Moving to Wisner, Louisiana
Population: 1,140. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,066 (-6.5% change)
Males: 531 (46.6%), Females: 609 (53.4%)
Franklin County
Zip code: 71378
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $21,654
Median house value: $44,300
Population by Race
Races in Wisner:
- White Non-Hispanic (62.0%)
- Black (35.5%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (12.5%), English (4.2%), Irish (4.2%), German (3.5%), Italian (2.5%), French (2.3%).
Elevation: 76 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Wisner
- High school or higher: 58.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wisner town
- Never married: 25.0%
- Now married: 43.6%
- Separated: 4.5%
- Widowed: 18.6%
- Divorced: 8.3%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -12 (-1.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wisner:
- FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; WINNSBORO, LA)
- PROFESSIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; FERRIDAY, LA)
- RIVERLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; FERRIDAY, LA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wisner:
- HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 37 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; Abbreviation: HEZ)
- MONROE REGIONAL (about 45 miles; MONROE, LA; Abbreviation: MLU)
- ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 76 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Abbreviation: AEX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wisner:
- WINNSBORO MUNICIPAL (about 12 miles; WINNSBORO, LA; Abbreviation: F89)
- JONESVILLE (about 28 miles; JONESVILLE, LA; Abbreviation: L32)
- NEWELLTON (about 29 miles; NEWELLTON, LA; Abbreviation: 9M2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wisner:
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 48 miles; MONROE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,116)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; RUSTON, LA; Full-time enrollment: 9,013)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,299)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 90 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 100 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
Public primary/middle school in Wisner:
- WISNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 291; Location: 8757 HIGHWAY 15; Grades: PK – 04)