Benoit Town, Mississippi

Benoit Town is a one of the Bolivar County, Mississippi, located in Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. The town has a population of 611 as per the 2000 census data. The town's estimated population as of July 2008 was 556, It is the 109th least populous in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The town spans an area of 0.99 square miles (2.56 kmē), of which, 0.97 square miles (2.51 kmē) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 kmē) of it is water, making it Mississippi's 69th smallest by total area.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 611 residents, 193 households, and 153 families in the town. The population density was 627.2 people per square mile (242.16/kmē), it is Mississippi's 142nd most densely populated town. There were 211 housing units at an average density of 217.5 per square mile (83.98/kmē). It has an average household size was 3.17 persons, and the average family size was 3.57 persons. Age range in the town was well distributed with 37% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.9 males. The median age was 26.1 years, The median age of males was 23.3 years, for females the median age was 31.5 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 130 White, 466 Black or African American, American Indian, Asian, Native Hawaiian, 9 from two or more races and 6 Ohter races.

Benoit town Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Benoit town Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Benoit Town Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $18750, it is the 40th poorest town in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the town was $18929, making it the 24th lowest town by median family income in Mississippi. The per capita income for the town was $7813, it would be the 16th lowest town by per capita income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The median income was $13462, The median income for males was $16667 versus $10625 for females.

In 2000, 229 pupils and students, of which 51.53% are male and 48.47% are female, 37.48% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 10.04% nursery or pri school, 9.17% kindergarten, 49.78% elementary school, 24.45% high school and 6.55% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census611
April 2000 Estimate611
July 2000 Estimate609
July 2001 Estimate603
July 2002 Estimate596
July 2003 Estimate588
July 2004 Estimate578
July 2005 Estimate568
July 2006 Estimate566
July 2007 Estimate562
July 2008 Estimate556
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school18523
Kindergarten41721
Elementary school7044114
High school223456
College or graduate school41115
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Benoit town, Mississippi$18750$18929$7813
Bolivar County, Mississippi$23428$27301$12088
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587