For population 15 years and over in North Tunica CDP:
Never married: 49.1%
Now married: 28.3%
Separated: 7.8%
Widowed: 8.5%
Divorced: 6.2%
0 residents are foreign born
This place:
0.0%
Mississippi:
1.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $117 (0.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $-1
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Memphis, TN (36.9 miles , pop. 650,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (391.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
North Tunica-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 168% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/29/1963, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.5 miles away from the North Tunica place center killed 5 peopleand injured 10 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 3/21/1952, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 41.3 miles away from the place center killed 16 peopleand injured 74 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
North Tunica-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 82% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 64.8 miles away from the city center On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.6 miles away from North Tunica center On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 63.1 miles away from the city center On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 88.0 miles away from the city center On 5/1/2005 at 12:37:32, a magnitude 4.2 (4.1 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 79.1 miles away from North Tunica center On 2/10/2005 at 14:04:54, a magnitude 4.1 (3.9 MB, 4.1 MW, Depth: 9.5 mi) earthquake occurred 73.6 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).
Hospitals/medical centers near North Tunica:
NORTH OAK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, about 26 miles away; SENATOBIA, MS)
HELENA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 28 miles away; HELENA, AR)
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DESOTO (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 28 miles away; SOUTHAVEN, MS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Tunica:
Northwest Mississippi Community College (about 24 miles; Senatobia, MS; Full-time enrollment: 6,204)
Coahoma Community College (about 33 miles; Clarksdale, MS; FT enrollment: 2,224)
Southwest Tennessee Community College (about 36 miles; Memphis, TN; FT enrollment: 6,609)
University of Memphis (about 39 miles; Memphis, TN; FT enrollment: 14,700)
University of Mississippi Main Campus (about 52 miles; University, MS; FT enrollment: 13,969)
Delta State University (about 70 miles; Cleveland, MS; FT enrollment: 2,783)
Arkansas State University-Main Campus (about 81 miles; Jonesboro, AR; FT enrollment: 8,301)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.6. This is about average.
City:
32.6
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.70. This is about average.Closest monitor was 16.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
9.70
U.S.:
9.59
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2002 was 9.34. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 23.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
9.34
U.S.:
14.26
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 65.3%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 91.9% for Black residents)
Average household size:
This place:
3.3 people
Mississippi:
2.6 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
73.1%
Whole state:
70.1%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
6.8%
Whole state:
4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for North Tunica (based on Tunica County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 17.62%
Here
17.6%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Churches of Christ
Other
Adherents
38.0%
23.9%
10.0%
10.0%
18.1%
Congregations
23.1%
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:
