Pontotoc County, Mississippi QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Pontotoc County	Mississippi
?  Population, 2000	26,726	2,844,658
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	20.2%	10.5%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	7.2%	7.2%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	27.6%	27.3%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	12.8%	12.1%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	84.4%	61.4%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	14.0%	36.3%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.3%	0.4%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	0.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.7%	0.5%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	0.5%	0.7%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	51.4%	51.7%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	1.8%	1.4%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	83.6%	60.7%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	8,014	989,312
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	1,124	226,947
?  Housing units, 2000	10,816	1,161,953
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	77.9%	72.3%
?  Households, 2000	10,097	1,046,434
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.62	2.63
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	40.9%	39.6%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$28,991	$28,527
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	12.7%	18.1%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	17.1%	24.5%

Business QuickFacts	Pontotoc County	Mississippi
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	466	59,771
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	8,652	937,023
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	12.8%	29.6%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	1,345	121,668
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	720,175	39,658,260
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	120,236	20,774,508
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$4,852	$7,605
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	NA	16,386
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	357	40,879
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	43	12,871
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	85,135	16,487,905
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	901	122,256

Geography QuickFacts	Pontotoc County	Mississippi
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	497	46,907
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	53.8	60.6
?  Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown