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Moving to Okolona, Mississippi

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Population: 3,056. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,955 (-3.3% change)
Males: 1,331 (43.6%), Females: 1,725 (56.4%)

Chickasaw County

Zip code: 38860

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $20,000
Median house value: $48,700

Population by Race

Races in Okolona:

  • Black (59.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (39.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (13.5%), English (3.7%), Irish (3.3%), German (2.0%), Scottish (1.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%).

Elevation: 340 feet

Land area: 6.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Okolona

  • High school or higher: 55.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 9.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Okolona city

  • Never married: 30.4%
  • Now married: 36.3%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 14.3%
  • Divorced: 15.0%

0.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -240 (-7.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Okolona:

  • OKOLONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (512 ROCKWELL DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Okolona:

  • NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; TUPELO, MS)
  • TRACE REGIONAL HOSP AND SWING BED (about 17 miles; HOUSTON, MS)
  • PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF ABERDEEN (about 18 miles; ABERDEEN, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Okolona:

  • TUPELO RGNL (about 18 miles; TUPELO, MS; Abbreviation: TUP)
  • COLUMBUS AFB (about 34 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Abbreviation: CBM)
  • GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 40 miles; COLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILL, MS; Abbreviation: GTR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Okolona:

  • OKOLONA MUNI-RICHARD STOVALL FIELD (about 3 miles; OKOLONA, MS; Abbreviation: 5A4)
  • STINSON FIELD MUNI (about 16 miles; ABERDEEN, MS; Abbreviation: 3A8)
  • HOUSTON MUNI (about 21 miles; HOUSTON, MS; Abbreviation: M44)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Okolona:

  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; FULTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,673)
  • MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
  • MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 42 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 60 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)
  • NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 94 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)

Schools

Public high schools in Okolona:

  • OKOLONA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 382; Location: 404 WINTER STREET; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • OKOLONA VOC COMPLEX (Location: 605 NORTH CHURCH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Okolona:

  • OKOLONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 470; Location: 411 W MAIN STREET; Grades: KG – 06)

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