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Population (year 2000): 6,415. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,227 (-2.9% change)
Males: 2,828 (44.1%), Females: 3,587 (55.9%)
Monroe County
Zip code:
39730
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $23,530 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,200 (year 2000)
Races in Aberdeen:
- Black (60.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (38.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (11.5%), Irish (4.2%),
English (2.7%), German (1.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%), Italian
(1.4%).
Elevation: 230 feet
Land area: 10.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Aberdeen
- High school or higher: 59.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Aberdeen city
- Never married: 33.1%
- Now married: 40.6%
- Separated: 4.9%
- Widowed: 12.0%
- Divorced: 9.3%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -905 (-12.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Aberdeen:
- PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF ABERDEEN (400 S
CHESTNUT STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Aberdeen:
- GILMORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; AMORY,
MS)
- CLAY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; WEST
POINT, MS)
- OKOLONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OKOLONA,
MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Aberdeen:
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 16 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 26 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
- TUPELO RGNL (about 34 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Aberdeen:
- STINSON FIELD MUNI (about 3 miles; ABERDEEN, MS; ID:
3A8)
- MONROE COUNTY (about 6 miles; ABERDEEN/AMORY, MS;
ID: M40)
- OKOLONA MUNI-RICHARD STOVALL FIELD (about 17 miles;
OKOLONA, MS; ID: 5A4)
College/University in Aberdeen:
- VAUGHNS'S BEAUTY COLLEGE (Location: 108 S
MAPLE ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Aberdeen:
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 25 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; FULTON,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 76 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 78
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
Public high schools in Aberdeen:
- ABERDEEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 497;
Location: 205 HWY 145 NORTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MONROE CO VOC TECH (Location: 50057 AIRPORT
ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ABERDEEN LEARNING CENTER (Location: 605 W.
COMMERCE STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Aberdeen:
- BELLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 297; Location:
518 W. COMMERCE STREET; Grades: 02 - 03)
- ABERDEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 294;
Location: 508 W. COMMERCE STREET; Grades: PK - 01)
- ABERDEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 271;
Location: 518 W. COMMERCE STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
- SHIVERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 193;
Location: 316 N. FRANKLIN STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
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