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Population (year 2000): 3,677. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,822 (+3.9% change)
Males: 1,649 (44.8%), Females: 2,028 (55.2%)
Yalobusha County
Zip code:
38965
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $23,777 (year 2000)
Median house value: $53,100 (year 2000)
Races in Water Valley:
- White Non-Hispanic (57.3%)
- Black (40.7%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (16.0%), Irish (7.8%),
English (6.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), Dutch (1.4%), German
(1.1%).
Elevation: 400 feet
Land area: 7.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Water Valley
- High school or higher: 71.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Water Valley city
- Never married: 28.0%
- Now married: 43.0%
- Separated: 5.5%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 11.2%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +45 (+1.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Water Valley:
- YALOBUSHA GENERAL HOSPITAL (630 SOUTH MAIN
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Water Valley:
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NORTH MS (about 16 miles;
OXFORD, MS)
- TRI LAKES SENIOR CENTER (about 26 miles; BATESVILLE,
MS)
- GRENADA LAKE MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles;
GRENADA, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Water Valley:
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 18 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
- TUPELO RGNL (about 61 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 65 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Water Valley:
- WATER VALLEY MUNI (about 4 miles; WATER VALLEY, MS;
ID: 33M)
- PANOLA COUNTY (about 23 miles; BATESVILLE, MS; ID:
PMU)
- GRENADA MUNI (about 26 miles; GRENADA, MS; ID: GNF)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Water Valley:
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 16
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 74 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 76 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 76 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
Public high school in Water Valley:
- WATER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 545;
Location: 550 MARKETTE STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Water Valley:
- DAVIDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 763;
Location: 207 GOODE STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Water Valley:
- BLACKMUR MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$29,195; Location: 608 BLACKMUR DRIVE; 13,430 books; 333
audio materials; 1,054 video materials; 25 serial
subscriptions)
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