Living in Tupelo Public School District, Mississippi

Overview

A total of 15,617 households are located in Tupelo Public School District area. Among them, 5,476 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.17 people. The total number of children in the region is 12,872 and 10,480 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (1,055) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (1,994) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Tupelo Public School District, Mississippi
Household	15,617
Population	39,649
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,476 (35%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	12,872
Total Students	10,480
Pre-Kindergarten	568
Kindergarten	457
Grade 1-8	5,145
Grade 9-12	2,306
College/Graduate School	2,004
Veterans	29,694
Non-citizen	1,055
Non-English Home Language	1,994
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

30,887 residents are over the age of 16 and 19,371 people are in labor force. Among them, 19,308 people are in civilian labor force and 63 are in armed labor force. 18,295 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Tupelo Public School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,142	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	16,152	89.03%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,249	6.88%
Public transportation	2	0.01%
Walked	125	0.69%
Other method	195	1.07%
Worked from home	419	2.31%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,295	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,915	32.33%
Service	3,434	18.77%
Sales and office	4,180	22.85%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,085	5.93%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,681	20.12%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,295	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	147	0.80%
Construction	640	3.50%
Manufacturing	3,767	20.59%
Wholesale trade	300	1.64%
Retail trade	2,240	12.24%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	733	4.01%
Information	236	1.29%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,066	5.83%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,152	6.30%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,697	25.67%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,002	10.94%
Other services, except public administration	880	4.81%
Public administration	435	2.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,295	-
Private wage and salary workers	15,569	85.10%
Government workers	1,877	10.26%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	839	4.59%
Unpaid family workers	10	0.05%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $71,018 for the 15,617 households in Tupelo Public School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $30,249. 35,247 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.90%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,617	-
Less than $10,000	980	6.28%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,054	6.75%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,926	12.33%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,608	10.30%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,990	12.74%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,125	20.01%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,043	13.08%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,532	9.81%
$150,000 - $199,999	639	4.09%
More than $200,000	720	4.61%
Median Household Income	$51,258	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$71,018	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	10,228	-
Less than $10,000	322	3.15%
$10,000 - $14,999	448	4.38%
$15,000 - $24,999	911	8.91%
$25,000 - $34,999	860	8.41%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,277	12.49%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,264	22.14%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,621	15.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,355	13.25%
$150,000 - $199,999	551	5.39%
More than $200,000	619	6.05%

Median Family Income	$62,898	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$84,495	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,249	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$46,563	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$46,563	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	39,647	-
With health insurance coverage	35,247	88.90%
Public coverage	13,697	34.55%
Private health insurance	26,347	66.45%
Without health insurance coverage	4,400	11.10%

Housing

There are 17,771 housing units in Tupelo Public School District area, Mississippi with 15,617 units (87.88%) occupied. 9,486 houses (60.74%) are occupied by owner and 6,131 houses (39.26%) are rented. The average housing value is $149,500 and the average rental cost is $788. 392 houses (2.21%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 965 houses (5.43%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,771	-
Occupied	15,617	87.88%
Owner Occupied	9,486	60.74%
Renter Occupied	6,131	39.26%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	12,166	68.46%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	405	2.28%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,764	26.81%
Mobile Homes	436	2.45%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,771	-
Built 2014 or later	392	2.21%
Built 2010 - 2013	740	4.16%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,290	12.89%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,778	15.63%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,823	15.89%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,704	20.84%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,680	15.08%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,399	7.87%
Built 1949 or earlier	965	5.43%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,771	-
1 room	1,980	11.14%
2 rooms	166	0.93%
3 rooms	850	4.78%
4 rooms	1,996	11.23%
5 rooms	3,610	20.31%
6 rooms	3,337	18.78%
7 rooms	2,115	11.90%
8 rooms	1,686	9.49%
9 rooms or more	2,031	11.43%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,771	-
no bedroom	1,980	11.14%
1 bedroom	1,102	6.20%
2 bedrooms	3,559	20.03%
3 bedrooms	7,518	42.30%
4 bedrooms	3,137	17.65%
5 bedrooms or more	475	2.67%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,486	-
Less than $50,000	507	5.34%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,983	20.90%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,274	23.97%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,734	18.28%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,779	18.75%
$300,000 - $499,999	859	9.06%
$500,000 - $999,999	254	2.68%
$1,000,000 or more	96	1.01%
Median House Value	$149,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,781	-
Less than $500	655	11.33%
$500 - $999	3,566	61.68%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,404	24.29%
$1,500 - $1,999	131	2.27%
$2,000 - $2,499	10	0.17%
$2,500 - $2,999	8	0.14%
$3,000 or more	7	0.12%
Median Rental Costs	$788	-

Demographic

A total of 40,458 people lives in Tupelo Public School District area, Mississippi with 18,455 male and 22,003 female. The males to female ratio is 45.62 to 54.38. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	40,458	-
Male	18,455	45.62%
Female	22,003	54.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	40,458	-
Under 5 years	2,840	7.02%
5 - 9 years	3,050	7.54%
10 - 14 years	3,082	7.62%
15 - 19 years	2,648	6.55%
20 - 24 years	2,530	6.25%
25 - 34 years	5,356	13.24%
35 - 44 years	5,236	12.94%
45 - 54 years	4,890	12.09%
55 - 59 years	2,337	5.78%
60 - 64 years	2,328	5.75%
65 - 74 years	3,315	8.19%
75 - 84 years	2,077	5.13%
85 years and older	769	1.90%
Median Age	36.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	40,458	-
One Race	40,074	99.05%
White	23,328	57.66%
Black or African American	15,093	37.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native	153	0.38%
Asian	598	1.48%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	7	0.02%
Other	895	2.21%

Two or more races	384	0.95%
White and Black or African American	91	0.22%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	93	0.23%
White and Asian	58	0.14%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	11	0.03%

Living in Tupelo Public School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic