1. Exploring Community Population Change in Mound Bayou and Bolivar County, Mississippi May 2012 Applied Population Studies, Partnerships, and Community Engagement

2. The People Demographic Characteristics Allissa Morin Alexandra Cirillo Christopher Rapisarda Elizabeth Howe-Huist Jennifer Dolan

3. Mound Bayou, MS Population Age/Gender Race Housing –Renter vs. Owner occupied households –Married couple households with children vs. Female-headed households with children

4. Demographics: Mound Bayou, Mississippi POPULATION 2000-- Mound Bayou: 2,102 Bolivar County: 40,633 2010-- Mound Bayou: 1,533 Bolivar County: 34,145 MEDIAN AGE 2000: 26.6 (Both Sexes), 22.4 (Male), 31.5 (Female) 2010: 31.5 (Both Sexes), 26.7 (Male), 36.8 (Female) (Decennial Census)

5. (2000) (2010) Population Distribution

11. Living, Working, and Learning Social and Economic Characteristics Hillary Craddock Danielle Kerr Sarah Harris Jake Gibbs

12. Introduction Social and Economic Characteristics of the county and city – Where you live, work, and learn – Sources: United States Census 2010 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Housing Income Employment Education

16. 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

18. Educational Attainment and Earnings MississippiBolivar CountyMound Bayou Population 25+1,876, 71921,469968 Percent High School or Higher 79.6%71.5%71.3% Percent Bachelor’s Degree or Higher 19.5%20.4%14.6% Graduate/Professio nal Degree 6.8%7.9%6.6% 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

19. Conclusion So What? Housing – Available and affordable options Income – Resources for single-parent households Employment – Availability of jobs Education – Opportunities for the youth and adults

20. The People’s Health Alena Perez Bobby Moore Haifa Haroon Jacob Waldo

21. Bolivar County, MS Premature Birth Heart Disease Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer)

22. Bolivar Health Ranking Health CategoriesRanking Health Outcomes72 Mortality78 Morbidity26 Health Factors60 Health Behaviors42 Clinical Care45 Social & Economic Factors63 Physical Environment45 http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/mississippi/2012

23. http://mstahrs.msdh.ms.gov Comparison of Total Rate of Premature Births By Race in Bolivar County (2006 – 2010)

24. http://mstahrs.msdh.ms.gov Comparison of Total Rate of Premature Births By Race in Mississippi (2006 – 2010)

25. Comparison of Total Rate of Premature Births (2006 – 2010) http://mstahrs.msdh.ms.gov Rate per 100 births

26. http://mstahrs.msdh.ms.gov