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Alcorn County

Population in July 2008: 325. Population change since 2000: -1.5%
 

Males: 157  (48.5%)
Females: 168  (51.5%)

Median resident age:  38.8 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 38865.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,053 (it was $26,563 in 2000)
Rienzi:  $32,053
Mississippi:  $36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,215
Rienzi:  $13,215
Mississippi:  $19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $67,538 (it was $45,000 in 2000)
Rienzi:  $67,538
Mississippi:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $78,426; Detached houses: $81,683; Townhouses or other attached units: $39,379; Mobile homes: $37,115

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Races in Rienzi:

  • White Non-Hispanic (67.9%)
  • Black (28.5%)
  • Hispanic (3.6%)
  • Other race (2.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Rienzi: 76.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (30.3%), English (8.8%), Irish (4.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 437 feet

Land area: 0.99 square miles.

Population density: 328 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Rienzi

  • High school or higher: 65.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rienzi town

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 54.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 13.1%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

8 residents are foreign born (2.4% Latin America).

This town:  2.4%
Mississippi:  1.4%


According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Rienzi, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rienzi to the number of sex offenders is 41 to 1.

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

Rienzi:  0.6% ($252)
Mississippi:  0.7% ($425)
Rienzi satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (62.3 miles , pop. 59,643).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (85.3 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (491.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Booneville, MS (2.7 miles ), Jumpertown, MS (2.9 miles ), Glen, MS (3.0 miles ), Kossuth, MS (3.2 miles) , Corinth, MS (3.5 miles ), Farmington, MS (3.5 miles ), Burnsville, MS (3.6 miles ), Paden, MS (4.1 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $62,500
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 34.76 N, Longitude: 88.53 W

Area code: 662

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Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-2.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Machinery (16%)
  • Furniture and related products (13%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Furniture and related products (14%)
  • Computer and electronic products (13%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (11%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Top executives (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (18%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (16%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Customer service representatives (7%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)



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Average climate in Rienzi, Mississippi

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Rienzi-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 159% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.6 miles away from the Rienzi town center killed 4 people and injured 78 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/16/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 42.7 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 36 people and caused $13 million in damages.


Rienzi-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.4 miles away from Rienzi center
On 4/3/1992 at 03:06:03, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 7.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 91.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/29/1990 at 19:34:59, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.5 MD, Depth: 8.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.5 miles away from the city center
On 5/10/2008 at 17:52:50, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 33.4 miles away from Rienzi center
On 11/6/1994 at 12:50:38, a magnitude 3.1 (2.7 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.0 miles away from the city center
On 5/28/2000 at 11:32:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.5 miles away from Rienzi center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Rienzi:
  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE (about 8 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS)
  • MAGNOLIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 12 miles; CORINTH, MS)
  • TISHOMINGO HEALTH SERVICES INC (about 19 miles; IUKA, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Rienzi, MS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rienzi:
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 48 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 52 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 64 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
Public high school in Rienzi:
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Churches in Rienzi include: Rienzi Methodist Church (A), Rienzi Church of Christ (B), Rienzi Baptist Church (C), North Rienzi Church of Christ (D), Hopwell Missionary Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Comfort Inn (Highway 72 West).

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.0%
Whole state:  71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  0.8%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  28.4%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  19.1%
Whole state:  9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rienzi, MS



Rienzi compared to Mississippi state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




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Rienzi travel time to work


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (52%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Other fuel (3%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religion statistics for Rienzi

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaChristian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents63.2%12.1%9.0%3.6%3.3%
Congregations34.4%16.1%21.5%2.2%5.4%
NameAmerican Baptist AssociationPresbyterian Church (USA)Catholic ChurchNational Association of Free Will BaptistsOther religions
Adherents2.6%2.4%1.1%0.6%2.0%
Congregations2.2%3.2%1.1%2.2%11.8%
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
Sewerage 0$0 1$816
Water Supply 1$1,428$17,1360$0
Totals for Government 1$1,428$17,1361$816



Rienzi government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $32,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $60,000
    Financial Administration: $51,000
    Sewerage: $30,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $100,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $70,000
  • Tax - Other Selective Sales: $94,000
    Property: $19,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $0
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $25,000

5.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,169 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.93%
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 Prentiss County, MS  0.95% ($22,726 average AGI)
from Tishomingo County, MS  0.67% ($24,413)
from Tippah County, MS  0.36% ($26,875)


5.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,707 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.31%
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 Prentiss County, MS  0.61% ($28,279 average AGI)
to McNairy County, TN  0.52% ($35,310)
to Tishomingo County, MS  0.46% ($24,706)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rienzi:
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WBIP (1400 AM; 1 kW; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICES OF MS, INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • WKCU (1350 AM; 1 kW; CORINTH, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCMA (1230 AM; 1 kW; CORINTH, MS; Owner: POWER VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rienzi:
  • WXRZ (94.3 FM; CORINTH, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOWL (91.9 FM; BURNSVILLE, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC)
  • WMAE-FM (89.5 FM; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WBIP-FM (99.3 FM; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WADI (95.3 FM; CORINTH, MS; Owner: POWER VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WFXO (104.9 FM; IUKA, MS; Owner: BILLY R. MCLAIN)
  • WYDL (100.7 FM; MIDDLETON, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZLQ (98.5 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: SAN DOW BROADCASTING)
  • WKZU (102.3 FM; RIPLEY, MS; Owner: KUDZU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAFR (88.3 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WWZD-FM (106.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAQB (90.9 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WESE (92.5 FM; BALDWYN, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Rienzi:
  • W53AF (Channel 53; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W34BU (Channel 34; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W46CE (Channel 46; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WMAE-TV (Channel 12; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W62CK (Channel 62; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W20BJ (Channel 20; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W27CL (Channel 27; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W43BH (Channel 43; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W41BT (Channel 41; ACTON, TN; Owner: JULIA F. JONES)
  • WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
  • W32BG (Channel 32; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W69DB (Channel 69; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W28BO (Channel 28; ACTON, TN; Owner: NORMAN CLOUTIER)
  • W51CG (Channel 51; ACTON, TN; Owner: JULIA F. JONES)
  • W56DA (Channel 56; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W22BS (Channel 22; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
  • W45BD (Channel 45; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)


Rienzi fatal accident list:
Sep 20, 1982 09:30 AM, 020977, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 4


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7
  • Vincent R Clawson, Intersection Of Hwy 409 & 410, Type: Tower, Structure height: 122 m, Overall height: 126.8 m, , Licensee ID: L00000959
    Registrant: Bellsouth Mobility Inc, 5050 Poplar Ave., Suite 1125, Memphis, TN 38157, Phone: (901) 684-2007
  • Edward G Roach, Hwy. 45 North, Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.5 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
    Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
  • Edward G Roach, County Road 516, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 103.6 m
    Registrant: Sba Infrastructures, LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
  • Craig B Royal, 460 Cr 560, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.9 m, , Licensee ID: L01128608
    Registrant: Tower Ventures V, LLC, 4091 Viscount Avenue, Memphis, TN 38118, Phone: (901) 794-9494, Email:
  • Thomas F Riley, 0.14 Miles West Of Cr 560 / Union Church Rd., 0.46 Miles South Of Sr 2, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.4 m
    Registrant: 5 N. Mccormick Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73127, Phone: (405) 694-2100, Email:
  • Wesley Youmans, 1/4 Mi E Of Hwy 45 Hwy 356 W Side Of Rienzi City Limits, Type: Tower, Structure height: 82 m, Overall height: 82 m
    Registrant: Citizens Communications Company, 180 South Clinton Ave., 7th Fl, Rochester, NY 14646, Phone: (585) 777-1538, Email:
  • 6 Km Nnw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.6 m, Overall height: 107.6 m
    Registrant: Nmsc Inc Dba , Corinth, MS 38834, Phone: (601) 287-5044

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Town Hall, Call Sign: KNEP961
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.340 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/23/1997, Expiration Date: 01/22/2003, Cancelation Date: 04/27/2003
    Registrant: Rienzi, Town Of, Town Hall, Rienzi, MS 38865

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2
  • 1.25 Miles East Of Us Highway 45 On Mississippi State Highwa, Call Sign: KRM973
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.780 MHz, 152.690 MHz, 152.780 MHz
    Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancelation Date: 04/05/1999
    Registrant: Mid-South Telephone Company, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA 70895
  • 1.25 Miles E Of Us Hwy 45 On Ms State Hwy 356., Call Sign: KWU279
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.840 MHz
    Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancelation Date: 04/05/1999
    Registrant: Mid-South Telephone Company, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA 70895

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Rienzi)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 77284 , Serial Number: 11726, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 05/21/1956
    Registrant (Individual): Joseph W Perry, 49 Main St, Rienzi, MS 38865


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 141
  • Hazardous Condition: 3
  • Service Call: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 8

Incident types - Rienzi


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