Yazoo City

  1. Yazoo City Legal Resources
  2. Yazoo City Statistics
  3. Yazoo City Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Yazoo City Employment Information
  5. Yazoo City Family Information
  6. Yazoo City Education Information
  7. Yazoo City Public Benefits Information
  8. Yazoo City Criminal Information
  9. Yazoo City Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Yazoo City Zip Codes


Yazoo City Legal Resources Back to top

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Yazoo City Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 14,550
  • Land Area (2000): 27.930 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.335 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 4,676
Yazoo City Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 14,277 97.58%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 28 0.19%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 326 2.23%

Yazoo City Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Yazoo City Employment Information Back to top
Yazoo City Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 294 15.35%
2. Public Administration 170 8.88%
3. Educational Services 128 6.68%
4. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 120 6.27%
5. Health Care 115 6.01%
6. Chemical Manufacturing 95 4.96%
7. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 54 2.82%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 47 2.45%
9. Paper Manufacturing 46 2.40%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 45 2.35%
11. Wood Manufacturing 45 2.35%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 44 2.30%
13. Department and Other General Stores 42 2.19%
14. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 42 2.19%
15. Repair and Maintenance 40 2.09%
16. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 39 2.04%
17. Finance and Insurance 37 1.93%
18. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 30 1.57%
19. Food Manufacturing 30 1.57%
20. Machinery Manufacturing 30 1.57%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 331 16.22%
2. Educational Services 274 13.42%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 167 8.18%
4. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 145 7.10%
5. Public Administration 143 7.01%
6. Food Manufacturing 109 5.34%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 82 4.02%
8. Finance and Insurance 76 3.72%
9. Social Assistance 68 3.33%
10. Apparel Manufacturing 64 3.14%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 58 2.84%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 58 2.84%
13. Chemical Manufacturing 57 2.79%
14. Private Household Services 38 1.86%
15. Personal and Laundry Services 37 1.81%
16. Department and Other General Stores 36 1.76%
17. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 24 1.18%
18. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 21 1.03%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 21 1.03%
20. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 19 0.93%

Yazoo City Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 120 6.27%
2. Other Production Occupations 110 5.74%
3. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 98 5.12%
4. Law Enforcement Workers 97 5.07%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 80 4.18%
6. Carpenters 79 4.13%
7. Vehicle Mechanics 71 3.71%
8. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 70 3.66%
9. Other Material Moving Workers 57 2.98%
10. Assemblers and Fabricators 48 2.51%
11. Construction Laborers 46 2.40%
12. Other Construction Trades 46 2.40%
13. Other Office and Admin Support 45 2.35%
14. Religious Workers 42 2.19%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 42 2.19%
16. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 41 2.14%
17. Other Sales and Related Occupations 41 2.14%
18. Agricultural Workers 39 2.04%
19. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 35 1.83%
20. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 32 1.67%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 153 7.50%
2. Other Production Occupations 152 7.45%
3. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 122 5.98%
4. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 121 5.93%
5. Food Processing Workers 99 4.85%
6. Cashiers 93 4.56%
7. Health Technologists and Technicians 80 3.92%
8. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 71 3.48%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 70 3.43%
10. Other Office and Admin Support 65 3.18%
11. Secretaries and Admins 64 3.14%
12. Child Care Workers 56 2.74%
13. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 51 2.50%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 51 2.50%
15. Registered Nurses 50 2.45%
16. Assemblers and Fabricators 49 2.40%
17. Other Management Occupations 47 2.30%
18. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 39 1.91%
19. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 38 1.86%
20. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 38 1.86%

Yazoo City Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,846 35.61%
15-35 hours 766 7.09%
1-14 hours 240 2.22%
No regular hours 5,948 55.07%

Yazoo City Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 151 4.00%
5 AM-5:29 AM 70 1.85%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 163 4.31%
6 AM-6:29 AM 434 11.49%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 613 16.23%
7 AM-7:29 AM 649 17.18%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 700 18.53%
8 AM-8:29 AM 211 5.58%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 101 2.67%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 145 3.84%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 57 1.51%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 20 0.53%
Noon-3:59 PM 219 5.80%
4 PM-11:59 PM 245 6.48%

Yazoo City Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 212 5.61%
5-9 1,082 28.64%
10-14 932 24.67%
15-19 379 10.03%
20-24 210 5.56%
25-29 66 1.75%
30-34 108 2.86%
35-39 79 2.09%
40-44 104 2.75%
45-59 293 7.76%
60-89 179 4.74%
At least 90 134 3.55%

Yazoo City Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 19 0.50% 2,862 75.75%
30-44 12 0.32% 279 7.38%
45-59 0 0.00% 293 7.76%
At least 60 30 0.79% 283 7.49%

Yazoo City Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 908 23.71%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,716 70.93%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 6 0.16%
Color 4 Box Other 27 0.71%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 61 1.59%
Color 6 Box Walked 60 1.57%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 51 1.33%

Yazoo City Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Yazoo City Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 4,245 (12,229 people)
Families (2000): 3,008 (10,482 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 560
People at same address in 1995: 6,760
Yazoo City Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,094 25.74%
$10,000-$14,999 589 13.86%
$15,000-$19,999 449 10.56%
$20,000-$24,999 274 6.45%
$25,000-$29,999 276 6.49%
$30,000-$34,999 228 5.36%
$35,000-$39,999 260 6.12%
$40,000-$44,999 191 4.49%
$45,000-$49,999 160 3.76%
$50,000-$59,999 184 4.33%
$60,000-$74,999 206 4.85%
$75,000-$99,999 198 4.66%
$100,000-$124,999 59 1.39%
$125,000-$149,999 33 0.78%
$150,000-$199,999 30 0.71%
$200,000 or more 19 0.45%

Yazoo City Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,169 27.37%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 975 22.83%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 109 2.55%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 693 16.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 15 0.35%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 593 13.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7 0.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 333 7.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 197 4.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 178 4.17%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Yazoo City Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,913 28.54%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 722 7.07%
Public Assistance 314 3.08%
Retirement 634 6.21%
Self Employment 287 2.81%
Social Security 1,307 12.81%
Supplemental Security 479 4.69%
Wage / Salary 2,832 27.75%
Other 717 7.03%

Yazoo City Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 799 57.61%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 588 42.39%

Yazoo City Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 477 8.13%
Color 1 Box Married 2,309 39.34%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,910 49.57%
Color 3 Box Widowed 174 2.96%

Yazoo City Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 459 8.86%
Color 1 Box Married 1,903 36.72%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,859 35.87%
Color 3 Box Widowed 961 18.54%

Yazoo City Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Yazoo City Education Information Back to top
Yazoo City Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,422 13.75%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 2,522 24.39%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,110 30.07%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,816 17.56%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 314 3.04%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 802 7.75%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 356 3.44%

Yazoo City Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 226 1.55% 5 0.03% 231 1.59%
Kindergarten 245 1.68% 26 0.18% 271 1.86%
Grades 1-4 1,111 7.64% 82 0.56% 1,193 8.20%
Grades 5-8 762 5.24% 108 0.74% 870 5.98%
Grades 9-12 871 5.99% 86 0.59% 957 6.58%
Undergrad college 150 1.03% 142 0.98% 292 2.01%
Graduate or professional school 67 0.46% 14 0.10% 81 0.56%
Total 3,432 23.59% 463 3.18% 3,895 26.77%

Yazoo City Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Yazoo City Public Benefits Information Back to top
Yazoo City Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 7,336 59.78%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 4,935 40.22%

Yazoo City Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Yazoo City Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 2,098
Yazoo City Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Yazoo City Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Yazoo City Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,361 16.23%
10-19 Years 2,319 15.94%
20-29 Years 2,171 14.92%
30-39 Years 2,311 15.88%
40-49 Years 2,008 13.80%
50-59 Years 1,194 8.21%
60-69 Years 868 5.97%
70-79 Years 777 5.34%
80-89 Years 409 2.81%
90+ Years 132 0.91%

Yazoo City Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,691 52.86%
Color 1 Box Female 6,859 47.14%

Yazoo City Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 1 Box African-American 10,055 69.11%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 3,224 22.16%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,087 7.47%
Color 2 Box Asian 82 0.56%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 78 0.54%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 23 0.16%
Color 6 Box Other Race 1 0.01%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Yazoo City Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 548 23.71%
2. English 415 17.96%
3. Irish 409 17.70%
4. Scotch Irish 240 10.39%
5. German 194 8.39%
6. African 134 5.80%
7. Dutch 73 3.16%
8. Scottish 60 2.60%
9. French Non-Basque 52 2.25%
10. Italian 36 1.56%

Yazoo City Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 12,262 91.07%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 989 7.35%
3. French 51 0.38%
4. Japanese 28 0.21%
5. Gujarathi 27 0.20%
6. German 20 0.15%
7. Other Native North American 20 0.15%
8. Laotian 16 0.12%
9. Other Indo European 12 0.09%
10. French Creole 9 0.07%

Yazoo City Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 13,602 92.97%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 85 0.58%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 944 6.45%

Yazoo City Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Yazoo City Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Yazoo City Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
39194