Demographics & Statistics
Location
Located in Pike County, MS, 60 miles south of Jackson, Mississippi and 80 miles north of New Orleans, Louisiana. The total area is 52% water. The amount of land area in McComb is 18.912 sq. kilometers. The amount of surface water is 0.105 sq kilometers. The distance from McComb to Washington DC is 945 miles. The distance to the Mississippi state capital is 75 miles. McComb is positioned 31.24 degrees north of the equator and 90.46 degrees west of the prime meridian. Nearest city with 50,000+ population: Baton Rouge, LA. Nearest city with 1 million+ population: Houston, Texas.
Population
As of the 2000 census, the city population was 13,337.
Racial Makeup
As of 2000, racial makeup is 58.4% White, 40.14% African American, 0.85% Hispanic or Latino, 0.49% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.38% Other Races.
Household Demographics
There are 5,265 households out of which 33.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% are married couples living together, 25.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% are non-families. 32.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.47 and the average family size is 3.13. In the city the population is spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 78.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 71.6 males. For population 15 years and over in McComb: 30.9% never married; 40.9% now married; 5.2% separated; 13.1% widowed; 10.0% divorced.
Median Income
The median income for a household in the city is $22,644, and the median income for a family is $27,758. Males have a median income of $27,899 versus $17,402 for females. The per capita income for the city is $13,790. 31.0% of the population and 27.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 43.7% of those under the age of 18 and 21.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Education Demographics
High school or higher: 70.9%; Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.5%; Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Employment Related
Unemployed: 11.4%; Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes
Crime in 2004
Murders: 2; Rapes: 7; Robberies: 19; Assaults: 40; Burglaries: 143; Thefts: 569; Auto Thefts: 50; City-data.com crime index: 414.4, US Average is 327.2.
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Religion
As of 2000, the majority of religious institutions in McComb are Evangelical Protestant, comprising over 40 congregations. These include Assemblies of God, Baptist Missionary Association of America, Church of God, Church of God of Prophecy, Church of the Nazarene, Churches of Christ, Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Interstate & Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist, Lutheran Church, The Salvation Army, Seventh-Day Adventist, and the Southern Baptist Convention with the largest number of congregations (28) and adherants (nearly 20,000). Other institutions include three Catholic churches, and four Mainland Protestant churches including the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Episcopal Church, and Presbyterian Church, and the United Methodist Church, the latter having twelve congregations and nearly 3,000 adherants.