Webb, Mississippi

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Population in July 2008: 492. Population change since 2000: -16.2%

Males: 240	(48.9%)
Females: 252	(51.1%)

Median resident age:	34.9 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 38966.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,167 (it was $25,000 in 2000)

Webb:	$30,167
Mississippi:	$36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,294

Webb:	$15,294
Mississippi:	$19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $54,031 (it was $36,000 in 2000)

Webb:	$54,031
Mississippi:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $65,113; Detached houses: $69,991; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $78,569; Mobile homes: $21,196

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Races in Webb:

Black (61.3%)
White Non-Hispanic (35.1%)
Chinese (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Webb: 71.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (6.6%), English (5.5%), German (3.2%), Irish (2.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1905

Elevation: 150 feet

Land area: 0.43 square miles.

Population density: 1157 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Webb

High school or higher: 63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
Unemployed: 11.9%
Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Webb town

Never married: 45.6%
Now married: 29.3%
Separated: 7.2%
Widowed: 13.8%
Divorced: 4.1%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.9%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Webb, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Webb to the number of sex offenders is 246 to 1.

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

Webb:	1.0% ($368)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Memphis, TN (83.7 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (380.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Sumner, MS (1.5 miles ), Tutwiler, MS (2.6 miles ), Glendora, MS (2.9 miles ), Drew, MS (3.8 miles ), Charleston, MS (4.2 miles ), Lambert, MS (4.2 miles ), Ruleville, MS (4.4 miles ), Crowder, MS (4.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 1 building, cost: $47,300
1998: 1 building, cost: $45,000
1999: 1 building, cost: $54,000
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 1 building, cost: $86,500
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $86,500
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 33.95 N, Longitude: 90.35 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 662

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Population change in the 1990s: -18 (-3.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Arts, entertainment, and recreation (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Construction (12%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Warehousing and storage (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (29%)
Health care (15%)
Public administration (14%)
Social assistance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)

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Average climate in Webb, Mississippi

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Webb-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 135% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1971, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 21.9 miles away from the Webb 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 22.2 miles away from the town center injured 48 people and caused $4 million in damages.

Webb-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 93% 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 39.7 miles away from Webb center
On 10/26/2002 at 20:05:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 20.2 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 84.7 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 91.1 miles away from Webb center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Webb topographic map

Birthplace of: William Byrd - College basketball player (Ark Pine Bluff Golden Lions).

Hospitals/medical centers near Webb:

TALLAHATCHIE CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CHARLESTON, MS)
NORTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; RULEVILLE, MS)
QUITMAN COUNTY HOSPITAL & NH (about 23 miles; MARKS, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Webb, MS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Webb:

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 55 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 88 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)

Public high school in Webb:

WEST TALLAHATCHIE HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 2104 HIGH SCHOOL ROAD)

Public elementary/middle school in Webb:

NORTH DELTA ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 300 JENNING STREET)

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Church in Webb: Webb Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	60.0%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.4%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	26.6%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	12.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Webb, MS

Webb compared to Mississippi state average:

Median household income 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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Webb (2009 data):

Southern Bancorp Bank: Webb, Mississippi Branch at U.S. Highway 49, branch established on 1902-08-26. Info updated 2008-04-22: Bank assets: $168.5 mil, Deposits: $119.3 mil, headquarters in Ruleville, MS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Bancorp, Inc

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Webb mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (59%) Electricity (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)

Religion statistics for Webb

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	61.3%	12.8%	9.3%	4.6%	12.0%
Congregations	34.7%	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	1	$3,132	$37,584	1	$192
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$528
Police Protection - Officers	2	$5,710	$34,260	1	$1,746
Streets and Highways	3	$5,306	$21,224	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,691	$32,292	0	$0
Totals for Government	7	$16,839	$28,867	3	$2,466

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 Webb:

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.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSAO (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SENATOBIA, MS; Owner: JESSE C. ROSS AND ERNESTINE A. ROSS)
WPLX (1170 AM; 10 kW; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Webb:

WYMX (99.1 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WQXB (100.1 FM; GRENADA, MS; Owner: CHATTERBOX, INC.)
WTGY (95.7 FM; CHARLESTON, MS; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
WMAV-FM (90.3 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WAID (106.5 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
WDTL-FM (92.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
WRKG (95.3 FM; DREW, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
WWUN-FM (101.5 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WTCD (96.9 FM; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMAO-FM (90.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WDFX (98.3 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WOHT (92.3 FM; GRENADA, MS; Owner: CENTURY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WKDJ-FM (96.5 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
WKXY (92.1 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: CLARKSDALE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGRM-FM (93.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Webb:

WEBU-LP (Channel 11; WEBB, MS; Owner: DAVID ELLINGTON)
WABG-TV (Channel 6; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
W41BV (Channel 41; GRENADA, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
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)
W36BT (Channel 36; GRENADA, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WMAO-TV (Channel 23; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
W28BP (Channel 28; GRENADA, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W12CR (Channel 12; GRENADA, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Webb fatal accident list:
Jun 5, 1982 06:40 AM, 6899999999, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

MUAYYAD MUSTAFA, Near 2093 Us Hwy 49, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00024153
Registrant: New Cingular Wireless Pcs, LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms:a-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

City Hall On Laura St, Call Sign: KLQ429, Licensee ID: L01008819
Assigned Frequencies : 155.490 MHz, 155.670 MHz
Grant Date: 04/27/2005, Expiration Date: 04/30/2015
Registrant: Webb, Town Of, City Hall, Webb, MS 38966, Phone: (662) 375-8164, Fax: (662) 375-9494, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: WB5ZNB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00949293
Grant Date: 06/06/2006, Expiration Date: 06/06/2016
Registrant: David M Ellington, 307 John St, Webb, MS 38966

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-6 SERIES (550 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 113LA , Serial Number: 602-1137, Year manufactured: 2005, Airworthiness Date: 12/19/2005
Registrant (Corporation): Snow Brake Air Service Inc, Po Box 489, Webb, MS 38966
Aircraft: LAISTER-KAUFFMAN LK-10A (Glider, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 60 mph), Engine: None
N-Number: 55143 , Serial Number: 127, Airworthiness Date: 09/11/1963
Registrant (Individual): Jerome H Strickland, Post Office Box 211, Webb, MS 38966
Aircraft: EMROTH-EMAIR MA-1B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: WRIGHT R-1820 SER (1475 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9921M , Serial Number: 036, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 11/15/1977
Registrant (Individual): Jerome H Dba Strickland, Po Box 211, Webb, MS 38966, Other Owners: Flying Service Strickland

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3
Hazardous Condition: 1

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