORE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 500; Location: 401 LAKESIDE DRIVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Itta Bena:
  • LEFLORE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 643; Location: 401 LAKESIDE DRIVE; Grades: KG - 06)

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Churches in Itta Bena include: Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), First Methodist Church (C), New Bethel Baptist Church (D), Itta Bena-Morgan City Presbyterian Church (E), Saint Rest Church of God in Christ (F), Saint Mary Missionary Baptist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Itta Bena and their reported violations in the past:

CITY OF ITTA BENA (Population served: 3390, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and NOV-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-29-2005)
BLUE LAKE WATER ASSN. INC (Population served: 295, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-22-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-22-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2001 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and SEP-04-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (JAN-07-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-01-2000), Fed FAO issued (MAY-26-2000), St Compliance achieved (SEP-04-2001)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
AMERICAS CATCH-THE FARM (Population served: 185, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2003 and OCT-20-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-20-2003)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  73.3%
Whole state:  71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.4%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  34.5%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  16.2%
Whole state:  9.1%

Itta Bena compared to Mississippi state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Itta Bena (2007 data):
  • Regions Bank: Itta Bena Branch at 120 Humphreys Street, branch established on 1926-01-01. 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



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 8$17,644$26,4663$2,178
Other Government Administration 4$7,634$22,9026$10,050
Electric Power 2$3,654$21,9240$0
Water Supply 2$2,518$15,1080$0
Parks and Recreation 2$2,868$17,2080$0
Sewerage 2$2,560$15,3600$0
Solid Waste Management 2$2,428$14,5680$0
Firefighters 5$8,786$21,0860$0
Police - Other 4$4,656$13,9680$0
Totals for Government 31$52,748$20,4199$12,228



5.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,245 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.12%
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 Carroll County, MS  0.61% ($22,844 average AGI)
from Shelby County, TN  0.33% ($21,765)
from Orleans Parish, LA  0.31% ($24,188)


6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,135 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.42%
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 Carroll County, MS  0.71% ($28,773 average AGI)
to Shelby County, TN  0.62% ($25,439)
to Grenada County, MS  0.40% ($27,762)


Strongest AM radio stations in Itta Bena:
  • WABG (960 AM; 1 kW; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: GREENWOOD BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WGRM (1240 AM; 1 kW; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WXTN (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, MS; Owner: BRAD MAURICE COTHRAN)
  • WKXG (1540 AM; 1 kW; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Itta Bena:
  • WVSD (91.7 FM; ITTA BENA, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WYMX (99.1 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGRM-FM (93.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMAO-FM (90.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WGNL (104.3 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TEAM BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTCD (96.9 FM; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGNG (106.3 FM; TCHULA, MS; Owner: TEAM BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WQXB (100.1 FM; GRENADA, MS; Owner: CHATTERBOX, INC.)
  • WDTL-FM (92.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
  • WRKG (95.3 FM; DREW, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
  • WAGR-FM (102.5 FM; LEXINGTON, MS; Owner: BRAD MAURICE COTHRAN)

TV broadcast stations around Itta Bena:
  • WABG-TV (Channel 6; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WMAO-TV (Channel 23; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WXVT (Channel 15; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K53FB (Channel 53; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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