Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 39.5% | | Whole state: | 19.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 22.5% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sunflower, MS
Sunflower 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.
- 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Sunflower (2009 data):
- Planters Bank & Trust Company: Sunflower Branch at 100 Quiver Street, branch established on 1941-12-31. Info updated 2008-12-09: Bank assets: $536.9 mil, Deposits: $477.5 mil, headquarters in Indianola, MS, positive income, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Planters Holding Company
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (69%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- No fuel used (2%)
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Religon statistics for Sunflower
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Catholic Church |
| Adherents | 60.6% | 24.2% | 5.1% | 3.8% | 2.5% |
| Congregations | 36.0% | 24.0% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 4.0% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church in America | Episcopal Church | Assemblies of God | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other religions |
| Adherents | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Congregations | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 8.0% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,805 | $33,660 | 1 | $455 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $536 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $714 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $5,834 | $23,336 | 2 | $1,653 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $4,803 | $19,212 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $4,908 | $19,632 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
10 | $18,350 | $22,020 | 11 | $3,358 |
Sunflower government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $43,000
Solid Waste Management: $29,000
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $126,000
Water Utilities: $121,000
Fire Protection: $107,000
Police Protection: $104,000
Sewerage: $46,000
Solid Waste Management: $35,000
Regular Highways: $16,000
General - Other: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $475,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
Highways: $4,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $159,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $100,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $222,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $37,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $31,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $407,000
General - Other: $152,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $249,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $154,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $46,000
All Other: $9,000
Highways: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $92,000
Public Utilities: $12,000
NEC: $2,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $230,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000
5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,924 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.34% | | 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:
6.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,043 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.57% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Sunflower:
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WNLA (1380 AM; 1 kW; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: SHAMROCK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WABG (960 AM; 1 kW; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: GREENWOOD BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WXTN (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, MS; Owner: BRAD MAURICE COTHRAN)
- WCLD (1490 AM; 1 kW; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
- WGVM (1260 AM; 2 kW; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: MID-AMERICA BROADCASTING COMPANY,INC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sunflower:
- WTCD (96.9 FM; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WYMX (99.1 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMAO-FM (90.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WDTL-FM (92.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
- WRKG (95.3 FM; DREW, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
- WNLA-FM (105.5 FM; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: SHAMROCK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WVSD (91.7 FM; ITTA BENA, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WGRM-FM (93.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCLD-FM (103.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
- WGNL (104.3 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TEAM BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WGNG (106.3 FM; TCHULA, MS; Owner: TEAM BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WIQQ (102.3 FM; LELAND, MS; Owner: THE RIVER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WDMS (100.7 FM; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: MID-AMERICA BROADCASTING CO.)
- WDFX (98.3 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Sunflower:
- 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)
- WHCQ-LP (Channel 8; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DAVID ELLINGTON)
Sunflower fatal accident list:
Dec 8, 1976 12:05 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Lisa M Minney, 2345-T Hwy 49, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.2 m
Registrant: Crown Castle, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- Nw Cor Int Hwy 49w & Il Central Rr S, Call Sign: KXK273, Licensee ID: L00122222
Assigned Frequencies : 151.985 MHz, 151.985 MHz Grant Date: 01/07/2004, Expiration Date: 02/15/2014
Registrant: Sledge Telephone Company Inc, Sunflower, MS 38778, Phone: (662) 569-3311
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2- 359' N. Of Hwy. 49w And 353' West Of Illinois Central Railro, Call Sign: KNKC201
Assigned Frequencies : 152.840 MHz Grant Date: 12/17/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 08/16/2008
Registrant: Gurman Blask & Freedman, 1400 Sixteenth Street Nw Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 328-8200, Fax: (202) 462-1786, Email:
- 359' N Of Hwy 49w And 353' W Of Icg Railroad Tracks, Call Sign: WXS373
Assigned Frequencies : 152.780 MHz, 152.510 MHz Grant Date: 12/17/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 08/16/2008
Registrant: Gurman Blask & Freedman, 1400 Sixteenth Street Nw Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 328-8200, Fax: (202) 462-1786, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: KA5MUD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01270645
Grant Date: 04/19/2007, Expiration Date: 05/27/2017, Certifier: Billy G Weeks Sr
Registrant: Billy G Weeks Sr, 205 Railroad Ave, Sunflower, MS 38778
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1- Aircraft: PIPER PA-32R-301T (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4328B , Serial Number: 32R-8429003, Year manufactured: 1983, Airworthiness Date: 12/06/1983
Registrant (Corporation): Mhc LLC, Po Box 9, Sunflower, MS 38778
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 5
- Good Intent Call: 1
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