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Population (year 2000): 3,059. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,987 (-2.4% change)
Males: 1,330 (43.5%), Females: 1,729 (56.5%)
Tishomingo County
Zip code:
38852
Median resident age: 44.9 years
Median household income: $24,082 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,000 (year 2000)
Races in Iuka:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
- Black (7.1%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (24.7%), Irish (9.7%),
German (6.7%), English (5.2%), Scottish (3.3%), French (1.9%).
Elevation: 569 feet
Land area: 9.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Iuka
- High school or higher: 61.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Iuka city
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 49.0%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 17.2%
- Divorced: 13.2%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -291 (-8.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Iuka:
- TISHOMINGO HEALTH SERVICES INC (1777 CURTIS
DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Iuka:
- MAGNOLIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 25 miles;
CORINTH, MS)
- RED BAY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; RED BAY, AL)
- HARDIN COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
SAVANNAH, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Iuka:
- NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 42 miles; MUSCLE
SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
- TUPELO RGNL (about 55 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 73 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Iuka:
- IUKA (about 5 miles; IUKA, MS; ID: 15M)
- TISHOMINGO COUNTY (about 23 miles; BELMONT, MS; ID:
01M)
- SAVANNAH-HARDIN COUNTY (about 25 miles; SAVANNAH,
TN; ID: SNH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Iuka:
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 35 miles;
FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS
(about 40 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment:
2,669)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; FULTON,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85
miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
Public high school in Iuka:
- TISHOMINGO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 600;
Location: 701 HWY 72; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Iuka:
- IUKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 425;
Location: 1500 OLD WHITEHOSE RD; Grades: KG - 04)
- IUKA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 373; Location:
507 WEST QUITMAN; Grades: 05 - 08)
- SECONDARY GED PROGRAM (Location: 1620 PAUL
EDMONDSON DR; Grades: UG - UG)
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