Vicksburg Quick Facts

    Location:

    Atlanta, GA  434 miles
    Dallas, TX  348 miles
    Jackson, MS  44 miles
    Little Rock, AR  219 miles
    Memphis, TN  220 miles
    New Orleans, LA  210 miles

    Population:

    County Age Breakdown, 2000:

    0 to 17     28.5 %
    18-24     9.1 %
    25-44     28.4 %
    45-64     22.4 %
    65 and over     11.7 %

    Median age of County population

2000: 34.8

    Climate:

    Normal January Temperature     51 F
    Normal July Temperature     80 F
    Average Annual Rainfall     52.42"
    Growing Season     200-260 days

    Government:

    City: Mayoral-Aldermanic
    County: Board of Supervisors

    Elevation:

    180 feet above sea level

    Transportation:

    Highways in Vicksburg:

    MS 27
    US 61
    US 80
    I-20

    Air Travel in Vicksburg:

    Vicksburg Municipal Airport
    Vicksburg/Tallulah Regional Airport (11 miles)
    Jackson International Airport (55 miles)

    Railroads in Vicksburg:

    Kansas City Southern

    Retail Sales:

    Gross Retail Sales (in millions):

    Market Area:

    Due to its strategic location and transportation network, Warren County has excellent access to the Middle South Market. Within 500 miles of Warren County are all or portions of 1,142 counties in 61 states which include major United States growth markets of the southern Sunbelt region and traditional markets of the industrial Midwest. The Middle South Market encompasses over 51 million people and 76 metropolitan areas.

    Income:

Earnings, Warren County: Earnings by Place of Work, 2000: Manufacturing     19.2 %
    Services     31.6 %
    Wholesale Trade     2.7 %
    Retail Trade     9.4 %
    Government     26.1 %
    Construction     3.9 %
    Finance, Insurance, Real Estate     2.2 %
    Transportation, Public Utilities     4.3 %

    Assessed Value:

Source: Mississippi State Tax Commission, 1995 through 2000 (12/01).

    County Features:

    County Seat: Vicksburg
    Land Area: 597 square miles
    County land area in commercial forests: 56%
    National Parks/Historic Landmarks:
    Vicksburg National Military Park
    Pemberton's Headquarters
    Old Court House Museum
    Source: Mississippi Elected Officials Directory; Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning; unpublished data collected by MDA.

    Health Care:

    Hospitals in Warren County: 2
    Number of beds: 354
    Source: Mississippi Department of Health, Directory of Mississippi Health Facilities, 2002 (07/02).

    Cost of Housing:

    Property Tax:

    Average County Millage: 80.59
    Average City Millage: 116.47

    To calculate annual property tax:

    Tax = (V x A x M)/1000
    V = property value ($), A = assessment percentage (%), M = millage rate.
  
Example: Home value $96,594 Millage rate 80.95
    ($96,594 x 10% x 80.95)/1,000 = $781.93

    Source: Mississippi State Tax Commission, 2001-2002 (02/02).

    Utilities and Services:

    Electricity distributors in Vicksburg: Entergy, Yazoo Valley EPA
    Water/sewage service in Vicksburg:
    Utility name: Vicksburg Water & Gas Administration

    System Capacity: 18,500,000 gallons per day
    Average Consumption: 10,700,000 gallons per day
    Peak Consumption: 12,000,000 gallons per day
    Storage Capacity: 6,500,000 gallons per day
    Sanitary sewer capacity: 7,500,000 gallons per day
    Sewage treatment type: Trickling Filter
    Percent of community served: 80%
    Present load: 70%

    Natural gas distributors in Vicksburg: Union Gas Company and City of Vicksburg
    Source: Unpublished data collected by MDA, 2001.