Amory, MS Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2017: 6,958 (90% urban, 10% rural). >Population change since 2000: +0.0%

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $615.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Amory: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 25.1%

Poverty (breakdown): (13.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 46.6% for Black residents, 56.5% for two or more races residents)

Elevation: 243 feet

Land Area: 7.50 square miles.

Population Density:

Races:
      White alone - 5,024 - 68.7%
      Black alone - 2,100 - 28.7%
      Hispanic - 106 - 1.4%
      Two or more races - 51 - 0.7%
      American Indian alone - 18 - 0.2%
      Asian alone - 14 - 0.2%
      Other race alone - 3 - 0.04%

Gilmore Memorial Hospital is well regarded as having one of the better maternal wards in northeast Mississippi.[citation needed] Other business sectors include sports equipment manufacturing, wood pulp processing, and the furniture and textile industries.

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Important Links

National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (https://ndasa.com/)

National Drug Free Workplace Alliance (https://www.ndwa.org/)

Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association (https://www.sapaa.com/)

Substance Abuse Mental Health Safety Administration (https://www.samhsa.gov/)

US Drug Enforcement Administration (https://www.dea.gov/)

Office of Drug alcohol Policy Control (https://www.transportation.gov/odapc)

Amory, MS Locations

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Amory, MS Testing Locations

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404 9TH AVE N 0.6 miles

404 9TH AVE N
AMORY, MS 38821
Categories: AMORY MS

906 HIGHWAY 278 E 0.8 miles

906 HIGHWAY 278 E
AMORY, MS 38821
Categories: AMORY MS

1105 EARL FRYE BLVD 0.9 miles

1105 EARL FRYE BLVD
AMORY, MS 38821
Categories: AMORY MS

182 W MAIN ST 10.9 miles

182 W MAIN ST
NETTLETON, MS 38858
Categories: NETTLETON MS

401 S CHESTNUT ST 11.7 miles

401 S CHESTNUT ST
ABERDEEN, MS 39730
Categories: ABERDEEN MS

1423 PALMETTO RD 19.6 miles

1423 PALMETTO RD
TUPELO, MS 38801
Categories: TUPELO MS

5062 RAYMOND AVE 19.7 miles

5062 RAYMOND AVE
VERONA, MS 38879
Categories: VERONA MS

202 INTERCHANGE DR 20.2 miles

202 INTERCHANGE DR
FULTON, MS 38843
Categories: FULTON MS

844 S MADISON ST 21.9 miles

844 S MADISON ST
TUPELO, MS 38801
Categories: TUPELO MS

830 S GLOSTER ST 22.2 miles

830 S GLOSTER ST
TUPELO, MS 38801
Categories: TUPELO MS

410 COUNCIL CIR 22.2 miles

410 COUNCIL CIR
TUPELO, MS 38801
Categories: TUPELO MS

450 E PRESIDENT AVE 22.5 miles

450 E PRESIDENT AVE
TUPELO, MS 38801
Categories: TUPELO MS

110 S BROADWAY ST 22.6 miles

110 S BROADWAY ST
TUPELO, MS 38804
Categories: TUPELO MS

101 N INDUSTRIAL RD STE G-1 23.1 miles

101 N INDUSTRIAL RD STE G-1
TUPELO, MS 38801
Categories: TUPELO MS

1740 CLIFF GOOKIN BLVD STE 2D 23.5 miles

1740 CLIFF GOOKIN BLVD STE 2D
TUPELO, MS 38801
Categories: TUPELO MS

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Local Area Info: Amory, Mississippi

Amory began as a planned railroad town. The Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad needed a midpoint between Memphis, Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama for their locomotives, and they laid out the new town of Amory in 1887. People from nearby Cotton Gin Port on the Tombigbee River abandoned their town and moved to Amory.

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 7,316 people residing in the city. 69.5% were White, 29.0% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.3% from some other race and 0.7% of two or more races. 1.4% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,956 people, 2,876 households, and 1,903 families residing in the city. The population density was 927.2 people per square mile (358.1/km2). There were 3,147 housing units at an average density of 419.5 per square mile (162.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 69.85% White, 29.18% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.

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Population (total): Population in 2017: 6,958 (90% urban, 10% rural). >Population change since 2000: +0.0%

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $615.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Amory: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 25.1%

Poverty (breakdown): (13.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 46.6% for Black residents, 56.5% for two or more races residents)

Elevation: 243 feet

Land Area: 7.50 square miles.

Population Density:

Races:
      White alone - 5,024 - 68.7%
      Black alone - 2,100 - 28.7%
      Hispanic - 106 - 1.4%
      Two or more races - 51 - 0.7%
      American Indian alone - 18 - 0.2%
      Asian alone - 14 - 0.2%
      Other race alone - 3 - 0.04%

Gilmore Memorial Hospital is well regarded as having one of the better maternal wards in northeast Mississippi.[citation needed] Other business sectors include sports equipment manufacturing, wood pulp processing, and the furniture and textile industries.