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Moving to Flora, Mississippi

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Population: 1,546. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,478 (-4.4% change)
Males: 716 (46.3%), Females: 830 (53.7%)

Madison County

Zip code: 39071

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $38,077
Median house value: $71,400

Population by Race

Races in Flora:

  • White Non-Hispanic (56.9%)
  • Black (42.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (12.4%), Irish (8.2%), English (5.5%), German (2.5%), French (1.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).

Elevation: 256 feet

Land area: 3.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Flora

  • High school or higher: 74.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Flora town

  • Never married: 27.3%
  • Now married: 46.4%
  • Separated: 5.0%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -126 (-7.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Flora:

  • MISSISSIPPI METHODIST REHAB CTR (about 18 miles; JACKSON, MS)
  • ST DOMINIC JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; JACKSON, MS)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CENTER (about 18 miles; JACKSON, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Flora:

  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 24 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
  • MID DELTA RGNL (about 79 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; Abbreviation: GLH)
  • HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 94 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; Abbreviation: HEZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Flora:

  • HAWKINS FIELD (about 16 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: HKS)
  • BRUCE CAMPBELL FIELD (about 17 miles; MADISON, MS; Abbreviation: MBO)
  • JOHN BELL WILLIAMS (about 18 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Abbreviation: M16)

Amtrak station near Flora:

  • 19 miles: JACKSON (300 W. CAPITOL ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Flora:

  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 17 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
  • ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)

Private high school in Flora:

  • TRI-COUNTY ACADEMY (Students: 303; Location: P O BOX K; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Flora:

  • EAST FLORA ELEMENTARY (Students: 317; Location: 4759 HWY 22 EAST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • EAST FLORA MIDDLE (Students: 153; Location: 4759 HIGHWAY 22 E; Grades: 06 – 08)

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