Tunica County, Mississippi

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Tunica County is a county located in the United States of Mississippi. It is home to over 9227 people (2000 census). The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 10448, making it the 13th least populous county in Mississippi. The county spans an area of 480.78 sq mi (1245.21 square kilometre), of which, 454.81 square miles (1177.95 square kilometre) of it is land and 25.97 square miles (67.26 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 26th smallest by total area in Mississippi.


As of the census of 2000, there were 9227 people, 3258 households, and 2192 families living in the county. The population density was 20.3 people per square mile (7.84/kmē), it is the 13th least populated county in terms of population density. There were 3705 housing units at an average density of 8.1 per square mile (3.13/kmē). The average household size was 2.8 and the average family size was 3.44. Age range in the county was well distributed with 31.5% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 10448, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 2833 White, 7446 Black or African American, 16 American Indian, 66 Asian, 7 Native Hawaiian, and 80 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $23270, it is 15th poorest county by median household income in Mississippi. The median income for a family in the county was $25443, it is the seventh lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The per capita income for the county was $11978, making its Mississippi's 13th lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 2471 pupils and students, of which 50.95% are male and 49.05% are female, 26.78% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7% nursery or pri school, 5.42% kindergarten, 58.6% elementary school, 23.63% high school and 5.34% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	North Tunica Cdp	Tunica County	0.72	0.72	0	1450	2014.7	6972	14891
2	Tunica Town	Tunica County	0.71	0.71	0	1132	1588.4	20114	26607

Year	Population
April 2000 census	9227
April 2000 Estimate	9227
July 2000 Estimate	9221
July 2001 Estimate	9358
July 2002 Estimate	9718
July 2003 Estimate	9987
July 2004 Estimate	10019
July 2005 Estimate	10159
July 2006 Estimate	10398
July 2007 Estimate	10464
July 2008 Estimate	10448

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	104	69	173
Kindergarten	71	63	134
Elementary school	724	724	1448
High school	326	258	584
College or graduate school	34	98	132

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Tunica County, Mississippi	$23270	$25443	$11978
Mississippi, United States	$31330	$37406	$15853
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587