Tunica County Information
Tunica in
Mississippi occupies
481 square miles and has a 2006 population of
10,419, a change from a 2000 population of
9,227 and
8,164 in 1990.
15% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
16.1% percent is 25-35, and
12.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
141 acts of violent crime reported in
Tunica in 2004, a change from
reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
362 people:
8.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.2%.
Read more about
Tunica, Mississippi in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Tunica | |
| State | Mississippi | |
| Land Area | 481 sq. miles | Ranked 2,239 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 10,419 | Ranked 2,408 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 10,231 | |
| Population 2000 | 9,227 | Ranked 2,511 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 8,164 | Ranked 2,549 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 25.8% | |
| African American | 73.4% | |
| Asian American | .3% | |
| Native American | .1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 9.6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 15.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 16.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 8.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.2% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 141 | |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 7 | |
| Robberies | 32 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 101 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 686 | |
| Burglaries | 141 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 391 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 154 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 4,424 | 4,036 |
| Unemployed Population | 362 | 211 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.2% | 5.2% |
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