Purvis, MS Profile

Purvis, MS, population 2,697, is located in Mississippi's Lamar county, about 86.8 miles from Mobile and 91.3 miles from New Orleans.

Through the 90's Purvis's population has grown by about 1%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Purvis has grown by about 13%. Since 2005 Purvis's population has grown by about 11%.

Purvis's property crime levels tend to be Mississippi's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	71%
	African American	28%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	0%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	1%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	2,164	N/A
2001	2,212	2.22%
2002	2,253	1.85%
2003	2,310	2.53%
2004	2,371	2.64%
2005	2,430	2.49%
2006	2,522	3.79%
2007	2,598	3.01%
2008	2,649	1.96%
2009	2,697	1.81%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$30,938

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	0
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	N/A
2007	39
2008	0
2009	0
2010	73

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	-	-	-	-
2002	0	0	0	0
2003	-	-	-	-
2004	-	-	-	-
2005	-	-	-	-
2006	-	-	-	-
2007	0	0	0	1
2008	0	0	0	0
2009	0	0	0	0
2010	0	0	0	2

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	0
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	N/A
2007	0
2008	0
2009	37
2010	580

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	-	-	-
2002	0	0	0
2003	-	-	-
2004	-	-	-
2005	-	-	-
2006	-	-	-
2007	0	0	0
2008	0	0	0
2009	0	1	0
2010	5	11	0

Location

Elevation	381 feet above sea level
Land Area	2.8 Square Miles