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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Florence, MS Brandon, MS (City Center), Brandon, MS (Puckett), Braxton, MS, Florence, MS, Jackson, MS (Byram), Pearl, MS (Pearson), Pearl, MS (Richland), Pearl, MS (Whitfield Rd/Route 468), Richland, MS, Terry, MS
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $129,175 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | high cost relative to MS, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Rural (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 4 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Black, some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
RANKIN CO SCHOOL DIST School District
17,268 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of MS school districts |
88.2% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
3 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
23.3% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 16 |
| STATE AVERAGE 16 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER 127A PLEASANT STREET, BRANDON, MS 39042 (601) 824-0334 |
KG-12 |
| BRANDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 125 OVERBY STREET, BRANDON, MS 39042 (601) 825-4706 |
03-05 |
| BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL 3090 HIGHWAY 18, BRANDON, MS 39042 (601) 825-2261 |
09-12 |
| BRANDON MIDDLE SCHOOL 200 SCHOOL ROAD, BRANDON, MS 39042 (601) 825-5998 |
06-08 |
| FLORENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 285 HIGHWAY 469 NORTH, FLORENCE, MS 39073 (601) 845-8164 |
03-05 |
| FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL 232 HIGHWAY 469 NORTH, FLORENCE, MS 39073 (601) 845-2205 |
09-12 |
| FLORENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL 123 BEVERLY DRIVE, FLORENCE, MS 39073 (601) 845-2862 |
06-08 |
| FLOWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 102 WINNER'S CIRCLE, FLOWOOD, MS 39232 (601) 992-6277 |
KG-05 |
| MCLAURIN ATTENDANCE CENTER 130 TIGER DRIVE, FLORENCE, MS 39073 (601) 845-2247 |
07-12 |
| MCLAURIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2693 STAR ROAD, FLORENCE, MS 39073 (601) 845-2127 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 75.9 | 46.5 |
| BLACK (%) | 21.5 | 51.2 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | NO DATA | 69.5 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $3,973 | $68,609,000 | 53.7 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $323 | $5,575,000 | 4.4 |
| STAFF | $310 | $5,361,000 | 4.2 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $119 | $2,054,000 | 1.6 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $420 | $7,247,000 | 5.7 |
| OPERATION | $579 | $10,005,000 | 7.8 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $257 | $4,436,000 | 3.5 |
| OTHER | $77 | $1,326,000 | 1.0 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,085 | $36,004,000 | 28.2 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,337 | $23,094,000 | 18.1 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $7,396 | $127,707,000 | 100.0 |
Florence EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Florence WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 11.6 |
| CHILDREN IN Florence LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 10.4 |
Florence Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO MS* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  110.13%
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5.79%
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About Florence
Florence is a somewhat small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 17,705 people and just one neighborhood, Florence is the 23rd largest community in Mississippi.
Unlike some towns , Florence isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Florence are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Florence is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Florence who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.86%), sales jobs (10.35%), and management occupations (5.67%).
Residents of Florence by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 98% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented town. While Florence may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.
Being a small town, Florence does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Florence Information and Demographics
The rate of college-level education in Florence is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.73% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Florence in 2000 was $17,968, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $71,872 for a family of four.
Florence is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Florence home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Florence is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Florence include Irish, English, German, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Florence is English.
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