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Population (year 2000): 2,555. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,544 (-0.4% change)
Males: 1,198 (46.9%), Females: 1,357 (53.1%)
Simpson County
Zip code:
39114
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $26,944 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,300 (year 2000)
Races in Mendenhall:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.5%)
- Black (28.0%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (21.1%), Irish (7.9%),
English (4.9%), German (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%), Italian
(1.4%).
Elevation: 323 feet
Land area: 5.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mendenhall
- High school or higher: 71.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 8.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mendenhall city
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 54.9%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 9.6%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +72 (+2.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Mendenhall:
- SIMPSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (1842 SIMPSON HWY
149)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Mendenhall:
- MAGEE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MAGEE, MS)
- RANKIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; BRANDON, MS)
- WHITFIELD MEDICAL SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
WHITFIELD, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mendenhall:
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 28 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
- HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 51 miles;
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
- KEY FIELD (about 82 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mendenhall:
- MAGEE MUNI (about 9 miles; MAGEE, MS; ID: 17M)
- PRENTISS-JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY (about 27 miles;
PRENTISS, MS; ID: M43)
- COPIAH COUNTY (about 35 miles; CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MS;
ID: M11)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mendenhall:
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; JACKSON,
MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 44 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 68 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
- PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles;
POPLARVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,433)
Public high schools in Mendenhall:
- MENDENHALL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 629;
Location: 207 CIRCLE DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SIMPSON CO VOC TECH COMPLEX (Location: 3415
SIMPSON HWY 49; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Mendenhall:
- SIMPSON COUNTY ACADEMY (Students: 536;
Location: 124 ACADEMY CIRCLE; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mendenhall:
- MENDENHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 642;
Location: 101 CIRCLE DRIVE; Grades: KG - 04)
- MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 556;
Location: 733 DIXIE AVENUE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Mendenhall:
- GENESIS ONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 174;
Location: 720 CIRCLE ST; Grades: PK - 8)
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