| People QuickFacts | Tupelo | Mississippi |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2011 estimate | 35,059 | 2,977,457 |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 34,546 | 2,967,299 |
![Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.5% | 0.3% |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 | 34,546 | 2,967,297 |
![Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.5% | 7.1% |
![Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 27.2% | 25.5% |
![Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.2% | 12.8% |
![Female persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 53.1% | 51.4% |
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![White persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 58.7% | 59.1% |
![Black persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 36.8% | 37.0% |
![American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.5% |
![Asian persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.0% | 0.9% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
![Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.4% | 1.1% |
![Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 3.5% | 2.7% |
![White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 57.7% | 58.0% |
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![Living in same house 1 year & over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 81.8% | 85.2% |
![Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 2.7% | 2.2% |
![Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 5.4% | 3.9% |
![High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 86.3% | 80.3% |
![Bachelor](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 27.0% | 19.7% |
![Veterans definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Veterans, 2007-2011 | 2,562 | 209,408 |
![Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 15.4 | 23.9 |
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![Housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units, 2010 | 15,371 | 1,274,719 |
![Homeownership rate definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 61.1% | 70.6% |
![Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 24.3% | 13.4% |
![Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $117,500 | $99,200 |
![Households definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Households, 2007-2011 | 13,583 | 1,085,062 |
![Persons per household definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.46 | 2.64 |
![Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars) definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $24,806 | $20,521 |
![Median household income definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median household income, 2007-2011 | $39,415 | $38,718 |
![Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.0% | 21.6% |
| Business QuickFacts | Tupelo | Mississippi |
![Total number of firms definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,224 | 225,977 |
![Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.3% | 18.0% |
![American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
![Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.7% | 1.8% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
![Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.9% | 0.8% |
![Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 20.9% | 26.9% |
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![Manufacturers shipments definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,348,450 | 59,869,456 |
![Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 689,979 | 23,003,585 |
![Retail sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,212,044 | 33,751,407 |
![Retail sales per capita definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $33,838 | $11,552 |
![Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222853im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 131,895 | 7,045,097 |