Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Tallahatchie County is a one of the county from Mississippi's 82 counties, located in Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 14903 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 13027, It is the 19th smallest in terms of population. The county spans an area of 652.08 square miles (1688.88 square kilometre), of which, 643.92 square miles (1667.75 square kilometre) of it is land and 8.16 square miles (21.13 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 28th largest in terms of geographical size.

Tallahatchie County Mississippi
Map of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

As of the census of 2000, there were 14903 residents, 5263 households, and 3828 families in the county. The population density was 23.1 people per square mile (8.92/kmē), making its Mississippi's 14th least densely populated county. There were 5711 housing units at an average density of 8.9 per square mile (3.44/kmē). The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.36. In the county the population was spread out, with 30% under the age of 18, 10% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 13027, The racial makeup of the county was 4980 White, 7885 Black or African American, 20 American Indian, 65 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 77 from two or more races.

Tallahatchie County Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Tallahatchie County Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Tallahatchie County Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $22229, it is the ninth lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The median income for a family in the county was $26509, it is ninth poorest county by median family income in Mississippi. The per capita income for the county was $10749, it is the fourth poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 4489 pupils and students, of which 2068 are male and 2421 are female, 30.12% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 306 nursery or pri school, 369 kindergarten, 2219 elementary school, 1076 high school and 519 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Charleston CityTallahatchie County1.371.360.0121981612.71083518208
2Glendora VillageTallahatchie County0.140.1402852011.5704414375
3Sumner TownTallahatchie County0.560.560407726.52005625000
4Tutwiler TownTallahatchie County1.341.34013641020.6717718958
5Webb TownTallahatchie County0.430.43058713801227225000
YearPopulation
April 2000 census14903
April 2000 Estimate14903
July 2000 Estimate14866
July 2001 Estimate14633
July 2002 Estimate14387
July 2003 Estimate14184
July 2004 Estimate14016
July 2005 Estimate13824
July 2006 Estimate13524
July 2007 Estimate13281
July 2008 Estimate13027
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school181125306
Kindergarten162207369
Elementary school108011392219
High school5155611076
College or graduate school130389519
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi$22229$26509$10749
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587