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Population (year 2000): 1,117. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,008 (-9.8% change)
Males: 507 (45.4%), Females: 610 (54.6%)
Pulaski County
Zip code:
62964
Median resident age: 33.1 years
Median household income: $17,727 (year 2000)
Median house value: $20,800 (year 2000)
Races in Mounds:
- Black (60.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (36.4%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
Ancestries: United States (20.2%), English
(6.5%), German (5.6%), Irish (4.1%), Subsaharan African (3.9%).
Elevation: 325 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mounds
- High school or higher: 65.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 16.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mounds city
- Never married: 30.2%
- Now married: 38.2%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 15.1%
- Divorced: 13.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -292 (-20.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mounds:
- CHOATE MENTAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT CTR (about 24
miles; ANNA, IL)
- UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ANNA, IL)
- ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mounds:
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 27 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 31 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 45 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mounds:
- CAIRO RGNL (about 5 miles; CAIRO, IL; ID: CIR)
- MISSISSIPPI COUNTY (about 22 miles; CHARLESTON, MO;
ID: CHQ)
- SIKESTON MEML MUNI (about 30 miles; SIKESTON, MO;
ID: SIK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mounds:
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 41
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 46 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 66 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; MURRAY, KY;
FT enrollment: 7,676)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
Public high school in Mounds:
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 217;
Location: 1401 MOUNDS RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Mounds:
- MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 574;
Location: 208 VALLEY RD; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Mounds:
- MOUNDS P.L. (Operating income: $12,344;
Location: 130 S. BLANCHE; 8,716 books; 260 audio
materials; 516 video materials; 16 serial subscriptions)
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