Cary, Mississippi Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 427. Estimated population in July 2024: 386 (-9.6% change)
Males: 196 (45.9%), Females: 231 (54.1%)

Sharkey County

Zip code: 39054

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $20,833
Median house value: $47,200

Population by Race

Races in Cary:

• Black (64.4%)
• White Non-Hispanic (34.7%)
• Hispanic (1.6%)
• Chinese (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (5.2%), Dutch (4.2%), Irish (4.2%), English (3.7%), German (2.3%), Subsaharan African (1.9%).

Elevation: 97 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cary

• High school or higher: 65.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 9.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cary town

• Never married: 30.5%
• Now married: 44.9%
• Separated: 5.9%
• Widowed: 13.7%
• Divorced: 5.0%

2.3% Foreign born (1.4% Asia, 0.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+9.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cary:

• SHARKEY ISAQUENA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; ROLLING FORK, MS)
• EAST CARROLL PARISH HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LAKE PROVIDENCE, LA)
• DELTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cary:

• MID DELTA RGNL (about 46 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; Abbreviation: GLH)
• JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 69 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
• MONROE REGIONAL (about 80 miles; MONROE, LA; Abbreviation: MLU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cary:

• BYERLEY (about 18 miles; LAKE PROVIDENCE, LA; Abbreviation: 0M8)
• HOLLANDALE MUNI (about 26 miles; HOLLANDALE, MS; Abbreviation: 14M)
• SCOTT (about 32 miles; TALLULAH, LA; Abbreviation: M80)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cary:

• MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 50 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
• HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
• MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
• DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
• JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
• MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
• ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)