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Population (year 2000): 1,310. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,321 (+0.8% change)
Males: 587 (44.8%), Females: 723 (55.2%)
Panola County
Zip code:
38619
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $22,344 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,100 (year 2000)
Races in Como:
- Black (71.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (26.4%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (5.6%), English
(4.4%), German (2.8%), Irish (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%),
Scottish (1.3%).
Elevation: 357 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Como
- High school or higher: 57.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 10.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Como town
- Never married: 36.6%
- Now married: 41.5%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 7.7%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-0.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Como:
- NORTH OAK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles;
SENATOBIA, MS)
- TRI LAKES SENIOR CENTER (about 15 miles; BATESVILLE,
MS)
- QUITMAN COUNTY HOSPITAL & NH (about 29 miles; MARKS,
MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Como:
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 30 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 36 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 58 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Como:
- PANOLA COUNTY (about 12 miles; BATESVILLE, MS; ID:
PMU)
- HERNANDO VILLAGE AIRPARK, INC (about 20 miles;
HERNANDO, MS; ID: H75)
- WATER VALLEY MUNI (about 30 miles; WATER VALLEY, MS;
ID: 33M)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Como:
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 30
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 47 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 48 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 48 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 48 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
Public primary/middle schools in Como:
- COMO ELEMENTARY (Students: 363; Location: 202
LEWERS STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- COMO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 291; Location:
202 LEWERS DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTH PANOLA VOC COMP (Location: 601 RAILROAD
STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
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