Moving to Ecru, Mississippi
Population: 947. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,015 (+7.2% change)
Males: 462 (48.8%), Females: 485 (51.2%)
Pontotoc County
Zip code: 38841
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $30,815
Median house value: $62,200
Population by Race
Races in Ecru:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.7%)
- Black (14.4%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Other race (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (33.6%), Irish (7.8%), English (5.9%), German (2.7%).
Elevation: 355 feet
Land area: 4.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Ecru
- High school or higher: 64.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ecru town
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 56.1%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 13.0%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +191 (+25.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Ecru:
- PONTOTOC HEALTH SERVICE CAH (about 9 miles; PONTOTOC, MS)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY (about 10 miles; NEW ALBANY, MS)
- NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; TUPELO, MS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ecru:
- TUPELO RGNL (about 20 miles; TUPELO, MS; Abbreviation: TUP)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 36 miles; OXFORD, MS; Abbreviation: UOX)
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 65 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Abbreviation: CBM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ecru:
- PONTOTOC COUNTY (about 7 miles; PONTOTOC, MS; Abbreviation: 22M)
- NEW ALBANY-UNION CO (about 13 miles; NEW ALBANY, MS; Abbreviation: M72)
- RIPLEY (about 25 miles; RIPLEY, MS; Abbreviation: 25M)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ecru:
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 36 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; FULTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,673)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 73 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 82 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
Schools
Public high school in Ecru:
- NORTH PONTOTOC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 450; Location: 8324 HWY 15 NORTH; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ecru:
- NORTH PONTOTOC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 772; Location: 8324 HWY 15 NORTH; Grades: KG – 05)
- NORTH PONTOTOC MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 382; Location: 8324 HWY 15 NORTH; Grades: 06 – 08)