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Tupelo, OK map Population (year 2000): 377. Estimated population in July 2006: 353 (-6.4% change)
 

Males: 184  (48.8%)
Females: 193  (51.2%)

Coal County

Median resident age:  29.3 years
Oklahoma median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 74572.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $19,000 (it was $17,000 in 2000)
Tupelo  $19,000
Oklahoma:  $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $15,400 (it was $12,900 in 2000)
Tupelo  $15,400
Oklahoma:  $89,100

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Races in Tupelo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.2%)
  • American Indian (27.6%)
  • Two or more races (4.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Black (0.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (13.0%), Irish (12.7%), German (6.1%), Czech (2.7%), English (1.9%), Italian (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 689 feet

Land area: 0.40 square miles.

Population density: 894 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tupelo

  • High school or higher: 58.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tupelo city

  • Never married: 19.5%
  • Now married: 49.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.1%
  • Divorced: 20.8%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.1%
Oklahoma:  3.8%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Tupelo, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tupelo to the number of sex offenders is 359 to 1.

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

Tupelo:  1.5% ($199)
Oklahoma:  0.7% ($523)
Tupelo satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Grayson, TX (67.7 miles , pop. 81,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (97.8 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (127.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: West Coal, OK (1.9 miles ), Centrahoma, OK (5.2 miles) , Stonewall, OK (8.0 miles ), Southeast Pontotoc, OK (10.2 miles ), Bromide, OK (13.8 miles) , Coalgate, OK (14.7 miles ), East Coal, OK (15.0 miles ), Phillips, OK (15.2 miles) .

Latitude: 34.60 N, Longitude: 96.42 W


Area code: 580

Tupelo household income distribution Tupelo home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +34 (+9.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Apparel (10%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Mining (7%)
  • Rail transportation (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (29%)
  • Apparel (15%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (19%)
  • Child care workers (14%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)


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Tupelo-area historical tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 219% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/9/1959, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.7 miles away from the Tupelo city center killed 7 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1966, a category 4 tornado 21.0 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Tupelo:
  • MARY HURLEY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; COALGATE, OK)
  • CARL ALBERT INDIAN HEALTH FACILITY (about 21 miles; ADA, OK)
  • ROLLING HILLS HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ADA, OK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tupelo:
  • TINKER AFB (about 87 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID: TIK)
  • COX FLD (about 95 miles; PARIS, TX; ID: PRX)
  • WILL ROGERS WORLD (about 98 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID: OKC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tupelo:
  • CITY OF COALGATE (about 16 miles; COALGATE, OK; ID: 08F)
  • ADA MUNI (about 22 miles; ADA, OK; ID: ADH)
  • ATOKA MUNI (about 25 miles; ATOKA, OK; ID: AQR)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tupelo:
  • EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; ADA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,429)
  • SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; DURANT, OK; FT enrollment: 3,165)
  • GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; DENISON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,082)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 83 miles; NORMAN, OK; FT enrollment: 20,154)
  • NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 84 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 3,018)
  • ROSE STATE COLLEGE (about 90 miles; MIDWEST CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 4,067)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 97 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,447)

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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 1999:
This city:  30.7%
Whole state:  14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

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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Tupelo travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Coal County Oklahoma:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


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:
from Atoka County, OK  1.16% ($27,389 average AGI)
from Pontotoc County, OK  1.16% ($17,611)


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:
to Pontotoc County, OK  2.30% ($19,722 average AGI)
to Atoka County, OK  1.34% ($25,619)


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.)
  • 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.)
  • KADA (1230 AM; 1 kW; ADA, OK; Owner: THE CHICKASAW NATION)

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)
  • KYKC (100.1 FM; BYNG, OK; Owner: CENTRAL OKLAHOMA COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
  • KKFC (105.5 FM; COALGATE, OK; Owner: WOODSTONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KADA-FM (99.3 FM; ADA, OK; Owner: THE CHICKASAW NATION)
  • K204BX (88.7 FM; ADA, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

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.)

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