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Population (year 2000): 4,200. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,294 (+2.2% change)
Males: 2,029 (48.3%), Females: 2,171 (51.7%)
Simpson County
Zip code:
39111
Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $20,779 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,000 (year 2000)
Races in Magee:
- White Non-Hispanic (62.0%)
- Black (33.9%)
- Hispanic (3.6%)
- Other race (2.3%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (14.3%), Irish (6.1%),
English (4.9%), German (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%), Italian
(1.5%).
Elevation: 430 feet
Land area: 4.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Magee
- High school or higher: 69.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 8.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Magee city
- Never married: 30.8%
- Now married: 43.0%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 12.5%
2.5% Foreign born (2.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +528 (+14.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Magee:
- MAGEE GENERAL HOSPITAL (300 SE 3RD ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Magee:
- SIMPSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
MENDENHALL, MS)
- COVINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; COLLINS,
MS)
- PRENTISS CO REGIONAL HOSP (about 21 miles; PRENTISS,
MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Magee:
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 38 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
- HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 40 miles;
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
- KEY FIELD (about 75 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Magee:
- MAGEE MUNI (about 5 miles; MAGEE, MS; ID: 17M)
- PRENTISS-JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY (about 23 miles;
PRENTISS, MS; ID: M43)
- THIGPEN FIELD (about 36 miles; BAY SPRINGS, MS; ID:
00M)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Magee:
- JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; JACKSON,
MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 55 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 57 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
- PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles;
POPLARVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,433)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
Public high school in Magee:
- MAGEE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 509; Location:
501 E CHOCTAW STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Magee:
- MAGEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 727;
Location: 410 8TH STREET NE; Grades: KG - 04)
- MAGEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 587; Location:
300 1ST STREET NE; Grades: 05 - 08)
- SIMPSON COUNTY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER (Location:
177 SIMPSON HWY 149; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Magee:
- MILLCREEK SCHOOL (Students: 164; Location:
P.O BOX 1160; Grades: UG - UG)
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