Moving to Mantachie, Mississippi

Population: 1,107. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,134 (+2.4% change)
Males: 541 (48.9%), Females: 566 (51.1%)

Itawamba County

Zip code: 38855

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $29,224
Median house value: $67,900

Population by Race

Races in Mantachie:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (26.6%), Irish (8.4%), English (7.0%), German (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%).

Elevation: 356 feet

Land area: 3.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mantachie

  • High school or higher: 62.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mantachie town

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 57.0%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 10.6%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

0.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +243 (+28.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mantachie:

  • NORTH MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; TUPELO, MS)
  • NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; TUPELO, MS)
  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE (about 23 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mantachie:

  • TUPELO RGNL (about 20 miles; TUPELO, MS; Abbreviation: TUP)
  • COLUMBUS AFB (about 49 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Abbreviation: CBM)
  • GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 61 miles; COLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILL, MS; Abbreviation: GTR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mantachie:

  • FULTON-ITAWAMBA COUNTY (about 9 miles; FULTON, MS; Abbreviation: 11M)
  • BOONEVILLE/BALDWYN (about 20 miles; BOONEVILLE/BALDWYN, MS; Abbreviation: 8M1)
  • TISHOMINGO COUNTY (about 23 miles; BELMONT, MS; Abbreviation: 01M)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mantachie:

  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; FULTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,673)
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
  • MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 58 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
  • MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 66 miles; FLORENCE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,770)
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 67 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 73 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)

Public primary/middle school in Mantachie:

  • MANTACHIE ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 1,063; Location: MUSTANG DRIVE; Grades: KG – 12)