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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
Current local population (2010)	21,906
Average Household Size (2009)	2.48
Median Age (2009)	37.09
Owner-Occupied Homes (2009)	6,260
Total Housing Units (2009)	10,370
Source: Claritas 2009 Data; U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Data; (Apr 2009)

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Labor

Labor Force and Unemployment
(1st Quarter 2009)	Total Labor Force	Number Unemployed	Unemployment Rate
- City of Grenada	9,540	1,080	11.4%
- Workforce Area¹	54,310	6,400	12.2%
2008 Avg Annual
- City of Grenada	9,480	749	7.8%
- Workforce Area	54,200	2,000	7.0%
2007 Avg Annual
- City of Grenada	9,680	710	7.3%
- Workforce Area	53,910	429	9.2%
Source: Mississippi Department of Employment Security, www.mdes.ms.gov, February 2009 Data (as of Apr 2009); (1) Workforce Area includes the counties of Calhoun, Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery, Tallahatchie, Webster & Yalobusha

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Labor Costs

Employment Taxes & Mandated Benefits
Tax / Benefit	Rate / Basis	Administering Agency
Unemployment Insurance	Tax rates for employers vary from 0.4% to 6.0%. Taxes are paid on the first $7000.00 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, 2008 Data; National Center for Children in Poverty 2006 Data (as of Apr 2009)

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Education & Training

4-Year Universities and Colleges
Institution	Location	Distance	FTE Enrollment	Public / Private
Mississippi Valley State University (662) 254-9041	Itta Bena	35.8 miles	2,711	Public
University of Mississippi Main Campus (662) 915-7211	Oxford	43.6 miles	18,344	Public
Delta State University (662) 846-3000	Cleveland	59.0 miles	4,064	Public
Mississippi State University (662) 325-2323	Starkville	63.1 miles	17,992	Public
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (www.nces.ed.gov) 2007 Data (as of Apr 2009)

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Employers

Employment by Sector
Industry Sector	Number of Establishments	Number Employed
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing	10	25
Mining	1	3
Construction	47	156
Manufacturing	46	4,126
Wholesale	54	599
Retail	254	1,987
Transportation, Communications, Utilities	51	506
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate	89	428
Business and Professional Services	223	1,230
Education and Health Care Services	114	2,239
Total All Private Sector	895	11,674
Total Government and Nonprofit	141	922
TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES	1,036	12,596
Source: Claritas 2008 Data (as of Apr 2008)

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Transportation

Distance to Markets
City	Distance in Miles / Direction	Drive Time
Atlanta, GA	367 miles / East	6 hours 5 minutes
Chicago, IL	630 miles / Northeast	9 hours 55 minutes
Dallas, TX	513 miles / Southwest	8 hours 5 minutes
Jackson, MS	113 / Southwest	1 hours 5 minutes
Memphis, TN	99 miles / North	1 hour 35 minutes
New Orleans, LA	299 miles / South	4 hours 50 minutes
Source: Rand McNally, http://www.randmcnally.com/ (as ofApr 2009)

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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 Budget Billing for Small Business Managed Accounts Customized Commercial & Industrial Programs Electronic Data Interchange Builder Standards
Source: Tallahatchie Valley Electric Authority / Tennessee Valley Authority; Entergy-Mississippi Apr 2009

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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 (as of Apr 2009)

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Safety

Crime Rate
Jurisdiction	Property Crime Rate per 100,000	Violent Crime Rate per 100,000
City of Grenada	4600.0	573.2
County of Grenada	573.0	48.1
State of Mississippi	3200.8	291.3
United States	3263.5	466.9
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, 2007 data, www.fbi.gov; Population data: Claritas 2009 Data; U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Data; (Apr 2009)

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Quality of Life

K-12 Education
Elementary Schools	Enrollment	Average Class Size	Test Scores
Grenada Elementary School (K-3)*	1,495	19.2	3^rd Grade Language – 48% Math – 54%
Grenada Upper Elementary School (4-5)*	674	12.3	4th Grade Language – 47% Math – 52% 5th Grade Language – 41% Math – 46%
Grenada Middle Schools (6-8)*	1,180	19.4	6th Grade Language – 43% Math – 62% 7th Grade Language – 41% Math – 58% 8th Grade Language – 44% Math – 49%
Junior / High Schools	Enrollment / Graduation Rate	Avg. Class Size	Test Scores
Grenada High School (9-12)	1,404	22.5	ACT – 20 SATP:* Algebra – 80% English – 66% Biology – 87% Writing – 97% US History – 96%
Tie Plant School (Alternative School)	Not available	Not available	Not available
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 06-07 data; (Jul 2009), Great Schools – for Test Scores * Specific test reference: Mississippi Curriculum Test (MCT) standard base testing for elementary / middle school students – (2008 Data) Specific test reference: ACT – for college admission (06-07 Data) * Specific test reference: Subject Assessment Testing Program (SATP) – must pass to graduate (2008 Data)