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Population (year 2000): 754. Estimated
population in July 2005: 759 (+0.7% change)
Males: 339 (45.0%), Females: 415 (55.0%)
Zip code:
38683
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $17,102 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,500 (year 2000)
Races in Walnut:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.0%)
- Black (14.5%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (27.9%), Irish (5.8%),
Subsaharan African (3.2%), English (2.9%), Italian (1.7%).
Land area: 5.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Walnut
- High school or higher: 48.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Walnut town
- Never married: 19.4%
- Now married: 45.4%
- Separated: 7.6%
- Widowed: 15.3%
- Divorced: 12.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +258 (+52.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Walnut:
- TIPPAH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; RIPLEY, MS)
- WESTERN MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 19 miles;
BOLIVAR, TN)
- BOLIVAR GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; BOLIVAR,
TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Walnut:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 44 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- TUPELO RGNL (about 48 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 59 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Walnut:
- RIPLEY (about 18 miles; RIPLEY, MS; ID: 25M)
- WILLIAM L. WHITEHURST FIELD (about 20 miles;
BOLIVAR, TN; ID: M08)
- ROSCOE TURNER (about 22 miles; CORINTH, MS; ID: CRX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Walnut:
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 60
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; FULTON,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 69 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
Public primary/middle school in Walnut:
- WALNUT ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 469;
Location: 280 COMMERCE ST.; Grades: KG - 12)
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