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Population (year 2000): 3,465. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,735 (+7.8% change)
Males: 1,663 (48.0%), Females: 1,802 (52.0%)
Jones County
Zip code:
39437
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $23,424 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,100 (year 2000)
Races in Ellisville:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.0%)
- Black (30.9%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (10.9%), Irish (7.0%),
English (3.8%), German (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), French
(1.4%).
Elevation: 258 feet
Land area: 5.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ellisville
- High school or higher: 59.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ellisville city
- Never married: 34.5%
- Now married: 41.6%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 11.1%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -249 (-6.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ellisville:
- SOUTH CENTRAL REG MED CTR (about 9 miles; LAUREL,
MS)
- WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; HATTIESBURG,
MS)
- COVINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; COLLINS,
MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ellisville:
- HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 13 miles;
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
- KEY FIELD (about 59 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 77 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ellisville:
- HESLER-NOBLE FIELD (about 6 miles; LAUREL, MS; ID:
LUL)
- THIGPEN FIELD (about 25 miles; BAY SPRINGS, MS; ID:
00M)
- BOBBY L CHAIN MUNI (about 25 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS;
ID: HBG)
Amtrak stations near Ellisville:
- 9 miles: LAUREL (230 N. MAPLE ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service.
- 20 miles: HATTIESBURG (308 NEWMAN ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
College/University in Ellisville:
- JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 4,072; Location: 900 S COURT ST; Public;
Website: www.jcjc.cc.ms.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Ellisville:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 31 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; Full-time enrollment: 12,541)
- PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
POPLARVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,433)
- MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles;
MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62
miles; PERKINSTON, MS; FT enrollment: 6,329)
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; JACKSON,
MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 95 miles; MOBILE,
AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 96 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
Public high school in Ellisville:
- SOUTH JONES HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,066;
Location: 313 ANDERSON STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ellisville:
- ELLISVILLE LOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
524; Location: 301 DEASON STREET; Grades: KG - 03)
- SOUTH JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 380;
Location: 27 WARRIOR ROAD; Grades: 04 - 06)
- ELLISVILLE STATE SCHOOL (Students: 76;
Location: 1101 HIGHWAY 11 SOUTH; Grades: PK - 06)
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