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Thank you for visiting Grenada, Mississippi! We have gathered a comprehensive set of community demographic data and compiled that in our data center displayed below.

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Demographic Overview

Demographic Overview Year 2010
Current local population (2011)	21,706
Average Household Size	2.48
Median Age	39.4
Owner-Occupied Homes	5,841
Total Housing Units	10,155
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2010 Data; (updated on Jul 2012)

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Labor

Labor Force and Unemployment
2011 Avg Annual	Total Labor Force	Number Unemployed	Unemployment Rate
- City of Grenada	9,480	1,060	11.2%
- Workforce Area¹	54,420	6,730	12.25%
2010 Avg Annual
- City of Grenada	9,310	1,110	11.9%
- Workforce Area¹	53,940	6,770	12.5%
2009 Avg Annual
- City of Grenada	9,100	1,110	12.2%
- Workforce Area¹	52,630	6,450	12.33%
Source: Mississippi Department of Employment Security, www.mdes.ms.gov Revised on Apr 20 2012 (updated on Jun 2012); Workforce Area¹ includes the counties of Calhoun, Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery, Tallahatchie, Webster & Yalobusha

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Employers

Employment by Sector
Industry Sector	Number of Establishments	Number Employed
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	15	135
Mining	2	9
Construction	45	335
Manufacturing	35	3,630
Wholesale	42	302
Retail	187	1,389
Transportation Warehousing, Information, Utilities	48	375
Finance & Insurance, Real Estate	129	550
Business and Professional Services	69	840
Education and Health Care Services	93	2,093
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation	10	75
Accomodations & Food Services	63	823
Other services (except public administration) & Unclassified Establishments	166	576
Public Administration	64	659
Total All Private Sector	904	11,132
Total Government and Nonprofit	64	659
TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES	968	11,791
Source: esri 2012 Data (Updated on Jun 2012)

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Labor Costs

Employment Taxes & Mandated Benefits
Tax / Benefit	Rate / Basis	Administering Agency
Unemployment Insurance	Tax rates for employers vary from 0.2% to 5.4%. Taxes are paid on the first $14,000.00 of wages for each employee each year, and are due on or before the last day of the month immediately after the calendar quarter.In addition to state unemployment taxes, certain federal taxes are generally due. Information on the federal unemployment taxes may be secured from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This info only applies to State of Mississippi unemployment taxes.	Mississippi Dept of Employment Security
Family Leave	Employers of 50 or more employees required to provide up to 12 weeks job-protected, unpaid leave to employees who have worked for at least 12 months and for 1,250 hours when seriously ill; or to care for a new child, or a seriously ill child, spouse, or parent. (2006)	National Center for Children in Poverty
Source: Mississippi Dept. of Employment Security, 2011 Data; National Center for Children in Poverty 2006 Data (updated on Jun 2012)

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Education & Training

4-Year Universities and Colleges 2010 Fall Enrollment
Institution	Location	Distance	FTE Enrollment	Public / Private
Mississippi Valley State University (662) 254-9041	Itta Bena	35.8 miles	2,636	Public
University of Mississippi Main Campus (662) 915-7211	Oxford	43.6 miles	17,085	Public
DeltaStateUniversity (662) 846-3000	Cleveland	59.0 miles	4,327	Public
Mississippi State University (662) 325-2323	Starkville	63.1 miles	19,644	Public
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (www.nces.ed.gov) 2010 Data (updated on Jun 2012)

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Transportation

Distance to Markets
City	Distance in Miles / Direction	Drive Time
Atlanta, GA	367.5 miles / East	5 hours 55 minutes
Chicago, IL	630.4 miles / Northeast	8 hours 56 minutes
Dallas, TX	515.3 miles / Southwest	7 hours 23 minutes
Jackson, MS	113 / Southwest	1 hours 44 minutes
Memphis, TN	99 miles / North	1 hour 29 minutes
New Orleans, LA	300.9 miles / South	4 hours 24 minutes
Source: Rand McNally, http://www.randmcnally.com/ (updated on JUn 2012)

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Utilities

Electric Power Providers
Name	Services
Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association (662) 563-4742 Tennessee Valley Authority (662) 388-3172	Green Power Switch® Weatherization Security Lighting Golden Advantage Budget Billing Bank Draft Heat Pump Program
Entergy Mississippi (601) 969-2308	Pay By Phone Level Billing for Small Business Managed Accounts Security Lighting Customized Commercial & Industrial Programs Electronic Data Interchange Builder Services and Standards
Source: Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association / Tennessee Valley Authority; Entergy Mississippi (updated on Jun 2012)

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Taxes

Tax Profile – State of Mississippi
Tax	Basis	Rate	Agency
Corporate Income Tax	Unless a company is taxable in another state, this tax is based on company net taxable income	First $5,000 taxable income 3% Next $5,000 of taxable income 4% Remaining taxable income 5%	Mississippi State Tax Commission
Corporate Franchise Tax	Assessed on the company’s capital value. Calculation is based on: capital stock issued and outstanding; and paid-in-capital, surplus, and trained earnings, including deferred taxes, deferred gains, deferred income, contingent liabilities, and other true reserves.	$2.50 per $1,000 of Mississippi capital	Mississippi State Tax Commission
Sales and Use Tax	All personal property sold within the State are considered taxable unless specifically exempted or assigned reduced rate by State law. Some services are also subject to sale tax.	Retail sales & use is 7% but the law does allow for a reduced rate for manufacturing machinery, equipment and industrial purposes of 1.5% Sales tax on automobiles is 5% with trucks & tractors taxed at 3% Contractors tax assessed on the construction of commercial real property is calculated as 3.5% of the contractors gross receipts.	Mississippi State Tax Commission
Source: Mississippi State Tax Commission (updated on Jun 2012)

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Safety

Crime Rate
Jurisdiction	Property Crime Rate per 100,000	Violent Crime Rate per 100,000
City of Grenada	4369.0	635
County of Grenada	122	17
State of Mississippi	2985.0	269.7
United States	2941.9	403.6
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, 2010 data, www.fbi.gov; ; 2009 Data for Grenada City from www.idcide.com ; (updated on Jun 2012)

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Quality of Life

K-12 Education
Elementary Schools	Enrollment	Average Class Size	Test Scores
Grenada Elementary School (K-3)*	1,407	22	3^rd Grade Language – 54% Math – 70%
Grenada Upper Elementary School (4-5)*	691	25	4th Grade Language – 48% Math – 59% 5th Grade Language – 52% Math – 61%
Grenada Middle Schools (6-8)*	1,020	24	6th Grade Language – 59% Math – 70% 7th Grade Language – 57% Math – 71% 8th Grade Language – 60% Math – 75%
Junior / High Schools	Enrollment / Graduation Rate	Avg. Class Size	Test Scores
Grenada High School (9-12)	1,215	22	SATP:*** Algebra – 85% English – 85% Biology – 68% US History – 96%
Tie Plant School (Alternative School)	Not available	Not available	Not available
Source: Grenada School Distruct 2012; Mississippi Department of Education 2010-2011 – for Test Scores. (updated on Jun 2012) * Specific test reference: Mississippi Curriculum Test (MCT) standard base testing for elementary / middle school students – (2010 Data) *** Specific test reference: Subject Assessment Testing Program (SATP) – must pass to graduate (2010 Data)