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Population (year 2000): 3,235. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,676 (+75.5% change)
Males: 1,636 (50.6%), Females: 1,599 (49.4%)
Tipton County
Zip code:
38004
Median resident age: 32.4 years
Median household income: $58,583 (year 2000)
Median house value: $112,900 (year 2000)
Races in Atoka:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.6%)
- Black (9.3%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
Ancestries: Irish (13.5%), German (13.3%),
English (9.5%), United States (8.6%), Italian (3.2%), Scottish
(2.7%).
Elevation: 434 feet
Land area: 6.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Atoka
- High school or higher: 85.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Atoka town
- Never married: 15.7%
- Now married: 70.9%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 3.4%
- Divorced: 8.3%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2,084
(+181.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Atoka:
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TIPTON (about 14 miles;
COVINGTON, TN)
- LAKESIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 15 miles;
MEMPHIS, TN)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAUDERDALE (about 16
miles; RIPLEY, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Atoka:
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 8 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 30 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 63 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Atoka:
- CHARLES W. BAKER (about 15 miles; MILLINGTON, TN;
ID: 2M8)
- COVINGTON MUNI (about 18 miles; COVINGTON, TN; ID:
M04)
- OSCEOLA MUNI (about 24 miles; OSCEOLA, AR; ID: 7M4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Atoka:
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 17 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment:
6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 21 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 21 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 21 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 69
miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; FT enrollment: 8,696)
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