Corinth City, Mississippi


Corinth City is a city located in the Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. As per the 2000 census, city has a population of 14054 inhabitants. In July 2008, its estimated population was 14253, It is 29th most populous in Mississippi. Its area is just over 30.58 sq mi (79.2 square kilometre), of which, 30.45 square miles (78.87 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 12th largest by area in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

As of the census of 2000, there were 14054 people in the city, organized into 6220 households, and 3798 families residing in the city. The population density was 461.5 people per square mile (178.19/kmē), making it the 197th most densely populated city in Mississippi. There were 7058 housing units at an average density of 231.8 per square mile (89.5/kmē). The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.82. The population's age distribution was 21.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81 males. The median age was 40.2 years, The median age of males and females living in Corinth City was 37.1 and 43 years respectively. The racial makeup of the city was 76.28% White, 21.6% Black or African American, 0.09% American Indian, 0.36% Asian, 0.12% Native Hawaiian, 0.73% from two or more races and 0.84% Other races.

Corinth city Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Corinth city Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Corinth City Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $23436, it is the 210th wealthiest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $35232, making it the 127th wealthiest city by median family income among the Mississippi. The per capita income for the city was $15452, it is 111th wealthiest city by per capita income in Mississippi. The median income is $19198, The median income for males was $23614, compared to $14947 for females.

In 2000, 2802 pupils and students, of which 49.46% are male and 50.54% are female, 19.94% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.64% nursery or pri school, 5.1% kindergarten, 49.96% elementary school, 21.84% high school and 16.45% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census14054
April 2000 Estimate14062
July 2000 Estimate14067
July 2001 Estimate14014
July 2002 Estimate14049
July 2003 Estimate14033
July 2004 Estimate14105
July 2005 Estimate14156
July 2006 Estimate14193
July 2007 Estimate14273
July 2008 Estimate14253
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school11868186
Kindergarten5291143
Elementary school7136871400
High school254358612
College or graduate school249212461
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Corinth city, Mississippi$23436$35232$15452
Alcorn County, Mississippi$29041$36899$15418
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587