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| Tupelo |
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| Population 2002: | 34,975 |
| Population 2000: | 34,211 |
| Population growth: | +764 (+2.23%) |
| Area codes: | 662 |
| Elevation: | 290 feet |
| Land area: | 51.1 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 1.6 |
| County: | Lee |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (24.0%), Educational,health and social services (21.1%), Retail trade (14.0%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 68.7% |
| Black: | 28.3% |
| Hispanic: | 1.4% |
| Two or more races: | 0.8% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 53.6% |
| Never married: | 23.7% |
| Divorced: | 13.0% |
| Widowed: | 7.7% |
| Separated: | 1.9% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $92,800 |
| Household income: | $38,401 |
| Resident age: | 34.9 years |
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| Tupelo Compared to Mississippi State Average |
| House age: | much above |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Population density: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 81.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 26.7% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 8.5% |
| Unemployed: | 4.6% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 489 (1415.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 415.7 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 182 (527.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 55 (159.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 47 (136.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 23 (66.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murder: | 1 (2.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,433 (4149.2 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 17.7% |
| English: | 10.0% |
| Irish: | 8.8% |
| German: | 5.3% |
| Scottish: | 2.4% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 2.4% |