Average household size:
| This city: |  2.8 people | | Oklahoma: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 72.8% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 4.0% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 30.7% | | Whole state: | 14.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 7.3% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tupelo, OK
Tupelo compared to Oklahoma state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Coal County Oklahoma:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (89%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Tupelo
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Catholic Church | Church of the Nazarene |
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| Adherents | 60.5% | 17.9% | 6.4% | 2.8% | 2.3% |
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| Congregations | 25.0% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
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| Name | Old Order Amish | General Conference Churches of God | Assemblies of God | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 4.5% |
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| Congregations | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 25.0% |
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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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,200 | $26,400 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $2,200 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,350 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,200 | $26,400 | 4 | $3,550 |
Tupelo government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $89,000
General - Other: $40,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $82,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $77,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $5,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $42,000
Property Sale Other: $2,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $57,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $100,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $106,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $61,000
General Support: $4,000
Highways: $4,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $20,000
Public Utilities: $8,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $47,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000
6.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,133 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.78% | | Oklahoma average: | 8.21% |
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:
7.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,282 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.91% | | Oklahoma average: | 7.91% |
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 Tupelo:
- KEOR (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ATOKA, OK; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KYNG (950 AM; 10 kW; DENISON-SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
- KADA (1230 AM; 1 kW; ADA, OK; Owner: THE CHICKASAW NATION)
- KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
- KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Tupelo:
- KAZC (88.3 FM; TISHOMINGO, OK; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KQCV-FM (95.1 FM; SHAWNEE, OK; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
- KHKC-FM (102.1 FM; ATOKA, OK; Owner: KEYSTONE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K209AZ (89.7 FM; ADA, OK; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP. INC)
- KKFC (105.5 FM; COALGATE, OK; Owner: WOODSTONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KYKC (100.1 FM; BYNG, OK; Owner: CENTRAL OKLAHOMA COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
- KIXO (106.1 FM; SULPHUR, OK; Owner: DFWU, INC.)
- KADA-FM (99.3 FM; ADA, OK; Owner: THE CHICKASAW NATION)
- K204BX (88.7 FM; ADA, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KTGS (89.9 FM; ADA, OK; Owner: S CENTRAL OK CHRISTIAN BROADC/G INC)
TV broadcast stations around Tupelo:
- KTEN (Channel 10; ADA, OK; Owner: CHANNEL 49 ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- KXII (Channel 12; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KXII LICENSEE CORP.)
- K35CU (Channel 35; ADA, OK; Owner: LOCKE SUPPLY CO.)
Tupelo fatal accident list:
Jan 14, 1977 01:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4- Preston C Johnson, 1.9 Mi Nw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 84 m, Overall height: 89.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00008608
Registrant: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Three Bell Plaza, Room 810.A1, Dallas, TX 75202-5399, Phone: (214) 858-0824 - PAUL MANCINI, .8 Mi Nne Of Int Sh 3 & Sh 48, Type: Tower, Structure height: 92.1 m, Overall height: 95.7 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
- Rick Woodward, Northeast Corner Of The Intersection Of N 3720 Road And E 1600 Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 99.1 m, Overall height: 100 m, , Licensee ID: L00453496
Registrant: Woodstone Broadcasting, Inc., 1150 North Hills Centre, Ada, OK 74820, Phone: (580) 332-2211, Email:
- Thomas F Riley, 0.02 Miles West Of Sr 48, 0.20 Miles North Of Sr 3, Type: Tower, Structure height: 67.1 m, Overall height: 68.3 m
Registrant: 5 N. Mccormick Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73127, Phone: (405) 694-2100, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- Tupelo, Lat: 34.488694 Lon: -96.384000, Call Sign: WQBH459
469.962 MHz, 469.662 MHz, 469.887 MHz, 461.537 MHz, 464.962 MHz, 466.537 MHz, 468.387 MHz, 151.775 MHz, 464.312 MHz, 464.337 MHz... (+50 more)
Grant Date: 10/06/2004, Expiration Date: 10/06/2014, Certifier: Matthew Preston
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery, LLP, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 756-8282, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3- TUPELO, From Jct Sr-48 & Old Hwy-3 In Tupelo, 2.03 Miles W. On Old Hwy-3 To Site, Type: Mast, Structure height: 42.2 m, Call Sign: WPSD786, Licensee ID: L00002501
Assigned Frequencies : 6226.89 MHz, 6345.49 MHz
Grant Date: 03/22/2001, Expiration Date: 03/22/2011, Certifier: Johnny Watkins
Registrant: Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, 701 Ne 7th Street, Anadarko, OK 73005, Phone: (405) 247-4285, Fax: (405) 247-4446, Email:
- TUPELO, 1.9 Mi Nw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 84 m, Overall height: 89.5 m, Call Sign: WCU310, Licensee ID: L00123266
Assigned Frequencies : 6286.19 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6404.79 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6404.79 MHz, 6286.19 MHz
Grant Date: 09/26/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010, Cancelation Date: 10/03/2000
Registrant: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company - STATION, 2 Miles W Of Tupelo On S H 3 Tupelo Switch, Overall height: 38.1 m, Call Sign: WGY857
Assigned Frequencies : 6635.00 MHz, 6655.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/17/2002, Expiration Date: 03/12/2012
Registrant: Phone: (405) 247-3351
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: KC5LMQ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 12/21/1994, Expiration Date: 12/21/2004, Cancelation Date: 12/22/2006
Registrant: Paul O Hudson, Tupelo, OK 74572-0062
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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