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Prentiss County, Mississippi

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Population:

  • Total Population: 25,556
  • Males: 12,422
  • Females: 13,134

Ethnicity:

  • White: 21,945
  • Black/African American: 3,175
  • Hispanic: 198
  • Native American/Eskimo: 26
  • Asian: 58
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
  • Other: 17
  • 2 or more: 137

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. English only (23,280)
  2. Spanish (315)
  3. German (90)
  4. French (70)

Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants

Total Reported: 90

  1. United Kingdom (26)
  2. Vietnam (14)
  3. Mexico (13)
  4. Lebanon (7)
  5. Brazil (6)
  6. Japan (5)
  7. Korea (5)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Southern Baptist Convention (8,459)
  2. United Methodist Church, The (3,270)
  3. Churches of Christ (1,809)
  4. National Association of Free Will Baptists (566)
  5. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The (330)

Migrant Health Clinics

    Disabilities:

    • Total Reported: 12,119
    • Sensory: 1,179
    • Physical: 3,116
    • Mental: 1,652
    • Self-care: 1,078
    • Go outside home: 2,306
    • Employment: 2,694

    Grandparents as caregivers

    Grandparents as caregivers: 265

    Heating fuel:

    • Total Reported: 9,821
    • Utility gas: 4,515
    • Bottled or LP gas: 2,501
    • Electricity: 2,564
    • Fuel oil, kerosene: 19
    • Coal or Coke: 0
    • Wood: 205
    • Solar Energy: 0
    • Other fuel: 6
    • No fuel used: 11

    Vehicles available:

    • Total Reported: 18,469
    • No vehicle: 1,407
    • 1 or more vehicle: 17,062

    Education Attainment:

    • No School: 203
    • No High School: 2,028
    • Some High School: 3,423
    • High School: 5,049
    • Some College: 2,775
    • Associate's Degree: 1,034
    • College Degree: 913
    • Master's Degree: 548
    • Professional Degree: 99
    • Doctoral Degree: 42

    Household Phones:

    • Households Reporting: 9,821
    • Owners with phone: 7,219
    • Owners without phone: 444
    • Renters with phone: 1,813
    • Renters without phone: 345

    10 closest counties:

    1. Alcorn County, Mississippi
    2. Tishomingo County, Mississippi
    3. Lee County, Mississippi
    4. Itawamba County, Mississippi
    5. Tippah County, Mississippi
    6. Union County, Mississippi
    7. McNairy County, Tennessee
    8. Pontotoc County, Mississippi
    9. Benton County, Mississippi
    10. Hardin County, Tennessee

    Data Detail

    Zip Codes in county:

    38829, 38856, 38859, 38880

    Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:

    • WBVV (99.3 FM) BOONEVILLE, MS
    • WBIP (1400 AM) BOONEVILLE, MS
    • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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