Colleges in Scooba Mississippi

County: Kemper

Elevation: 220 feet

Land Area: 2.46 square miles

Population Density: 237 people per square mile

Population: 582

Races (City): Black (54.9%), White Non-Hispanic (44.3%), Hispanic (0.8%), Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries (City): English (9.5%), United States (7.9%), Scotch-Irish (6.6%), Irish (6.0%), German (3.3%), Italian (1.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (60.4 miles , pop. 77,906)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (107.5 miles , pop. 242,820)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (460.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631)

Nearest cities: Geiger, AL (3.2 miles) , De Kalb, MS (3.3 miles ), Emelle, AL (3.4 miles) , Shuqualak, MS (3.4 miles ), Panola-Geiger, AL (3.5 miles ), Gainesville, AL (4.3 miles ), Macon, MS (4.5 miles ), Meridian Station, MS (4.6 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Scooba: Fairview Farms Airport (Runways: 1)

Scooba Compared to State Average:

Median household income significantly below state average.

Median house value below state average.

Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age significantly below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

Length of stay since moving in above state average.

House age significantly above state average.

Number of college students significantly above state average.

High school or higher: 75.60%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.60%

Graduate or professional degree: 13.60%

Colleges/Universities in Scooba:

EAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 1,826, Location: PO BOX 158, Public, Website: www.emcc.cc.ms.us/)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Scooba:

MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 37 miles, MERIDIAN, MS, Full-time enrollment: 2,455

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

about 47 miles, MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS, FT enrollment: 14,613

MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN

about 48 miles, COLUMBUS, MS, FT enrollment: 2,115

SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 60 miles, TUSCALOOSA, AL, FT enrollment: 3,635

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

about 62 miles, TUSCALOOSA, AL, FT enrollment: 17,453

HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 86 miles, GOODMAN, MS, FT enrollment: 2,485

UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO

about 95 miles, MONTEVALLO, AL, FT enrollment: 2,651