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Population: 13,337. Estimated population in July 2024: 13,244 (-0.7% change)
Males: 5,852 (43.9%), Females: 7,485 (56.1%)

Pike County

Zip codes: 39648.

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $22,644
Median house value: $53,000

Population by Race

Races in McComb:

  • Black (58.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (39.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (11.2%), English (5.2%), Irish (3.8%), German (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%), French (1.4%).

Elevation: 417 feet

Land area: 11.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in McComb

  • High school or higher: 70.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
  • Unemployed: 11.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in McComb city

  • Never married: 30.9%
  • Now married: 40.9%
  • Separated: 5.2%
  • Widowed: 13.1%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +64 (+0.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in McComb:

  • SW MISSISSIPPI GENERAL HOSPITAL (215 MARION AV BOX 1307)

Other hospitals/medical centers near McComb:

  • S PIKE HOSP ASSC DBA BEACHAM MEMORIAL (about 9 miles; MAGNOLIA, MS)
  • KING’S DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; BROOKHAVEN, MS)
  • WALTHALL COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; TYLERTOWN, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to McComb:

  • HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 62 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; Abbreviation: HEZ)
  • BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 69 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Abbreviation: BTR)
  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 78 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)

Other public-use airports nearest to McComb:

  • MC COMB/PIKE COUNTY/JOHN E LEWIS FIELD (about 6 miles; MC COMB, MS; Abbreviation: MCB)
  • PAUL PITTMAN MEMORIAL (about 22 miles; TYLERTOWN, MS; Abbreviation: T36)
  • BROOKHAVEN-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 25 miles; BROOKHAVEN, MS; Abbreviation: 1R7)

Amtrak station:
MCCOMB (114 N.W. RAILROAD BLVD.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
 
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to McComb:

  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
  • ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 72 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 74 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)

Schools

Public high schools in McComb:

  • MCCOMB HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 753; Location: 310 SEVENTH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX (Location: 1003 VIRGINIA AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in McComb:

  • OTKEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 672; Location: 401 MONTANA AVENUE; Grades: KG – 02)
  • KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 493; Location: 207 S MYRTLE STREET; Grades: 03 – 04)
  • MCCOMB MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 479; Location: 1000 ELMWOOD STREET; Grades: 05 – 06)
  • DENMAN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 472; Location: 1211 LOUISIANA AVENUE; Grades: 07 – 08)

Libraries

Library in McComb:

  • PIKE-AMITE-WALTHALL LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $724,985; Location: 1022 VIRGINIA AVENUE; 126,761 books; 500 audio materials; 5,080 video materials; 303 serial subscriptions)

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