Batesville Demographics

PopulationBatesville city, MississippiMississippi
Total Population7,1132,844,658
Male46.2%48.3%
Female53.8%51.7%
18 years and over71.1%72.7%
65 years and over14.4%12.1%
Married Persons46.1%51.4%
Single Persons53.9%48.6%
Median Age32.633.8
Average Family Size3.143.14
Ethnicity
White56.8%61.9%
Black or African American42.1%36.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native0.2%0.7%
Asian0.5%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.1%0.1%
Other0.8%0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)1.6%1.4%
Housing CharacteristicsBatesville city, MississippiMississippi
Total Housing Units2,7941,161,953
Median Home Cost$69,500$71,400
Number of Households2,5771,046,434
Persons per Household2.592.63
Economic CharacteristicsBatesville city, MississippiMississippi
Median Household Income$29,875$31,330
Per Capita Income$15,814$15,853
In Labor Force50.4%59.4%
Families below poverty level21.9%16.0%
Education CharacteristicsBatesville city, MississippiMississippi
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment850363,300
High School Enrollment698172,164
College or Graduate School256152,997
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate22.0%29.4%
Associates Degree6.1%5.7%
Bachelor's Degree14.7%11.1%
Graduate or Professional Degree4.8%5.8%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census