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Tallahatchie County

Population in July 2008: 1,247. Population change since 2000: -8.6%
 

Males: 555  (44.6%)
Females: 692  (55.4%)

Median resident age:  29.2 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 38963.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $22,876 (it was $18,958 in 2000)
Tutwiler:  $22,876
Mississippi:  $36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $8,944
Tutwiler:  $8,944
Mississippi:  $19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $51,779 (it was $34,500 in 2000)
Tutwiler:  $51,779
Mississippi:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $55,795; Detached houses: $58,527; Townhouses or other attached units: $49,880; In 2-unit structures: $28,780; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $35,713; Mobile homes: $20,268

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Races in Tutwiler:

  • Black (87.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (11.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Tutwiler: 74.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (2.3%), Irish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1905

Elevation: 153 feet

Land area: 1.34 square miles.

Population density: 933 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tutwiler

  • High school or higher: 49.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 16.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 43.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tutwiler town

  • Never married: 48.1%
  • Now married: 29.7%
  • Separated: 5.2%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 6.6%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
Mississippi:  1.4%


According to our research there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Tutwiler, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tutwiler to the number of sex offenders is 104 to 1.

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

Tutwiler:  0.9% ($301)
Mississippi:  0.7% ($425)
Tutwiler satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Memphis, TN (80.6 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (376.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Sumner, MS (2.2 miles ), Webb, MS (2.6 miles ), Clarksdale, MS (3.9 miles ), Glendora, MS (3.9 miles ), Drew, MS (3.9 miles ), Lyon, MS (3.9 miles ), Lambert, MS (3.9 miles ), Alligator, MS (4.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $16,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $16,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $16,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $49,300
  • 2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $49,300
  • 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $49,300
  • 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $49,300
  • 2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $49,300
  • 2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $49,300
  • 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $49,300
  • 2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $49,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 34.01 N, Longitude: 90.43 W

Area code: 662

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Population change in the 1990s: -74 (-5.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (19%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (18%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (17%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)



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Average climate in Tutwiler, Mississippi

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Tutwiler-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 132% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1971, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 27.0 miles away from the Tutwiler town center killed 47 people and injured 510 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 11/24/2001, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the town center injured 48 people and caused $4 million in damages.


Tutwiler-area historical earthquake activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 92% 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 39.5 miles away from Tutwiler center
On 10/26/2002 at 20:05:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 14.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/11/1996 at 21:54:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.0 miles away from the city center
On 5/10/2008 at 17:52:50, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.5 miles away from Tutwiler center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Tutwiler:
  • NW MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 16 miles; CLARKSDALE, MS)
  • TALLAHATCHIE CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CHARLESTON, MS)
  • QUITMAN COUNTY HOSPITAL & NH (about 20 miles; MARKS, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Tutwiler, MS

Airports located in Tutwiler:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tutwiler:
  • DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
  • NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 57 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 85 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)

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Churches in Tutwiler include: Tutwiler Baptist Church (A), Wrights Chapel Church of God and Christ (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Rosemound Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Tutwiler and their reported violations in the past:

BRAZIL-SUMNER WATER ASSN. (Population served: 390, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  3.3 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.3%
Whole state:  71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.3%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  38.5%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  21.3%
Whole state:  9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tutwiler, MS



Tutwiler compared to Mississippi state average:

Tutwiler, 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 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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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Tutwiler travel time to work
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (72%)
  • Electricity (20%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Tutwiler

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Churches of ChristOther religions
Adherents61.3%12.8%9.3%4.6%12.0%
Congregations34.7%16.3%10.2%12.2%26.5%
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
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$2,665
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$238
Police Protection - Officers 1$1,697$20,3646$4,422
Firefighters 0$0 1$136
Streets and Highways 1$1,084$13,0081$323
Solid Waste Management 3$4,668$18,6720$0
Totals for Government 5$7,449$17,87817$7,784



Tutwiler government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $61,000
    All Other: $49,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $1,703,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $136,000
    Police Protection: $86,000
    Water Utilities: $84,000
    Regular Highways: $83,000
    Financial Administration: $82,000
    Sewerage: $56,000
    Solid Waste Management: $49,000
    Fire Protection: $9,000
    Libraries: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $1,396,000
    All Other: $136,000
    Housing & Community Development: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $211,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $865,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $566,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $510,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $28,000
    Interest Earnings: $17,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $26,000
    Water Utilities: $2,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $455,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $184,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $59,000
    All Other: $17,000
    Highways: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $84,000
    Public Utilities: $19,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $140,000

4.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,468 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.55%
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 Yalobusha County, MS  0.50% ($14,000 average AGI)
from Coahoma County, MS  0.43% ($22,895)
from Panola County, MS  0.36% ($23,938)


6.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,324 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.90%
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 Coahoma County, MS  0.71% ($19,656 average AGI)
to Grenada County, MS  0.69% ($21,806)
to Yalobusha County, MS  0.60% ($24,630)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tutwiler:
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WROX (1450 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSAO (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SENATOBIA, MS; Owner: JESSE C. ROSS AND ERNESTINE A. ROSS)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tutwiler:
  • WAID (106.5 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
  • WWUN-FM (101.5 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WYMX (99.1 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKDJ-FM (96.5 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
  • WKXY (92.1 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: CLARKSDALE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMAV-FM (90.3 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WQXB (100.1 FM; GRENADA, MS; Owner: CHATTERBOX, INC.)
  • WDTL-FM (92.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
  • WRKG (95.3 FM; DREW, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
  • WDFX (98.3 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WTCD (96.9 FM; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTGY (95.7 FM; CHARLESTON, MS; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • WMJW (107.5 FM; ROSEDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Tutwiler:
  • WEBU-LP (Channel 11; WEBB, MS; Owner: DAVID ELLINGTON)
  • W41BV (Channel 41; GRENADA, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WABG-TV (Channel 6; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WXVT (Channel 15; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WMAV-TV (Channel 18; OXFORD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
  • K53FB (Channel 53; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WMAO-TV (Channel 23; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W36BT (Channel 36; GRENADA, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WPRQ-LP (Channel 12; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: DAVID ELLINGTON)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 10 meters (33ft)
Total costs: $852,000
Total average daily traffic: 5,040
Total average daily truck traffic: 580
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 7,560

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Edward G Roach, 51 Luckett Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
    Registrant: Sba Infrastructures, LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4
  • 5.5 Mi E Of Int Hwy 49 E & W, Call Sign: KXH972, Licensee ID: L00075691
    Assigned Frequencies : 43.2800 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/26/1999, Expiration Date: 05/23/2004, Cancelation Date: 07/25/2004
    Registrant: Margaret Farms, 5165 Willis Rd, Tutwiler, MS 38963
  • Lat: 34.028861 Lon: -90.241944, Call Sign: WQAP810
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.682 MHz, 159.892 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/15/2004, Expiration Date: 07/15/2014, Certifier: Art Wolfe
    Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Email:
  • Lat: 33.938111 Lon: -90.497278, Call Sign: WQHK553
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.312 MHz, 451.387 MHz, 451.562 MHz, 452.037 MHz, 452.137 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/22/2007, Expiration Date: 08/22/2017, Certifier: Julie Pinkerton
    Registrant: Communications Usa Inc, 2229 Enterprise Street, Escondido, CA 92029, Phone: (858) 674-1370, Fax: (858) 674-4273, Email:
  • Lat: 34.038167 Lon: -90.394056, Call Sign: WQKA454
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.990 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/05/2009, Expiration Date: 03/05/2019, Certifier: Chris Talley
    Registrant: N-Stals, 1065 Roosevelt Road, Vance, MS 38964, Phone: (662) 627-7405, Fax: (662) 627-7405, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KD5NRJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00336613
    Grant Date: 03/16/2001, Expiration Date: 03/16/2011, Certifier: Don A Carter
    Registrant: Don A Carter, Tutwiler, MS 38963


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

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 21
  • Hazardous Condition: 2

Incident types - Tutwiler


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