Work Force Demographics

CITY OF STARKVILLE  
POPULATION:  
2000 Census (U.S. Bureau of Census) 21,869
   
EDUCATION:
Persons 18 years & over
 
High school graduate 14.42%
Some college, no degree 32.10%
Associate degree 5.59%
Bachelor's degree 19.23%
Graduate or Professional degree 13.61%
   
INCOME 1989:  
Median household income $16,749
Median family income $28,198
Per capita income $10,198
Median value of owner-occupied housing units (1990) $59,100
   
RACE 2000:  
White 65.2%
Black 30.3%
American Indian, Eskimo or Aleut .3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 4.1%
Other 1.0%


 
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY  
POPULATION:  
Total resident population, 2000 Census 42,902
Age 19 & under 12,413
Age 20 - 64 years 26,817
Age 65 years and over 3,672
Median Age of Population 24.8
   
EDUCATION:  
Persons 25 years & over, 1990 18,826
Percent high school graduates 73.0%
Percent college graduates 31.7%
   
INCOME:  
1996 Per Capita Income Change, 1995-96 -- 3.6% $15,234
1996 Total Personal Income Change,1995-96 -- 4.2% $595,729,000
Mean household income $38,421


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