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Moving to Belzoni, Mississippi

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Population: 2,663. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,541 (-4.6% change)
Males: 1,229 (46.2%), Females: 1,434 (53.8%)

Humphreys County

Zip code: 39038

Demographics

Median resident age: 29.9 years
Median household income: $20,690
Median house value: $52,300

Population by Race

Races in Belzoni:

  • Black (68.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (30.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: Irish (5.9%), United States (5.4%), Subsaharan African (2.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), English (2.0%), German (2.0%).

Elevation: 112 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Belzoni

  • High school or higher: 64.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Belzoni city

  • Never married: 41.0%
  • Now married: 35.9%
  • Separated: 4.8%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 6.7%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +118 (+4.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Belzoni:

  • HUMPHREYS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (500 CCC ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Belzoni:

  • SOUTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; INDIANOLA, MS)
  • KINGS DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL SWING BED (about 23 miles; YAZOO CITY, MS)
  • UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC-HOLMES (about 29 miles; LEXINGTON, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Belzoni:

  • MID DELTA RGNL (about 40 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; Abbreviation: GLH)
  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 68 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
  • UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 106 miles; OXFORD, MS; Abbreviation: UOX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Belzoni:

  • BELZONI MUNI (about 4 miles; BELZONI, MS; Abbreviation: 1M2)
  • YAZOO COUNTY (about 22 miles; YAZOO CITY, MS; Abbreviation: 87I)
  • HOLLANDALE MUNI (about 23 miles; HOLLANDALE, MS; Abbreviation: 14M)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Belzoni:

  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
  • DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 61 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)

Schools

Public high schools in Belzoni:

  • HUMPHREYS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 486; Location: 700 COHN STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • HUMPHREYS CO VOC CENTER (Location: 401 FOURTH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Belzoni:

  • HUMPHREYS ACADEMY (Students: 274; Location: PO BOX 179; Grades: 1 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Belzoni:

  • IDA GREENE LOWER ELEMENTARY (Students: 582; Location: 902 CHURCH STREET; Grades: KG – 03)
  • O M MC NAIR UPPER ELEMENTARY (Students: 523; Location: 910 CHURCH STREET; Grades: 04 – 06)
  • HUMPHREYS JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 327; Location: 610 COHN STREET; Grades: 07 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Belzoni:

  • HUMPHREYS COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $119,204; Location: 105 SOUTH HAYDEN STREET; 37,730 books; 1,326 audio materials; 1,659 video materials; 81 serial subscriptions)

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