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Population (year 2000): 14,550
Males: 7,691 (52.9%), Females: 6,859 (47.1%)
Yazoo County
Zip code:
39194
Median resident age: 31.8 years
Median household income: $19,893 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,800 (year 2000)
Races in Yazoo City:
- Black (69.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (22.2%)
- Hispanic (7.5%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (3.8%), English
(2.9%), Irish (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%), German (1.3%),
Subsaharan African (1.0%).
Elevation: 120 feet
Land area: 10.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Yazoo City
- High school or higher: 64.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 15.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Yazoo City city
- Never married: 43.2%
- Now married: 33.3%
- Separated: 4.8%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 8.5%
7.1% Foreign born (6.2% Latin America).
Hospital/medical center in Yazoo City:
- KINGS DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL SWING BED (823 GRAND
AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Yazoo City:
- HUMPHREYS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
BELZONI, MS)
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC-HOLMES (about 29
miles; LEXINGTON, MS)
- MADISON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles;
CANTON, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Yazoo City:
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 45 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 58 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID:
GLH)
- HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 106
miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Yazoo City:
- YAZOO COUNTY (about 4 miles; YAZOO CITY, MS; ID:
87I)
- BELZONI MUNI (about 21 miles; BELZONI, MS; ID: 1M2)
- C. A. MOORE (about 33 miles; LEXINGTON, MS; ID: 19M)
Amtrak station:
YAZOO CITY (222 W. BROADWAY). Services: fully wheelchair
accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, call
for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Yazoo City:
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 38 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; JACKSON,
MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
Public high schools in Yazoo City:
- YAZOO CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 594;
Location: 1825 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING DR; Grades: 09 -
12)
- YAZOO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 555;
Location: 6789 HWY 49 FRONTAGE ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- YAZOO CITY VOC COMPLEX (Location: 1825 MARTIN
LUTHER KING DRIVE; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high school in Yazoo City:
- MANCHESTER ACADEMY (Students: 517; Location:
2132 GORDON AVENUE; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Yazoo City:
- BETTIE E WOOLFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
1,040; Location: 209 W. 5TH ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- MCCOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 716;
Location: 1835 SCHOOL DR; Grades: 02 - 04)
- WEBSTER STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
543; Location: 622 E.4TH ST.; Grades: PK - 01)
- YAZOO COUNTY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
308; Location: 6781 HWY 49 FRONTAGE RD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER (Location: 12 18
GRAND AVENUE; Grades: 03 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Yazoo City:
- COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 148;
Location: PO BOX 977; Grades: KG - 7)
Library in Yazoo City:
- SOUTH DELTA LIBRARY SERVICES (Operating
income: $451,102; Location: 310 NORTH MAIN STREET;
63,957 books; 393 audio materials; 1,400 video
materials; 93 serial subscriptions)
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