Tunica County, Mississippi
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Mississippi State Department of Health: 2423 N. State Street, Jackson
Population:
- Total Population: 9,227
- Males: 4,423
- Females: 4,804
Ethnicity:
- White: 2,478
- Black/African American: 6,448
- Hispanic: 223
- Native American/Eskimo: 14
- Asian: 25
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 10
- 2 or more: 29
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (8,245)
- Spanish (110)
- French (35)
- Tagalog (25)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 80
- Mexico (43)
- Philippines (12)
- Jamaica (8)
- Hong Kong (7)
- Panama (6)
- Canada (2)
- Germany (2)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (618)
- United Methodist Church, The (389)
- Evangelical Presbyterian Church (163)
- Churches of Christ (162)
- Seventh-day Adventist Church (94)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 4,086
- Sensory: 423
- Physical: 787
- Mental: 531
- Self-care: 370
- Go outside home: 911
- Employment: 1,125
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 243
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 3,258
- Utility gas: 1,291
- Bottled or LP gas: 973
- Electricity: 937
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 0
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 28
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 6
- No fuel used: 23
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 4,512
- No vehicle: 595
- 1 or more vehicle: 3,917
Education Attainment:
- No School: 157
- No High School: 721
- Some High School: 1,199
- High School: 1,588
- Some College: 968
- Associate's Degree: 151
- College Degree: 348
- Master's Degree: 75
- Professional Degree: 36
- Doctoral Degree: 20
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 3,258
- Owners with phone: 1,613
- Owners without phone: 75
- Renters with phone: 1,297
- Renters without phone: 273
10 closest counties:
- Lee County, Arkansas
- Tate County, Mississippi
- Quitman County, Mississippi
- Phillips County, Arkansas
- DeSoto County, Mississippi
- Coahoma County, Mississippi
- St. Francis County, Arkansas
- Panola County, Mississippi
- Crittenden County, Arkansas
- Shelby County, Tennessee
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
38626, 38664, 38670, 38676
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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