Mississippi Delta CC's Living Circumstances

Sunflower County Consolidated School District Overview

Mississippi Delta Community College located in Sunflower County Consolidated School District area. A total of 8,322 households are located in Sunflower County Consolidated School District area. Among them, 2,857 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.39 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 7,408 and 5,890 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.35% (76) of residents are non-citizens and 1.56% (342) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Sunflower County Consolidated School District, Mississippi
Household	8,322
Population	21,872
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,857 (34.33%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,408
Total Students	5,890
Pre-Kindergarten	376
Kindergarten	361
Grade 1-8	2,810
Grade 9-12	1,272
College/Graduate School	1,071
Veterans	20,181
Non-citizen	76
Non-English Home Language	342
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

20,884 residents are over the age of 16 and 9,521 people are in labor force. Among them, 9,517 people are in civilian labor force and 4 are in armed labor force. 8,212 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 13.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Sunflower County Consolidated School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,067	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,524	80.87%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	995	12.33%
Public transportation	51	0.63%
Walked	211	2.62%
Other method	125	1.55%
Worked from home	161	2.00%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,212	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,403	29.26%
Service	1,767	21.52%
Sales and office	1,597	19.45%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	806	9.81%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,639	19.96%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,212	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	559	6.81%
Construction	322	3.92%
Manufacturing	838	10.20%
Wholesale trade	235	2.86%
Retail trade	846	10.30%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	589	7.17%
Information	129	1.57%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	302	3.68%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	246	3.00%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,231	27.17%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	953	11.60%
Other services, except public administration	325	3.96%
Public administration	637	7.76%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,212	-
Private wage and salary workers	5,991	72.95%
Government workers	1,872	22.80%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	349	4.25%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $47,453 for the 8,322 households in Sunflower County Consolidated School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $22,882. 18,942 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 85.60%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	8,322	-
Less than $10,000	1,197	14.38%
$10,000 - $14,999	741	8.90%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,533	18.42%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,006	12.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,198	14.40%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,215	14.60%
$75,000 - $99,999	651	7.82%
$100,000 - $149,999	450	5.41%
$150,000 - $199,999	186	2.24%
More than $200,000	145	1.74%
Median Household Income	$30,838	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$47,453	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,292	-
Less than $10,000	510	9.64%
$10,000 - $14,999	254	4.80%
$15,000 - $24,999	968	18.29%
$25,000 - $34,999	744	14.06%
$35,000 - $49,999	836	15.80%
$50,000 - $74,999	747	14.12%
$75,000 - $99,999	568	10.73%
$100,000 - $149,999	390	7.37%
$150,000 - $199,999	160	3.02%
More than $200,000	115	2.17%

Median Family Income	$38,070	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$55,338	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$22,882	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$32,466	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$32,466	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	22,128	-
With health insurance coverage	18,942	85.60%
Public coverage	10,725	48.47%
Private health insurance	9,814	44.35%
Without health insurance coverage	3,186	14.40%

Housing

There are 9,668 housing units in Sunflower County Consolidated School District area, Mississippi with 8,322 units (86.08%) occupied. 4,458 houses (53.57%) are occupied by owner and 3,864 houses (46.43%) are rented. The average housing value is $78,400 and the average rental cost is $642. 94 houses (0.97%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 959 houses (9.92%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,668	-
Occupied	8,322	86.08%
Owner Occupied	4,458	53.57%
Renter Occupied	3,864	46.43%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,522	77.80%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	134	1.39%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,435	14.84%
Mobile Homes	577	5.97%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,668	-
Built 2014 or later	94	0.97%
Built 2010 - 2013	62	0.64%
Built 2000 - 2009	636	6.58%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,420	14.69%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,522	15.74%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,644	27.35%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,370	14.17%
Built 1950 - 1959	961	9.94%
Built 1949 or earlier	959	9.92%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,668	-
1 room	294	3.04%
2 rooms	103	1.07%
3 rooms	564	5.83%
4 rooms	1,309	13.54%
5 rooms	2,742	28.36%
6 rooms	2,228	23.05%
7 rooms	1,225	12.67%
8 rooms	615	6.36%
9 rooms or more	588	6.08%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,668	-
no bedroom	298	3.08%
1 bedroom	601	6.22%
2 bedrooms	1,773	18.34%
3 bedrooms	5,316	54.99%
4 bedrooms	1,472	15.23%
5 bedrooms or more	208	2.15%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,458	-
Less than $50,000	1,005	22.54%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,929	43.27%
$100,000 - $149,999	501	11.24%
$150,000 - $199,999	473	10.61%
$200,000 - $299,999	450	10.09%
$300,000 - $499,999	59	1.32%
$500,000 - $999,999	15	0.34%
$1,000,000 or more	26	0.58%
Median House Value	$78,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,369	-
Less than $500	1,177	34.94%
$500 - $999	1,936	57.47%
$1,000 - $1,499	228	6.77%
$1,500 - $1,999	20	0.59%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	8	0.24%
Median Rental Costs	$642	-

Demographic

A total of 26,168 people lives in Sunflower County Consolidated School District area, Mississippi with 13,867 male and 12,301 female. The males to female ratio is 52.99 to 47.01. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	26,168	-
Male	13,867	52.99%
Female	12,301	47.01%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	26,168	-
Under 5 years	1,559	5.96%
5 - 9 years	1,609	6.15%
10 - 14 years	1,823	6.97%
15 - 19 years	1,709	6.53%
20 - 24 years	1,971	7.53%
25 - 34 years	4,255	16.26%
35 - 44 years	3,344	12.78%
45 - 54 years	3,430	13.11%
55 - 59 years	1,614	6.17%
60 - 64 years	1,470	5.62%
65 - 74 years	2,000	7.64%
75 - 84 years	1,002	3.83%
85 years and older	382	1.46%
Median Age	35.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	26,168	-
One Race	26,083	99.68%
White	6,595	25.20%
Black or African American	19,332	73.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native	33	0.13%
Asian	20	0.08%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	103	0.39%

Two or more races	85	0.32%
White and Black or African American	39	0.15%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	29	0.11%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	7	0.03%