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Population (year 2000): 1,461. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,490 (+2.0% change)
Males: 703 (48.1%), Females: 758 (51.9%)
Rankin County
Zip code:
39145
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $31,597 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,500 (year 2000)
Races in Pelahatchie:
- White Non-Hispanic (57.7%)
- Black (36.8%)
- Hispanic (4.5%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (16.2%), Irish (7.9%),
English (5.7%), German (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), Dutch
(1.6%).
Elevation: 359 feet
Land area: 3.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pelahatchie
- High school or higher: 60.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pelahatchie town
- Never married: 27.9%
- Now married: 46.3%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 12.5%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -99 (-6.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pelahatchie:
- SCOTT REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MORTON, MS)
- RANKIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; BRANDON, MS)
- WHITFIELD MEDICAL SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
WHITFIELD, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pelahatchie:
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 19 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
- HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 67 miles;
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
- KEY FIELD (about 73 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pelahatchie:
- G. V. MONTGOMERY (about 22 miles; FOREST, MS; ID:
2M4)
- BRUCE CAMPBELL FIELD (about 23 miles; MADISON, MS;
ID: MBO)
- HAWKINS FIELD (about 29 miles; JACKSON, MS; ID: HKS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Pelahatchie:
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; JACKSON,
MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 42 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
- MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles;
MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 86 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
Public high school in Pelahatchie:
- PELAHATCHIE ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 335;
Location: 213 BROOKS STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Pelahatchie:
- EAST RANKIN ACADEMY (Students: 515; Location:
PO BOX 509; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Pelahatchie:
- PELAHATCHIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 364;
Location: 213B BROOKS STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
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