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Population (year 2000): 2,663. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,541 (-4.6% change)
Males: 1,229 (46.2%), Females: 1,434 (53.8%)
Humphreys County
Zip code:
39038
Median resident age: 29.9 years
Median household income: $20,690 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,300 (year 2000)
Races in Belzoni:
- Black (68.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (30.4%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (5.9%), United States (5.4%),
Subsaharan African (2.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), English (2.0%),
German (2.0%).
Elevation: 112 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Belzoni
- High school or higher: 64.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 8.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Belzoni city
- Never married: 41.0%
- Now married: 35.9%
- Separated: 4.8%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 6.7%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +118 (+4.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Belzoni:
- HUMPHREYS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (500 CCC
ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Belzoni:
- SOUTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
INDIANOLA, MS)
- KINGS DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL SWING BED (about 23 miles;
YAZOO CITY, MS)
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC-HOLMES (about 29
miles; LEXINGTON, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Belzoni:
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 40 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID:
GLH)
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 68 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 106 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Belzoni:
- BELZONI MUNI (about 4 miles; BELZONI, MS; ID: 1M2)
- YAZOO COUNTY (about 22 miles; YAZOO CITY, MS; ID:
87I)
- HOLLANDALE MUNI (about 23 miles; HOLLANDALE, MS; ID:
14M)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Belzoni:
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles;
MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 61 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; JACKSON,
MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
Public high schools in Belzoni:
- HUMPHREYS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 486;
Location: 700 COHN STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HUMPHREYS CO VOC CENTER (Location: 401 FOURTH
STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Belzoni:
- HUMPHREYS ACADEMY (Students: 274; Location:
PO BOX 179; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Belzoni:
- IDA GREENE LOWER ELEMENTARY (Students: 582;
Location: 902 CHURCH STREET; Grades: KG - 03)
- O M MC NAIR UPPER ELEMENTARY (Students: 523;
Location: 910 CHURCH STREET; Grades: 04 - 06)
- HUMPHREYS JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 327;
Location: 610 COHN STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Belzoni:
- HUMPHREYS COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $119,204; Location: 105 SOUTH HAYDEN STREET;
37,730 books; 1,326 audio materials; 1,659 video
materials; 81 serial subscriptions)
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