Tylertown, Mississippi

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Walthall County

Population in July 2008: 1,918. Population change since 2000: +0.4%

Males: 825	(43.0%)
Females: 1,093	(57.0%)

Median resident age:	39.0 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 39667.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $25,366 (it was $20,515 in 2000)

Tylertown:	$25,366
Mississippi:	$37,790

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $18,260

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $89,949 (it was $60,000 in 2000)

Tylertown:	$89,949
Mississippi:	$99,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $111,326; Detached houses: $116,364; Townhouses or other attached units: $96,690; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $170,090; Mobile homes: $33,404; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500

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Races in Tylertown:

White Non-Hispanic (56.2%)
Black (41.4%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Asian Indian (0.7%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Tylertown: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (11.4%), Irish (11.2%), English (6.3%), German (4.3%), French (2.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 293 feet

Land area: 3.05 square miles.

Population density: 629 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Tylertown

High school or higher: 69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tylertown town

Never married: 26.0%
Now married: 43.8%
Separated: 3.4%
Widowed: 18.9%
Divorced: 8.0%

35 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.8%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Tylertown, Mississippi in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Tylertown to the number of sex offenders is 160 to 1.

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

Tylertown:	0.6% ($374)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (74.7 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (326.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Franklinton, LA (4.3 miles ), Magnolia, MS (4.4 miles ), McComb, MS (4.6 miles ), Osyka, MS (4.6 miles ), Columbia, MS (4.6 miles ), Angie, LA (4.7 miles ), Summit, MS (4.7 miles ), Varnado, LA (4.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $53,600
1997: 1 building, cost: $125,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $125,000
1999: 1 building, cost: $125,000
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $26,300
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $84,500
2007: 1 building, cost: $80,000
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 31.12 N, Longitude: 90.14 W

Area code: 601

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (5 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.61
US city average:	3.00

Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-1.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (8%)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Food (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Average climate in Tylertown, Mississippi

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Tylertown, Mississippi average temperatures

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Tylertown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 182% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/10/1975, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.3 miles away from the Tylertown town center killed 9 people and injured 210 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/18/1978, a category 4 tornado 30.0 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 31 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Tylertown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Mississippi state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 68.2 miles away from Tylertown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Tylertown topographic map

Hospital/medical center in Tylertown:

WALTHALL COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (100 HOSPITAL DR)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Tylertown:

S PIKE HOSP ASSC DBA BEACHAM MEMORIAL (about 16 miles; MAGNOLIA, MS)
SW MISSISSIPPI GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MCCOMB, MS)
RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; FRANKLINTON, LA)

Political contributions by individuals in Tylertown, MS

Airports located in Tylertown:

Paul Pittman Memorial Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 5,200, Local Ops: 5,800)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tylertown:

PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 51 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 64 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; PERKINSTON, MS; FT enrollment: 6,329)
ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 75 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)

Public high schools in Tylertown:

SALEM HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 881 HIGHWAY 27 NORTH; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
WALTHALL CO CAREER AND TECH CENTER (Location: 803 BALL AVENUE; Grades: 10 11 12 )
DEXTER HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 927 HIGHWAY 48 EAST; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
TYLERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 204 HIGH SCHOOL ROAD)
TYLERTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL (Location: 813 BALL AVENUE; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )

Public elementary/middle schools in Tylertown:

TYLERTOWN UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 613 BROAD STREET)
TYLERTOWN LOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 705 BROAD STREET)

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Notable locations in Tylertown: Tylertown City Hall (A), Walthall County Courthouse (B), Walthall County Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Tylertown include: Sauls Street Church (A), Tylertown Baptist Church (B), Tylertown First Baptist Church (C), Tylertown United Methodist Church (D), Saint Pauls Catholic Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Founders Cemetery (1), Tylertown Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Harveys Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Dry Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Tylertown Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Liberty Inn (6172 Plaza Drive).

Courts: Walthall County - Youth Court Counselor (Courthouse), Walthall County - Justice Court Office (Courthouse).

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

NEW BETHEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Tylertown that have no violations reported:

DEXTER WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 310, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
WARNERTON QUICK STOP (Address: P O BOX 229, Serves LA, Population served: 101, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
LEES CHAPEL CHURCH (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
OL RIVER STEAKHOUSE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
MCELVEEN FISH & BBQ (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	65.3%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.1%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	32.3%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	16.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tylertown, MS

People in group quarters in Tylertown

131 people in nursing homes
31 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Tylertown compared to Mississippi state average:

Tylertown, Mississippi environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above 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.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Tylertown (2009 data):

Trustmark National Bank: Tnb Tylertown Branch at 748 Beulah Avenue, branch established on 1966-01-03; Tnb Drive-In Branch at 121 Beulah Avenue, branch established on 1969-04-17. Info updated 2006-10-17: Bank assets: $9,657.3 mil, Deposits: $6,680.5 mil, headquarters in Jackson, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 171 total offices, Holding Company: Trustmark Corporation
Pike National Bank: Walthall County Division Branch at 1207 Beulah Avenue, branch established on 2000-09-10. Info updated 2007-03-29: Bank assets: $213.4 mil, Deposits: $164.6 mil, headquarters in Mccomb, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Pcnb Corp.
Citizens Bank: Tylertown Branch at 907 Beulah Avenue, branch established on 1974-08-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $330.4 mil, Deposits: $280.8 mil, headquarters in Columbia, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Corporation

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Tylertown mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (47%) Utility gas (46%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Tylertown

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 48.31%

Here		48.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association	Catholic Church	Other
Adherents	77.5%	14.8%	6.1%	1.4%	0.2%
Congregations	46.4%	25.0%	14.3%	3.6%	10.7%

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	1	$1,948	$23,376	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	5	$9,509	$22,822	7	$3,383
Police - Other	1	$1,771	$21,252	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	4	$5,730	$17,190	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$3,706	$22,236	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	4	$4,727	$14,181	0	$0
Totals for Government	17	$27,391	$19,335	7	$3,383

8.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,280 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.40%
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 Orleans Parish, LA	1.88% ($19,149 average AGI)
from Pike County, MS	1.17% ($20,963)
from Marion County, MS	0.63% ($22,310)

6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,734 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
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 Pike County, MS	1.59% ($21,653 average AGI)
to Marion County, MS	0.77% ($16,886)
to Washington Parish, LA	0.37% ($23,118)

Strongest AM radio stations in Tylertown:

WTYL (1290 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TYLERTOWN, MS; Owner: TYLERTOWN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WAPF (980 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHNY (1250 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: C.W.H. BROADCASTING INC.)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
WRPM (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POPLARVILLE, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERS)
WEEZ (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAKK (1140 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tylertown:

WTYL-FM (97.7 FM; TYLERTOWN, MS; Owner: TYLERTOWN BROADCASTING CO.)
WEMX (94.1 FM; KENTWOOD, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAKH (105.7 FM; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMAU-FM (88.9 FM; BUDE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WBOX-FM (92.9 FM; VARNADO, LA; Owner: BEST COUNTRY BROADCASTING, LLC)
WAQL (90.5 FM; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WUUU (98.9 FM; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
WPRG (89.5 FM; COLUMBIA, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WFFF-FM (96.7 FM; COLUMBIA, MS; Owner: HADDOX ENTERPRISES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Tylertown:

W36AC (Channel 36; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WMAU-TV (Channel 17; BUDE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
W45AA (Channel 45; COLUMBIA, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)

Tylertown, Mississippi:

Fatal accident count: 14
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 26
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
Fatalities: 15
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 45
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

See more detailed statistics of Tylertown fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 20 meters (66ft)
Total costs: $1,359,000
Total average daily traffic: 17,900
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,432
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 26,865

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Tylertown)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Tylertown, MS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5

STATION, Company Compressor Stn 70 Hwy 583 N, Overall height: 110.6 m, Call Sign: WNEU948
Assigned Frequencies : 952.287 MHz, 928.287 MHz
Grant Date: 04/24/2008, Expiration Date: 05/31/2018
Registrant: Phone: (713) 215-2745
10905, (Mswin 10905) Purvis Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 149.4 m, Overall height: 152.1 m, Call Sign: WQJN547, Licensee ID: L01412109
Assigned Frequencies : 6761.25 MHz
Grant Date: 11/07/2008, Expiration Date: 11/07/2018, Certifier: Johnnie M Bailey
Registrant: State Of Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission, 412 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue Mail Code 66-01, Jackson, MS 39216, Phone: (601) 359-5363, Email:
10906, (Mswin 10906) Martin Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 137.2 m, Overall height: 140.8 m, Call Sign: WQJN563, Licensee ID: L01412109
Assigned Frequencies : 6256.54 MHz, 6197.24 MHz
Grant Date: 11/07/2008, Expiration Date: 11/07/2018, Certifier: Johnnie M Bailey
Registrant: State Of Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission, 412 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue Mail Code 66-01, Jackson, MS 39216, Phone: (601) 359-5363, Email:
STATION, Company Compressor Sta 70 Hwy 583 N, Overall height: 110.6 m, Call Sign: KKC54
Assigned Frequencies : 1915.00 MHz, 1945.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/07/1997, Expiration Date: 01/07/2002, Cancelation Date: 04/22/1997
Registrant: Phone: (202) 434-4130
TYLERTOWN, 9 Mi Nnw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 109.7 m, Call Sign: WAH536
Assigned Frequencies : 6063.80 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6093.45 MHz, 6152.75 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6093.45 MHz, 6152.75 MHz, 5945.20 MHz
Grant Date: 01/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Tylertown)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 13 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Tylertown)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 186
Hazardous Condition: 2
Good Intent Call: 2

Incident types - Tylertown

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