Tupelo City, Mississippi

Tupelo City, Mississippi is a city of the Lee County, Mississippi, United States. As of 2000 the population was 34211. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the city is 36233, It is the seventh largest by population in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city extends throughout a territory of 51.42 miē (133.18 kmē ), of which, 51.11 square miles (132.37 kmē) of it is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 kmē) of it is water, making it Mississippi's third largest by total area.

As of the census of 2000, there were 34211 people, 13395 households, and 9105 families residing in the city. The population density was 669.4 people per square mile (258.46/kmē), it is 132nd most densely populated city in Mississippi. There were 14551 housing units at an average density of 284.7 per square mile (109.92/kmē). The average household size was 2.47 persons, and the average family size was 3.04 persons. In the city the population is diverse age-wise, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males. The median age is 34.9 years, the median age of male residents at 32.8 and the median age of female residents at 36.5. The racial makeup of the city was 69.4% White, 28.28% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian, 0.88% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, 0.85% from two or more races and 0.47% Other races.

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

The median income for a household in the city was $38401, it is the 44th highest city by median household income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The median income for a family in the city was $48465, making its Mississippi's 35th highest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $22024, it is 14th wealthiest city by per capita income in Mississippi. The median income was $23254, Males had a median income of $29072 versus $17477 for females.

In 2000, 9248 pupils and students, of which 49.11% are male and 50.89% are female, 27.03% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 9.43% nursery or pri school, 5.61% kindergarten, 49.81% elementary school, 20.44% high school and 14.72% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census34211
April 2000 Estimate34215
July 2000 Estimate34310
July 2001 Estimate34591
July 2002 Estimate34794
July 2003 Estimate35172
July 2004 Estimate35253
July 2005 Estimate35418
July 2006 Estimate35761
July 2007 Estimate35995
July 2008 Estimate36233
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school471401872
Kindergarten243276519
Elementary school232722794606
High school8989921890
College or graduate school6037581361
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Tupelo city, Mississippi$38401$48465$22024
Lee County, Mississippi$36165$43149$18956
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587