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Population (year 2000): 2,452. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,445 (-0.3% change)
Males: 1,093 (44.6%), Females: 1,359 (55.4%)
Decatur County
Zip code:
38363
Median resident age: 42.9 years
Median household income: $22,687 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,800 (year 2000)
Races in Parsons:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.7%)
- Black (8.2%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Other race (2.4%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (28.5%), Irish (6.5%),
German (4.4%), English (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%), Swedish
(1.3%).
Elevation: 497 feet
Land area: 3.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Parsons
- High school or higher: 61.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Parsons city
- Never married: 19.0%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 12.7%
- Divorced: 12.5%
3.5% Foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 1.1%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +62 (+2.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Parsons:
- DECATUR COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (1200
TENNESSEE ST S BOX 250)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Parsons:
- PERRY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LINDEN,
TN)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE LEXINGTON HOSP (about 20 miles;
LEXINGTON, TN)
- CAMDEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; CAMDEN, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Parsons:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 54 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 73 miles; MUSCLE
SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
- CAMPBELL AAF (about 83 miles; FORT
CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Parsons:
- SCOTT FIELD (about 2 miles; PARSONS, TN; ID: 0M1)
- FRANKLIN WILKINS (about 17 miles; LEXINGTON, TN; ID:
M52)
- PERRY COUNTY (about 19 miles; LINDEN, TN; ID: M15)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Parsons:
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; JACKSON, TN;
Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 61 miles;
FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 61 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; MURRAY, KY;
FT enrollment: 7,676)
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS
(about 71 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment:
2,669)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
Public primary/middle schools in Parsons:
- DECATUR COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 501;
Location: 2740 HIGHWAY 641 SOUTH; Grades: 05 - 08)
- PARSONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 394;
Location: 182 WEST 4TH ST; Grades: KG - 04)
Library in Parsons:
- PARSONS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$17,264; Location: 105 KENTUCKY AVE. SO.; 14,218 books;
1,115 audio materials; 1,317 video materials; 10 serial
subscriptions)
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