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Country around Union Church is a rural area of about 1,294 people in Jefferson County, Mississippi, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Jackson, MS and 241 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $448 a month.
1,294people
$111kTypical home
$448/moRent
91° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
245Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,294 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 241 mi to Memphis, TN
- 55 mi to Jackson, MS
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$699/mo)
- Median rent $448/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to JAN airport
- 121 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 463 ft
- 96 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+66 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.