NEARBY METROPOLITAN CITIES DISTANCE IN MILES
Atlanta, Georgia 434 miles
Dallas, Texas 348 miles
Jackson, Mississippi 44 miles
Little Rock, Arkansas 219 miles
Memphis, Tennessee 220 miles
New Orleans, Louisiana 210 miles

POPULATION
2000 Census
County - 49,644
City - 26,407

COUNTY AGE BREAKDOWN
0-17 yrs. 30%
18-44 yrs. 39%
45-59 yrs. 14%
60 and over 17%

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

ELEVATION
180 feet above sea level

GOVERNMENT
City Mayoral - Aldermanic
County Board of Supervisors

LABOR ANALYSIS
Civilian Labor Force - City 11,520
Civilian Labor Force - County 23,570
Civilian Labor Force - Commuting Area 168,620
Annual Wages (1992) 309,674

ECONOMIC INDICATORS
1993 Est.
Per Capita Income $17,232
Median Family Income 31,905
Bank Deposits 504,064
Assessed Valuation 255,372,157
Retail Sales 415,580,935
Sales Tax 25,163,536
Gaming Tax Revenues
(12 mo. incl. 1994) 3,662,151

BUSINESS FINANCING & ASSISTANCE/ TAX CREDITS
STATE PROGRAMS
Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (IRB)
Small Enterprise Development (SED)
Minority Business Enterprise Loans
Agribusiness Enterprise Loans
Loan Guaranty Program
504 Loan Program
Mississippi Business Investment Act Program
Mississippi Small Business Assistance
Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority
Economic Development Highway Program
Mississippi Access Road Program
Development Infrastructure Loan Program
Rural Economic Development Assistance Program
Jobs Tax Credit
R & D Jobs Tax Credit
Headquarters job Tax Credit
Child Care Tax Credit

BASIC SKILLS TRAINING TAX CREDIT
LOCAL PROGRAMS
Private Activity Bonds
General Obligation Bonds
Small Enterprise Development Finance Program
Revolving Loan Fund
Vicksburg Business Development Center

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