Grenada, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 14,682 (Urban population: 12,666 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 2,016 (44 farm, 1,972 nonfarm))

Grenada, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,200 (5,722 occupied: 3,498 owner occupied, 2,224 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	28%

Housing density: 207 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,008.

Median contract rent in 2007: $358 (lower quartile is $257, upper quartile is $485)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $364

Median gross rent in Grenada, MS in 2007: $510

Housing units in Grenada with a mortgage: 1,891 (126 second mortgage, 169 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,253

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $97,583 (it was $65,900 in 2000)

Grenada:	$97,583
Mississippi:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $68,097 - $136,157

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $127,210
Here: $127,210
State: $144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $81,663
Here: $81,663
State: $144,095

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $114,446
Here: $114,446
State: $120,218

Mobile homes: $25,310
Here: $25,310
State: $37,232

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,501

In family households: 12,474 (2,348 male householders, 1,548 female householders)
2,487 spouses, 4,476 children (4,058 natural, 119 adopted, 299 stepchildren), 737 grandchildren, 180 brothers or sisters, 108 parents, 278 other relatives, 312 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,027 (665 male householders (554 living alone)), 1,134 female householders (1,049 living alone)), 228 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 517 (391 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,529 2-persons, 1,054 3-persons, 759 4-persons, 377 5-persons, 119 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,603 1-person, 182 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 3 6-persons.

1,782 married couples with children.
1,587 single-parent households (194 men, 1,393 women).

96.5% of residents of Grenada speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 213 (1.4%)
(21.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grenada, Mississippi:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 24 3 rooms: 78 4 rooms: 198 5 rooms: 937 6 rooms: 1,137 7 rooms: 597 8 rooms: 282 9 or more rooms: 245

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grenada, Mississippi:
	1 room: 40 2 rooms: 165 3 rooms: 354 4 rooms: 619 5 rooms: 546 6 rooms: 318 7 rooms: 115 8 rooms: 59 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 54
1995 to 1998: 320
1990 to 1994: 348
1980 to 1989: 1,084
1970 to 1979: 1,286
1960 to 1969: 1,029
1950 to 1959: 1,249
1940 to 1949: 461
1939 or earlier: 369

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grenada:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 71 2 bedrooms: 591 3 bedrooms: 2,184 4 bedrooms: 542 5 or more bedrooms: 93

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grenada:
	no bedroom: 68 1 bedroom: 429 2 bedrooms: 941 3 bedrooms: 708 4 bedrooms: 66 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Grenada in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 312 1 vehicle: 1,040 2 vehicles: 1,516 3 vehicles: 487 4 vehicles: 122 5 or more vehicles: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Grenada in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 592 1 vehicle: 1,085 2 vehicles: 419 3 vehicles: 85 4 vehicles: 29 5 or more vehicles: 14

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Grenada, MS:

Less than $10,000: 60
$10,000 to $14,999: 30
$15,000 to $19,999: 35
$20,000 to $24,999: 38
$25,000 to $29,999: 43
$30,000 to $34,999: 62
$35,000 to $39,999: 55
$40,000 to $49,999: 122
$50,000 to $59,999: 179
$60,000 to $69,999: 223
$70,000 to $79,999: 294
$80,000 to $89,999: 342
$90,000 to $99,999: 313
$100,000 to $124,999: 637
$125,000 to $149,999: 347
$150,000 to $174,999: 127
$175,000 to $199,999: 108
$200,000 to $249,999: 160
$250,000 to $299,999: 119
$300,000 to $399,999: 102
$400,000 to $499,999: 27
$500,000 to $749,999: 24
$750,000 to $999,999: 4
$1,000,000 or more: 2

Grenada rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Grenada:

Less than $100: 178 people
$100 to $149: 94
$150 to $199: 108
$200 to $249: 187
$250 to $299: 207
$300 to $349: 225
$350 to $399: 236
$400 to $449: 209
$450 to $499: 169
$500 to $549: 124
$550 to $599: 94
$600 to $649: 116
$650 to $699: 29
$700 to $749: 12
$750 to $799: 8
$800 to $899: 28
$900 to $999: 8
$1,000 to $1,249: 17
$1,250 to $1,499: 3
$1,500 to $1,999: 6
$2,000 or more: 19
No cash rent: 117

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 91 1990 to 1994: 32 1985 to 1989: 34 1980 to 1984: 9 1975 to 1979: 6 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 38

Grenada, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.4%
Number of people working at home: 43 (0.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 387
5 to 9 minutes: 1546
10 to 14 minutes: 1561
15 to 19 minutes: 983
20 to 24 minutes: 379
25 to 29 minutes: 63
30 to 34 minutes: 192
35 to 39 minutes: 37
40 to 44 minutes: 62
45 to 59 minutes: 128
60 to 89 minutes: 137
90 or more minutes: 164

Grenada mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,555 (80%)
Carpooled: 880 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 29 (1%)
Taxi: 52 (1%)
Bicycle: 13 (0%)
Walked: 82 (1%)
Other means: 28 (0%)
Worked at home: 43 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1150
$10,000 to $14,999: 622
$15,000 to $19,999: 448
$20,000 to $24,999: 558
$25,000 to $29,999: 445
$30,000 to $34,999: 386
$35,000 to $39,999: 352
$40,000 to $44,999: 269
$45,000 to $49,999: 202
$50,000 to $59,999: 384
$60,000 to $74,999: 380
$75,000 to $99,999: 239
$100,000 to $124,999: 147
$125,000 to $149,999: 22
$150,000 to $199,999: 44
$200,000 or more: 47

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 7466

United States or American: 1762

English: 555

Irish: 536

German: 332

Scotch-Irish: 199

Italian: 166

European: 107

Subsaharan African:: 94

African: 94

Scottish: 91

French (except Basque): 73

Dutch: 71

French Canadian: 34

Hungarian: 29

British: 24

Canadian: 18

Polish: 17

Arab:: 12

Lebanese: 12

Swedish: 9

Iranian: 8

Bulgarian: 7

Greek: 7

Norwegian: 7

Czechoslovakian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

India (24%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (15%)
Honduras (14%)
Mexico (7%)
Other Western Asia (6%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Vietnam (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 12660
Northeast: 101
Midwest: 477
South: 1384
West: 166

57% of Grenada residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 96
Nursery to 4th grade: 82
5th and 6th grade: 117
7th and 8th grade: 271
9th grade: 107
10th grade: 224
11th grade: 196
12th grade, no diploma: 263
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,061
Less than 1 year of college: 199
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 523
Associate degree: 81
Bachelor's degree: 454
Master's degree: 92
Professional school degree: 67
Doctorate degree: 37

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 100
Nursery to 4th grade: 52
5th and 6th grade: 140
7th and 8th grade: 445
9th grade: 253
10th grade: 340
11th grade: 294
12th grade, no diploma: 418
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,432
Less than 1 year of college: 310
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 702
Associate degree: 241
Bachelor's degree: 483
Master's degree: 162
Professional school degree: 29
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 27.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 53.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,196
Black householders: $21,362
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $37,637
Asian householders: $29,149
Some other race householders: $18,823
Two or more races householders: $30,587
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,806

Grenada household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Grenada household income for Black householders

Grenada household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Grenada household income for Asian householders

Grenada household income for Some other race householders

Grenada household income for Two or more races householders

Grenada household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Grenada marital status for males

Grenada marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $114,843
Black or African American householders: $78,046
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $101,786
Asian householders: $222,565
Some other race householders: $204,018
Two or more races householders: $78,491
Hispanic or Latino householders: $204,018

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,562
One, attached: 85
Two: 322
3 or 4: 246
5 to 9: 252
10 to 19: 90
20 to 49: 116
50 or more: 79
Mobile homes: 448

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,413

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Grenada:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (71%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (59%) Electricity (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 151

Here:	7.2%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 81

Here:	9.6%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 35

Here:	8.6%
Mississippi:	12.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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