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Population in July 2007: 1,249. Population change since 2000: -0.4%
 

Males: 568  (45.5%)
Females: 681  (54.5%)
Median resident age:  35.3 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 39153.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,800 (it was $26,316 in 2000)
Raleigh  $28,800
Mississippi:  $36,338

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $56,400 (it was $50,000 in 2000)
Raleigh  $56,400
Mississippi:  $96,000

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Races in Raleigh:

  • White Non-Hispanic (59.4%)
  • Black (39.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Raleigh: 76.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (26.0%), Irish (6.7%), English (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), German (3.2%), Subsaharan African (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 544 feet

Land area: 5.04 square miles.

Population density: 248 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Raleigh

  • High school or higher: 70.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Raleigh town

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 58.3%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

7 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
Mississippi:  1.4%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Raleigh, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Raleigh to the number of sex offenders is 312 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Raleigh:  0.5% ($232)
Mississippi:  0.6% ($425)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (50.9 miles , pop. 184,256).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (147.2 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (432.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Sylvarena, MS (9.8 miles) , Mize, MS (11.7 miles ), Taylorsville, MS (15.4 miles ), Polkville, MS (16.4 miles) , Bay Springs, MS (17.2 miles ), Puckett, MS (17.8 miles ), Magee, MS (18.2 miles ), Louin, MS (18.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $70,000
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $128,300
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $84,100
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $87,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 32.03 N, Longitude: 89.52 W


22 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 601

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Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-2.6%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Apparel (11%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


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Average climate in Raleigh, Mississippi

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Raleigh-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 187% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.7 miles away from the Raleigh town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/26/1976, a category 4 tornado 16.9 miles away from the town center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Craig Craft - College basketball player (Southern Miss Golden Eagles).


Hospitals/medical centers near Raleigh:
  • JASPER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BAY SPRINGS, MS)
  • MAGEE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MAGEE, MS)
  • SIMPSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MENDENHALL, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Raleigh, MS

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Raleigh:
  • HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 42 miles; HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 42 miles; JACKSON, MS; ID: JAN)
  • KEY FIELD (about 57 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Raleigh:
  • THIGPEN FIELD (about 21 miles; BAY SPRINGS, MS; ID: 00M)
  • G. V. MONTGOMERY (about 22 miles; FOREST, MS; ID: 2M4)
  • MAGEE MUNI (about 23 miles; MAGEE, MS; ID: 17M)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Raleigh:
  • JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 38 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; JACKSON, MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
  • MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 62 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 64 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; RAYMOND, MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
Public high schools in Raleigh:
Public elementary/middle schools in Raleigh:

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Churches in Raleigh include: Raleigh United Methodist Church (A), East Side Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), Saint Paul Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: North Raleigh Cemetery (1), Raleigh Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Courts: Smith County - Court Room (Main Street), Evans Robert G Judge 13th Circuit Court (Highway 18 East).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Raleigh and their reported violations in the past:

CENTER RIDGE WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 1874, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-08-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2005)
CITY OF RALEIGH (Population served: 1550, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and NOV-21-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-21-2002)
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.3%
Whole state:  71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.3%
Whole state:  4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  24.2%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.1%
Whole state:  9.1%

Raleigh compared to Mississippi state average:

Raleigh, Mississippi environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Raleigh (2007 data):
  • Trustmark National Bank: Drive-In Teller's Window Facility at 101 Main Street, branch established on 1977-06-06; Raleigh Main Branch at 118 Main Street, branch established on 1928-01-28. Info updated 2006-10-17: Bank assets: $8,704.1 mil, Deposits: $6,812.8 mil, headquarters in Jackson, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 167 total offices, Holding Company: Trustmark Corporation
  • Community Bank of Mississippi: Raleigh Branch at 210 Mimosa Drive, branch established on 1994-06-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $621.0 mil, Deposits: $554.3 mil, headquarters in Forest, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancshares Of Mississippi, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan



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School Enrollment by Level of School


Raleigh travel time to work
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,131 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.73%
Mississippi average:  7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Simpson County, MS  0.73% ($23,030 average AGI)
from Jones County, MS  0.59% ($31,704)
from Rankin County, MS  0.57% ($35,538)


5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,558 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.73%
Mississippi average:  8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Jones County, MS  0.71% ($23,000 average AGI)
to Simpson County, MS  0.68% ($32,161)
to Rankin County, MS  0.59% ($27,407)


Strongest AM radio stations in Raleigh:
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIZK (1570 AM; daytime; 3 kW; BAY SPRINGS, MS; Owner: M. JEROME HUGHEY)
  • WEEZ (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWDF (720 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICHLAND, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WJDX (620 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBKH (950 AM; 5 kW; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN AIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WIIN (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RIDGELAND, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Raleigh:
  • WQST-FM (92.5 FM; FOREST, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • WKZW (94.3 FM; SANDERSVILLE, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKXI-FM (107.5 FM; MAGEE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
  • WMAW-FM (88.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WNSL (100.3 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMBU (89.1 FM; FOREST, MS; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WBBN (95.9 FM; TAYLORSVILLE, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WHER (99.3 FM; HEIDELBERG, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDBT (95.5 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMSI-FM (102.9 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUSW (103.7 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJKX (102.5 FM; ELLISVILLE, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WATP (90.7 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Raleigh:
  • WMAW-TV (Channel 14; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WLBT (Channel 3; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
  • W36CU (Channel 36; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WDBD (Channel 40; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WDBD LICENSE CORP.)
  • WMPN-TV (Channel 29; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WJTV (Channel 12; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W46CL (Channel 46; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W52DE (Channel 52; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W65DE (Channel 65; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W52CS (Channel 52; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W59DE (Channel 59; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Raleigh fatal accident list for 1999:
Feb 5, 1999 02:57 AM, Sr-35, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1


Raleigh fatal accident list for 1993:
May 20, 1993 05:45 AM, Ms 35, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


Raleigh fatal accident list for 1992:
Oct 14, 1992 10:45 AM, 35, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Raleigh fatal accident list for 1983:
Mar 4, 1983 03:10 AM, 650013, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
May 25, 1983 05:05 AM, 650002, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

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