Isola, Mississippi Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 768. Estimated population in July 2024: 717 (-6.6% change)
Males: 358 (46.6%), Females: 410 (53.4%)

Humphreys County

Zip code: 38754

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.4 years
Median household income: $25,062
Median house value: $44,500

Population by Race

Races in Isola:

  • Black (63.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (32.3%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Other race (2.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (8.6%), Irish (3.6%), German (1.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), Subsaharan African (1.2%).

Elevation: 116 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Isola

  • High school or higher: 52.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Isola town

  • Never married: 38.2%
  • Now married: 41.8%
  • Separated: 4.4%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

5.5% Foreign born (5.5% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +42 (+5.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Isola:

  • HUMPHREYS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; BELZONI, MS)
  • SOUTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; INDIANOLA, MS)
  • DELTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; GREENVILLE, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Isola:

  • MID DELTA RGNL (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; Abbreviation: GLH)
  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 76 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
  • UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 107 miles; OXFORD, MS; Abbreviation: UOX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Isola:

  • BELZONI MUNI (about 11 miles; BELZONI, MS; Abbreviation: 1M2)
  • INDIANOLA MUNI (about 16 miles; INDIANOLA, MS; Abbreviation: IDL)
  • HOLLANDALE MUNI (about 17 miles; HOLLANDALE, MS; Abbreviation: 14M)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Isola:

  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
  • DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 67 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)