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PURVIS, MISSISSIPPI QUICK STATSCounty: Lamar
Elevation: 381 feet
Land Area: 3.93 square miles
Population Density: 674 people per square mile
Population change since 2000: 22.30%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (70.5%), Black (27.7%), Hispanic (1.1%), Two or more races (0.9%), American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries (City): United States (18.9%), English (9.4%), Irish (6.8%), German (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (5.0%), French (2.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gulfport, MS (54.9 miles , pop. 71,127)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (89.7 miles , pop. 484,674)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (368.8 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Lumberton, MS (3.2 miles ), West Hattiesburg, MS (3.5 miles ), Hattiesburg, MS (3.7 miles ), Petal, MS (4.1 miles ), Sumrall, MS (4.6 miles ), Poplarville, MS (4.7 miles ), New Augusta, MS (4.8 miles ), Wiggins, MS (5.0 miles )
Amtrak station near Purvis: 15 miles: HATTIESBURG (308 NEWMAN ST.)
Purvis Compared to State Average: Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average. House age significantly above state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
PURVIS, MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 73.50%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.90%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.70%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Purvis:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI about 7 miles, HATTIESBURG, MS, Full-time enrollment: 12,541 PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 29 miles, POPLARVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 2,433 JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE about 33 miles, ELLISVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 4,072 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 36 miles, PERKINSTON, MS, FT enrollment: 6,329 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY about 78 miles, HAMMOND, LA, FT enrollment: 12,549 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA about 80 miles, MOBILE, AL, FT enrollment: 9,082 BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 86 miles, MOBILE, AL, FT enrollment: 2,758
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