Everything You Need to Know About the City of Southaven Mississippi

In 2017, Southaven, MS had a population of 52.4k people with a median age of 36 and a median household income of $60,093 dollars. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Southaven, MS grew from 51,816 to 52,434, a 1.19 percent increase, and its median household income grew from $58,427 dollars to $60,093 dollars, a 2.85 percent increase.

The population of Southaven, MS is 65.9 percent White Alone, 25 percent Black or African American Alone, and 5.08 percent Hispanic or Latino. N/A% of the people in Southaven, MS speak a non-English language, and 97.8 percent are U.S. citizens.

The biggest universities in Southaven, MS are Concorde Career College-Southaven (253 degrees awarded in 2018).

The median property value in Southaven, MS is $139,400 dollars, and the homeownership rate is 68.6 percent. Most people in Southaven, MS commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Southaven, MS is 2 cars per household.

 

Education in Southaven

In 2017, universities in Southaven, MS awarded 253 degrees. The student of Southaven, MS is skewed towards women, with 23 male students and 312 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Southaven, MS are Unknown (149 and 58.9 percent), followed by Black or African American (74 and 29.2 percent), White (24 and 9.49 percent), and Two or More Races (4 and 1.58 percent).

The largest universities in Southaven, Mississippi by the number of degrees awarded are Concorde Career College-Southaven (253 and 100 percent).

The most popular majors in Southaven, MS are Medical Assistant (128 and 50.6 percent), Dental Assisting (64 and 25.3 percent), and Medical Office Assistant (39 and 15.4 percent).

The median tuition costs in Southaven, MS are $N/A for private four-year colleges, and $N/A and $N/A respectively, for public four-year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

 

Economy in Southaven

The economy of Southaven, MS employs 26k people and Southaven has an unemployment rate of 3.3 percent. Southaven has seen the job market increase by 1.5 percent over the last year. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 38.7 percent, which is higher than the US average of 33.5 percent. The biggest industries in Southaven, MS are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,682 people), Retail Trade (3,011 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (3,069 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($69,500 dollars), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($60,643 dollars), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,432 dollars).

Households in Southaven, MS have a median annual income of $60,093 dollars, which is less than the median annual income of $61,937 dollars across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $58,427 dollars in 2016, which represents a 2.85 percent annual growth.

 

Tax Rates for Southaven

– The Sales Tax Rate for Southaven is 7.0 percent.

– The Income Tax Rate for Southaven is 5.0 percent. 

– Tax Rates can have a big impact when Comparing the Cost of Living.

 

Income and Salaries for Southaven

– The average income of a Southaven resident is $24,944 dollars a year.

– The Median household income of a Southaven resident is $58,712 dollars a year.