While the white population of Tchula City has shrunk to almost nothing, the city's thriving economy is still driven by its African American residents. While the white population has been driven out, the town is still awash in a growing culture of crime and poverty. The town, which has a population of around 2,000, is now largely made up of African Americans.
The town of Greenwood, 25 miles north of Tchula, is a thriving community that was the organizing base for voting registration during the 1964 Freedom Summer movement. The Viking Range manufacturing plant closed its doors in 2012, laying off a large portion of the local workforce. Greenwood is two-thirds black, and deeply segregated. This history isn't lost on the city's current residents.
Despite the town's small size and lack of job opportunities, the city has attracted national attention with its history and its first African-American mayor. He was jailed for upending the status quo, but the city eventually elected a black female Republican mayor in 2000. The local Republican government installed her because he thought it would encourage President Bush to send money. Although Tchula's economy is struggling, it's an amazing feat to think that this community could have benefited from the assistance of a federal and state government.
The median home value in Tchula is $53,100. In 2020, the city is expected to have 4,5,699 residents. The average commute time is 26.6 minutes. The average home value has increased by 0.0% in the last decade. While the average price of a home in Tchula is $53,100, it has appreciated by just 0.1% in the past 10 years.