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Population (year 2000): 2,038. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,033 (-0.2% change)
Males: 890 (43.7%), Females: 1,148 (56.3%)
Zip code:
38666
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $23,042 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,100 (year 2000)
Races in Sardis:
- Black (56.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (41.8%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (12.1%), English
(4.4%), Irish (4.1%), German (2.9%), Subsaharan African (1.3%),
Welsh (1.1%).
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sardis
- High school or higher: 66.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 10.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sardis town
- Never married: 34.1%
- Now married: 41.5%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 12.7%
- Divorced: 9.3%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -186 (-8.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sardis:
- TRI LAKES SENIOR CENTER (about 10 miles; BATESVILLE,
MS)
- NORTH OAK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles;
SENATOBIA, MS)
- QUITMAN COUNTY HOSPITAL & NH (about 28 miles; MARKS,
MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sardis:
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 27 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 42 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 63 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sardis:
- PANOLA COUNTY (about 7 miles; BATESVILLE, MS; ID:
PMU)
- WATER VALLEY MUNI (about 25 miles; WATER VALLEY, MS;
ID: 33M)
- HERNANDO VILLAGE AIRPARK, INC (about 26 miles;
HERNANDO, MS; ID: H75)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sardis:
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 27
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 53 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 53 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 53 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 53 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
Public high school in Sardis:
- NORTH PANOLA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 413;
Location: 500 HWY 51 N; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sardis:
- GREENHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 506;
Location: 559 WEST PEARL STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SCHOOL (Location: 119
MCLAURIN; Grades: 04 - 12)
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