Wakefield's Livability
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B+
Affordability -
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Housing -
B
Job Market -
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Diversity -
B
Crime -
C+
Commute -
D+
Education -
B
Weather -
D-
Amenities
About Wakefield, MS
Wakefield, MS is located in Tate County in the state of Mississippi.
The total City Population for Wakefield is about 12,031 with about 18 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $98,900, which is roughly 3% lower than the Average Home Value of $101,622 for the state of Mississippi, and roughly 54% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $43,461, which is roughly 2% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $42,496 for the state of Mississippi, and roughly 33% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.74Male Population Estimate: 48.6%
Female Population Estimate: 51.4%
Median Age: 39.3
Male Median Age: 38.2
Female Median Age: 40.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:32.5%
Hispanic:2.3%
Other:1.4%
Indian:0.6%
Asian:0.4%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 31.95%
Other: 0.79%
Libertarian: 0.64%
Green: 0.12%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Wakefield specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Tate County: About 7.04952 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Tate County: About 84.53 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2016)
Tate County is about 44% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 71% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Mississippi is ranked #50 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 8.08 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 7.7The average living wage for the state of Mississippi is $30.09/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Mississippi a minimum wage score of 11.66 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Mississippi a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Mississippi is $145.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 8.82 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Mississippi does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
X Mississippi does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Mississippi does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Mississippi does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Mississippi does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Mississippi does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Mississippi does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Mississippi does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Mississippi does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Mississippi does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
X Mississippi does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Mississippi does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Mississippi does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Mississippi does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Mississippi does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Mississippi does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Mississippi does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Mississippi does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 38618Latitude: 34.743200
Longitude: -89.740900
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 226.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 662