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County:

Yazoo County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28163

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

263,530

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.72

% Water:

1.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

46

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low Education, Housing

Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

27,314

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

27,349

0.1%

-6.9%

7.1%

1990:

25,506

-6.7%

-14.3%

7.6%

2000:

28,149

10.4%

4.3%

6.1%

2005:

28,195

0.2%

-2.8%

3.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

11,558

41.1%

0-to-19:

8,867

31.5%

Black:

15,074

53.6%

20-to-39:

7,921

28.1%

Hispanic:

1,233

4.4%

40-to-59:

6,837

24.3%

American Indian:

53

0.2%

60-plus:

4,524

16.1%

Other:

231

0.8%

Median Age:

33.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

30.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

65.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.8%

Median Family Income:

$29,395

Families Below Poverty Line:

25.4%

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