Moving to Tchula, Mississippi
Population: 2,332. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,254 (-3.3% change)
Males: 1,041 (44.6%), Females: 1,291 (55.4%)
Holmes County
Zip code: 39169
Demographics
Median resident age: 24.5 years
Median household income: $11,571
Median house value: $36,200
Population by Race
Races in Tchula:
- Black (95.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (3.4%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (1.9%).
Elevation: 120 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Tchula
- High school or higher: 51.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 17.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Tchula town
- Never married: 52.5%
- Now married: 24.7%
- Separated: 6.5%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 6.2%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +149 (+6.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Tchula:
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC-HOLMES (about 11 miles; LEXINGTON, MS)
- HUMPHREYS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BELZONI, MS)
- GREENWOOD LEFLORE HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; GREENWOOD, MS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tchula:
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 57 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; Abbreviation: GLH)
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 62 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 96 miles; OXFORD, MS; Abbreviation: UOX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tchula:
- C. A. MOORE (about 15 miles; LEXINGTON, MS; Abbreviation: 19M)
- BELZONI MUNI (about 20 miles; BELZONI, MS; Abbreviation: 1M2)
- GREENWOOD-LEFLORE (about 23 miles; GREENWOOD, MS; Abbreviation: GWO)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tchula:
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 61 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
Public primary/middle school in Tchula:
- MILESTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 121; Location: 129 HEADSTART ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)