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Population (year 2000): 1,089. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,145 (+5.1% change)
Males: 800 (73.5%), Females: 289 (26.5%)
Tipton County
Zip code:
38049
Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $32,404 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,500 (year 2000)
Races in Mason:
- Black (51.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (38.8%)
- Hispanic (5.2%)
- American Indian (3.4%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (14.9%), Irish (9.5%), United
States (5.4%), Norwegian (3.0%), English (2.2%), French (2.0%).
Elevation: 310 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mason
- High school or higher: 56.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 11.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mason town
- Never married: 29.0%
- Now married: 43.1%
- Separated: 6.3%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 13.3%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +749 (+220.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mason:
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TIPTON (about 13 miles;
COVINGTON, TN)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE FAYETTE HOSPITAL (about 18
miles; SOMERVILLE, TN)
- LAKESIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 23 miles;
MEMPHIS, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mason:
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 23 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 40 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 46 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mason:
- COVINGTON MUNI (about 13 miles; COVINGTON, TN; ID:
M04)
- FAYETTE COUNTY (about 19 miles; SOMERVILLE, TN; ID:
FYE)
- WOLF RIVER (about 25 miles; ROSSVILLE, TN; ID: 54M)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mason:
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 27 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment:
6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 34 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 34 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 34 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
Public primary/middle school in Mason:
- NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 137;
Location: 5245 HWY 70; Grades: PK - 06)
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