Dumas, Mississippi Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 452. Estimated population in July 2024: 458 (+1.3% change)
Males: 228 (50.4%), Females: 224 (49.6%)
Tippah County
Zip code: 38625
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $32,250
Median house value: $52,500
Population by Race
Races in Dumas:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Other race (1.3%)
Ancestries: United States (64.8%), German (2.7%), Irish (2.7%), English (2.4%), Dutch (1.1%).
Elevation: 623 feet
Land area: 3.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Dumas
- High school or higher: 71.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Dumas town
- Never married: 17.5%
- Now married: 63.5%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 7.8%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +200 (+79.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Dumas:
- TIPPAH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; RIPLEY, MS)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY (about 15 miles; NEW ALBANY, MS)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE (about 22 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dumas:
- TUPELO RGNL (about 26 miles; TUPELO, MS; Abbreviation: TUP)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 51 miles; OXFORD, MS; Abbreviation: UOX)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 66 miles; JACKSON, TN; Abbreviation: MKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dumas:
- RIPLEY (about 12 miles; RIPLEY, MS; Abbreviation: 25M)
- NEW ALBANY-UNION CO (about 14 miles; NEW ALBANY, MS; Abbreviation: M72)
- BOONEVILLE/BALDWYN (about 16 miles; BOONEVILLE/BALDWYN, MS; Abbreviation: 8M1)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dumas:
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; FULTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,673)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 52 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 81 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)