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Population (year 2000): 1,132. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,089 (-3.8% change)
Males: 529 (46.7%), Females: 603 (53.3%)
Tunica County
Zip code:
38676
Median resident age: 45.9 years
Median household income: $26,607 (year 2000)
Median house value: $83,900 (year 2000)
Races in Tunica:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.9%)
- Black (29.4%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Vietnamese (0.5%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (14.5%), English
(11.7%), Irish (10.3%), German (5.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%),
French (1.8%).
Elevation: 190 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tunica
- High school or higher: 65.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tunica town
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 39.6%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 24.2%
- Divorced: 9.4%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -81 (-6.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Tunica:
- HELENA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles;
HELENA, AR)
- QUITMAN COUNTY HOSPITAL & NH (about 31 miles; MARKS,
MS)
- NORTH OAK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles;
SENATOBIA, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tunica:
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 38 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 58 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 63 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tunica:
- TUNICA (about 2 miles; TUNICA, MS; ID: 30M)
- TUNICA MUNICIPAL (about 3 miles; TUNICA, MS; ID:
M97)
- THOMPSON-ROBBINS (about 22 miles; HELENA/WEST
HELENA, AR; ID: HEE)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Tunica:
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 46 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 46 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 46 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 50 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 63
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
Public high schools in Tunica:
- ROSA FORT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 560;
Location: 1100 ROSA FORT DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TUNICA VOC TECH CENTER (Location: 2400 US
HIGHWAY 61 N.; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high school in Tunica:
- TUNICA INSTITUTE OF LEARNING (Students: 174;
Location: PO BOX 966; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Tunica:
- TUNICA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 653;
Location: 690 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- TUNICA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 552;
Location: 2486 US HWY 61 N; Grades: 06 - 08)
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