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Holmes County

Population in July 2008: 2,215. Population change since 2000: -5.0%
 

Males: 988  (44.6%)
Females: 1,227  (55.4%)

Median resident age:  24.5 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 39169.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $13,962 (it was $11,571 in 2000)
Tchula:  $13,962
Mississippi:  $36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $7,942
Tchula:  $7,942
Mississippi:  $19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $46,676 (it was $31,100 in 2000)
Tchula:  $46,676
Mississippi:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $65,616; Detached houses: $61,991; Townhouses or other attached units: $93,134; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $46,427; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $490,572; Mobile homes: $45,717

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Races in Tchula:

  • Black (95.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Tchula: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 120 feet

Land area: 1.39 square miles.

Population density: 1599 people per square mile 
 
  (low).



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For population 25 years and over in Tchula

  • High school or higher: 51.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 17.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tchula town

  • Never married: 52.5%
  • Now married: 24.7%
  • Separated: 6.5%
  • Widowed: 10.1%
  • Divorced: 6.2%

13 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
Mississippi:  1.4%


According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Tchula, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tchula to the number of sex offenders is 554 to 1.

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

Tchula:  0.6% ($199)
Mississippi:  0.7% ($425)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (59.5 miles , pop. 184,256).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (134.7 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (381.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Cruger, MS (3.1 miles ), Lexington, MS (3.3 miles ), Eden, MS (3.8 miles) , Belzoni, MS (3.9 miles ), Morgan City, MS (3.9 miles ), Sidon, MS (4.0 miles ), Silver City, MS (4.1 miles ), Isola, MS (4.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $64,500
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $57,000
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $117,600
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $63,800
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $78,800
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $75,800
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $76,400
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $76,300
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $76,300
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 33.18 N, Longitude: 90.22 W

Area code: 662

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Population change in the 1990s: +149 (+6.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Food (14%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.35
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Tchula, Mississippi

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Tchula-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 190% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.0 miles away from the Tchula town center killed 13 people and injured 182 people.

On 2/21/1971, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 31.9 miles away from the town center killed 47 people and injured 510 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Tchula-area historical earthquake activity is below Mississippi state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/11/1996 at 18:17:49, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 46.6 miles away from Tchula center
On 10/26/2002 at 20:05:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Tchula topographic map

Birthplace of: Michael Clark - College basketball player (Miss. Valley St. Delta Devils).


Hospitals/medical centers near Tchula:
  • UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC-HOLMES (about 11 miles; LEXINGTON, MS)
  • HUMPHREYS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BELZONI, MS)
  • UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - DURANT,THE (about 21 miles; DURANT, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Tchula, MS

Airports located in Tchula:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tchula:
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
  • DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 61 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; JACKSON, MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; RAYMOND, MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
Public high school in Tchula:
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Average household size:
This town:  3.2 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.5%
Whole state:  71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.1%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  54.4%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  34.4%
Whole state:  9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tchula, MS



Tchula compared to Mississippi state average:

Tchula, Mississippi environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income significantly 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 significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Tchula (2009 data):
  • BankPlus: Tchula Branch at 206 Main Street, branch established on 1904-02-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,148.6 mil, Deposits: $1,398.7 mil, headquarters in Belzoni, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 64 total offices, Holding Company: Bancplus Corporation



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School Enrollment by Level of School


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


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (50%)
  • Electricity (39%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
  • No fuel used (2%)


Religion statistics for Tchula

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church in AmericaChurches of ChristChurch of the Nazarene
Adherents60.3%31.1%3.7%1.4%0.8%
Congregations33.3%35.0%11.7%6.7%1.7%
NameCatholic ChurchChurch of God of ProphecyEpiscopal ChurchChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Other religions
Adherents0.6%0.6%0.5%0.2%0.8%
Congregations1.7%1.7%1.7%1.7%5.0%
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
Financial Administration 1$1,833$21,9960$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$500
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 8$975
Firefighters 0$0 21$2,500
Sewerage 0$0 1$500
Water Supply 5$6,684$16,0420$0
Totals for Government 6$8,517$17,03435$4,475



Tchula government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $89,000
    Sewerage: $51,000
  • Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $254,000
    Police Protection: $251,000
    Fire Protection: $148,000
    Water Utilities: $146,000
    Financial Administration: $116,000
    Solid Waste Management: $58,000
    Sewerage: $41,000
    Regular Highways: $30,000
    Libraries: $19,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $253,000
    Water Utilities: $95,000
    All Other: $40,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $71,000
    Highways: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $188,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $176,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $12,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $64,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $135,000
    General - Other: $26,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $128,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $182,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $87,000
    All Other: $74,000
  • Tax - Property: $126,000
    Public Utilities: $45,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $192,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000

4.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,873 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.94%
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 Hinds County, MS  0.77% ($21,510 average AGI)
from Attala County, MS  0.47% ($29,400)
from Cook County, IL  0.41% ($23,115)


5.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,912 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.81%
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 Hinds County, MS  1.07% ($23,957 average AGI)
to Madison County, MS  0.79% ($26,980)
to Attala County, MS  0.76% ($24,633)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tchula:
  • WXTN (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, MS; Owner: BRAD MAURICE COTHRAN)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WELZ (1460 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BELZONI, MS; Owner: ZOO-BEL BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJDX (620 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIIN (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RIDGELAND, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC)
  • 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.)
  • WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTWZ (1120 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLINTON, MS; Owner: WOOD BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tchula:
  • WAGR-FM (102.5 FM; LEXINGTON, MS; Owner: BRAD MAURICE COTHRAN)
  • WGNG (106.3 FM; TCHULA, MS; Owner: TEAM BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WMAO-FM (90.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WYMX (99.1 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGNL (104.3 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TEAM BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WQJQ (105.1 FM; KOSCIUSKO, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBYP (107.1 FM; BELZONI, MS; Owner: ZOO-BEL BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WYJS (105.9 FM; PICKENS, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, LLC)
  • WZKR (103.3 FM; DECATUR, MS; Owner: PONYTAIL BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WYAB (93.1 FM; YAZOO CITY, MS; Owner: SSR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJNS-FM (92.1 FM; YAZOO CITY, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Tchula:
  • WABG-TV (Channel 6; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WMAO-TV (Channel 23; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Tchula, Mississippi:
  • Fatal accident count: 4
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 13
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Mississippi average:
  • Fatal accident count: 79
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 119
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
  • Fatalities: 87
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 198
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7

Tchula fatal accident list:
Feb 6, 1998 02:48 AM, Front St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 8, 1996 09:23 AM, Us 49, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 26, 1987 05:00 AM, 2600030000, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Dec 21, 1984 12:15 AM, 260003, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 15 meters (49ft)
Total average daily traffic: 6,600
Total average daily truck traffic: 416
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 9,900

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 6.2 Miles Ne Of City Of Tchula, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 95.1 m, Call Sign: KNKN638
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/23/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Richard Ekstrand
    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: 5
  • Muayyad Mustafa, 34 Roosevelt Granderson Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.7 m, Overall height: 93 m
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
  • Del Slone, 50 Head Start Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.8 m
    Registrant: Cellular South Real Estate, Inc., 1018 Highland Colony Pkwy, Ste 330, Ridgeland, MS 39157, Phone: (601) 974-7114, Email:
  • Del Slone, 10 Rush Brook Rd, Tchula, Ms 39169, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
    Registrant: Cellular South Real Estate, Inc., 1018 Highland Colony Pkwy, Ste 330, Ridgeland, MS 39157, Phone: (601) 974-7114, Email:
  • Steve Olson, 6.2 Miles Ne Of City Of Tchula, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 95.1 m
    Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, 1111 19th Street N.W. Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 857-3500, Email:
  • James l Drake, 7.4 Km Ese, Type: Tower, Structure height: 72.5 m, Overall height: 78 m, , Licensee ID: L00339051
    Registrant: Modern Communications Of Greenville, 1936 Hwy 82 E, Greenville, MS 38704-5702, Phone: (662) 332-1294, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Tchula, MS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: N5EZR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00256590
    Grant Date: 06/25/2007, Expiration Date: 09/16/2017, Certifier: Henry C Waterer Jr
    Registrant: Henry C Waterer Jr, 8974 Outside Horseshoe Rd, Tchula, MS 39169-9734


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 12 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Tchula)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 35
  • Hazardous Condition: 3

Incident types - Tchula


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Tchula, MS

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