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Population (year 2000): 724
Males: 331 (45.7%), Females: 393 (54.3%)
Alexander County
Zip code:
62988
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $19,511 (year 2000)
Median house value: $42,000 (year 2000)
Races in Tamms:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.2%)
- Black (23.6%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (12.2%), German
(9.5%), Irish (9.0%), French (3.2%), English (3.0%), Dutch
(2.1%).
Elevation: 335 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tamms
- High school or higher: 66.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.2%
- Unemployed: 18.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tamms village
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 3.7%
- Widowed: 13.1%
- Divorced: 10.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Tamms:
- CHOATE MENTAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT CTR (about 16
miles; ANNA, IL)
- UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ANNA, IL)
- ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tamms:
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 21 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 37 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 37 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tamms:
- CAIRO RGNL (about 14 miles; CAIRO, IL; ID: CIR)
- MISSISSIPPI COUNTY (about 29 miles; CHARLESTON, MO;
ID: CHQ)
- SIKESTON MEML MUNI (about 32 miles; SIKESTON, MO;
ID: SIK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Tamms:
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 33
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 39 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 76 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; MURRAY, KY;
FT enrollment: 7,676)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 101 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
Public high schools in Tamms:
- EGYPTIAN SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 210;
Location: R R 1 BOX 384; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TAMMS CORRECTIONAL CENTER (Students: 36;
Location: PO BOX 400; Grades: 12 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Tamms:
- EGYPTIAN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 278;
Location: R R 1 BOX 384; Grades: PK - 05)
- EGYPTIAN JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 166;
Location: R R 1 BOX 384; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FIVE CO VOC CENTER-TAMMS (Location: PO BOX
70; Grades: 00 - 00)
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