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Population (year 2000): 2,332. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,238 (-4.0% change)
 

Males: 1,041  (44.6%)
Females: 1,291  (55.4%)

Holmes County

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

Zip codes: 39169.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $11,500 (it was $11,571 in 2000)
Tchula  $11,500
Mississippi:  $32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $37,000 (it was $36,200 in 2000)
Tchula  $37,000
Mississippi:  $82,700

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Races in Tchula:

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

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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: 1616 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 560 to 1.

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

Tchula:  0.5% ($199)
Mississippi:  0.6% ($425)

Tchula satellite photo by USGS

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

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (135.0 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (426.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Cruger, MS (9.7 miles ), Lexington, MS (12.6 miles ), Eden, MS (15.1 miles) , Sidon, MS (15.8 miles ), Morgan City, MS (16.3 miles ), Belzoni, MS (18.1 miles ), Silver City, MS (19.7 miles ), Itta Bena, MS (22.9 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

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:  1.34
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Tchula, Mississippi

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Tchula-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 148% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.1 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 32.3 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 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 13 miles; LEXINGTON, MS)
  • HUMPHREYS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BELZONI, MS)
  • UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - DURANT,THE (about 25 miles; DURANT, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Tchula, MS

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tchula:
  • MID DELTA RGNL (about 57 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID: GLH)
  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 62 miles; JACKSON, MS; ID: JAN)
  • UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 96 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID: UOX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tchula:
  • C. A. MOORE (about 15 miles; LEXINGTON, MS; ID: 19M)
  • BELZONI MUNI (about 20 miles; BELZONI, MS; ID: 1M2)
  • GREENWOOD-LEFLORE (about 23 miles; GREENWOOD, MS; ID: GWO)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tchula:
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
  • DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; JACKSON, MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 61 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; RAYMOND, MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
Public elementary/middle school in Tchula:
  • MILESTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 121; Location: 129 HEADSTART ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)

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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 1999:
This town:  54.4%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  34.4%
Whole state:  9.1%

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 (2007 data):
  • BankPlus: Tchula Branch at 206 Main Street, branch established on 1904-02-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,799.7 mil, Deposits: $1,325.1 mil, headquarters in Belzoni, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 60 total offices, Holding Company: Bancplus Corporation



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WJDX (620 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • WELZ (1460 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BELZONI, MS; Owner: ZOO-BEL BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WTWZ (1120 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLINTON, MS; Owner: WOOD BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WWDF (720 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICHLAND, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)

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.)
  • WYJS (105.9 FM; PICKENS, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, LLC)
  • WQJQ (105.1 FM; KOSCIUSKO, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBYP (107.1 FM; BELZONI, MS; Owner: ZOO-BEL 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)

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