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Mississippi At A Glance
Last Updated June 30, 2005
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The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 48,430 square miles
- Population in 2000: 2,844,658; 48.8% urban; 51.2% rural
- Population in 1990: 2,573,216
- Population Change: Up
10.5% 1990-2000; Up
2.1% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 31st of 50; 1.0% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Jackson (179,599);
Gulfport (71,810);
Biloxi (48,972);
Hattiesburg (46,664);
Meridian (39,559)
- Registered Voters: No party registration
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 28 D 24 R
- State House: 75 D 47 R
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
1,727,908 (60.7%) white;
1,028,473 (36.2%) black;
18,349 (0.6%) Asian;
11,224 (0.4%) American Indian;
569 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
17,272 (0.6%) two-plus races;
1,294 (0.0%) other;
39,569 (1.4%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
12.7% USA,
6.1% Irish,
5.4% English,
4.1% German,
2.1% French
- State Natives: 74.3% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 0.8% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 94.4% English;
3.1% Spanish;
1.6% Other Eur.
- Education:
72.9% high school graduates;
16.9% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
249,431 (12.0%);
WWII: (18.7%);
Korea: (13.5%);
Vietnam: (31.0%);
First Gulf War: (13.1%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
3.4% agriculture;
7.6% construction;
4.8% finance;
1.8% information;
23.7% manufacturing;
25.3% professional;
5.1% public administration;
15.2% trade;
13.1% other
- Work Force: 31.6% blue collar; 52.3% white collar; 16.1% gray collar
- Work Sector: 75.6% private; 17.6% government; 6.4% self-employed; 0.4% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 0.4% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$31,330
- 19.9% are below the poverty line
- 24.9% less than $15,000
- 29.9% $15-35,000
- 16.4% $35-50,000
- 22.8% $50-100,000
- 3.9% $100-150,000
- 2.2% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $64,700
- 36.4% less than $50,000
- 38.9% $50-100,000
- 19.1% $100-200,000
- 3.7% $200-300,000
- 1.3% $300-500,000
- 0.7% more than $500,000
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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