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Rankin County

Population in July 2008: 356. Population change since 2000: +0.6%
 

Males: 167  (47.2%)
Females: 189  (52.8%)

Median resident age:  36.9 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 39151.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,836 (it was $36,625 in 2000)
Puckett:  $42,836
Mississippi:  $36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,557
Puckett:  $18,557
Mississippi:  $19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $115,773 (it was $71,700 in 2000)
Puckett:  $115,773
Mississippi:  $96,000

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Races in Puckett:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Black (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Puckett: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (28.5%), Irish (10.5%), English (6.2%), Scottish (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (4.0%), German (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 340 feet

Land area: 2.02 square miles.

Population density: 177 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Puckett

  • High school or higher: 79.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Puckett village

  • Never married: 18.7%
  • Now married: 63.8%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.0%
Mississippi:  1.4%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

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

Puckett:  0.5% ($332)
Mississippi:  0.7% ($425)
Puckett satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (29.9 miles , pop. 184,256).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (138.3 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (369.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Polkville, MS (3.0 miles) , D'Lo, MS (3.1 miles ), Mendenhall, MS (3.2 miles ), Braxton, MS (3.5 miles) , Magee, MS (3.8 miles ), Raleigh, MS (3.9 miles ), Pelahatchie, MS (4.0 miles ), Brandon, MS (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 32.08 N, Longitude: 89.78 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 601

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Population change in the 1990s: +183 (+107.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (22%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Mining (6%)
  • Paper (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (15%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)



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Average climate in Puckett, Mississippi

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Puckett-area historical tornado activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 236% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/26/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.0 miles away from the Puckett village center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 1/10/1975, a category 4 tornado 18.6 miles away from the village center killed 9 people and injured 210 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Puckett-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Mississippi state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 87.5 miles away from Puckett center
On 3/25/1996 at 14:15:50, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.9 miles away from the city center
On 5/16/2008 at 18:39:14, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Puckett topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Puckett:
  • SIMPSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MENDENHALL, MS)
  • MAGEE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MAGEE, MS)
  • RANKIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; BRANDON, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Puckett, MS

located in Puckett:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Puckett:
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 40 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; RAYMOND, MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
  • JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 48 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
  • MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 70 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
Public high school in Puckett:
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Cemetery: Puckett Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This village:  2.6 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  80.9%
Whole state:  71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  10.8%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  7.6%
Whole state:  9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Puckett, MS



Puckett compared to Mississippi state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Puckett (2009 data):
  • Peoples Bank: Puckett Branch at 6423 Highway 18, branch established on 2002-03-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $176.0 mil, Deposits: $150.9 mil, headquarters in Mendenhall, MS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices



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School Enrollment by Level of School


Puckett travel time to work
Puckett mode of transportation to work chart


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (55%)
  • Electricity (27%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Puckett

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents68.8%15.8%5.2%1.3%1.2%
Congregations46.4%21.6%1.6%3.2%1.6%
NamePresbyterian Church in AmericaEvangelical Presbyterian ChurchBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.2%1.1%1.0%1.0%3.3%
Congregations2.4%0.8%2.4%1.6%18.4%
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.


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
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$2,200
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$475
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,100$25,2001$540
Water Supply 2$2,437$14,6220$0
Totals for Government 3$4,537$18,14810$3,215



10.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,665 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.25%
Mississippi average:  7.82%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($188 average AGI)
Rankin County:  0.06%
Mississippi average:  0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hinds County, MS  3.07% ($37,695 average AGI)
from Madison County, MS  1.11% ($50,230)
from Simpson County, MS  0.30% ($30,788)


7.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,907 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.93%
Mississippi average:  8.35%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($47 average AGI)
Rankin County:  0.02%
Mississippi average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hinds County, MS  1.90% ($30,535 average AGI)
to Madison County, MS  0.95% ($54,702)
to Simpson County, MS  0.23% ($32,089)


Strongest AM radio stations in Puckett:
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWDF (720 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICHLAND, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJDX (620 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSLI (930 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: SPORTSRAD, INC.)
  • WIIN (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RIDGELAND, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC)
  • WTWZ (1120 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLINTON, MS; Owner: WOOD BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WEEZ (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOAD (1300 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
  • WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
  • WZRX (1590 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Puckett:
  • WKXI-FM (107.5 FM; MAGEE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
  • WQST-FM (92.5 FM; FOREST, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • WDBT (95.5 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMSI-FM (102.9 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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.)
  • WTYX (94.7 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: BACKYARD BROADCASTING MISSISSIPPI, LLC)
  • WJKK (98.7 FM; VICKSBURG, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC.)
  • WJMI (99.7 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
  • WRJH (97.7 FM; BRANDON, MS; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF MISSISSIPPI, LLC)
  • WMPR (90.1 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: J.C. MAXWELL BROADCASTING GROUP, INC)
  • WMAW-FM (88.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WMBU (89.1 FM; FOREST, MS; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WNSL (100.3 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKZW (94.3 FM; SANDERSVILLE, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBN (95.9 FM; TAYLORSVILLE, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WRXW (93.9 FM; PEARL, MS; Owner: BACKYARD BROADCASTING MISSISSIPPI, LLC)
  • WJXN-FM (100.9 FM; UTICA, MS; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Puckett:
  • WLBT (Channel 3; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
  • WJTV (Channel 12; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMPN-TV (Channel 29; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WDBD (Channel 40; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WDBD LICENSE CORP.)
  • WJKO-LP (Channel 64; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WAPT (Channel 16; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WAPT HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA 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)
  • WMAW-TV (Channel 14; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W36CU (Channel 36; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W46CW (Channel 46; JACKSON/BRANDON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI TELEVISION, LLC)


Puckett fatal accident list:
Sep 2, 1997 09:59 AM, Ms 18, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total costs: $16,000
Total average daily traffic: 30
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 45

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 847 Springwater Ranch Road, Structure height: 124.7 m, Call Sign: KNKA799
    869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/21/2008, Expiration Date: 11/27/2018
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Julie L Kupperman, 1064 Hwy 13 North, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$189,1901$136,780
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0209.00

HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans

HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 5

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