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Moving to Mathiston, Mississippi

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Population: 720. Estimated population in July 2024: 716 (-0.6% change)
Males: 325 (45.1%), Females: 395 (54.9%)

Webster County

Zip code: 39752

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $23,125
Median house value: $50,800

Population by Race

Races in Mathiston:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.0%)
  • Black (18.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (35.4%), English (10.0%), Irish (9.0%), German (5.1%), Dutch (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).

Elevation: 420 feet

Land area: 2.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mathiston

  • High school or higher: 58.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mathiston town

  • Never married: 16.1%
  • Now married: 58.1%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 13.7%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -97 (-11.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mathiston:

  • CHOCTAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; ACKERMAN, MS)
  • WEBSTER GENERAL HOSPITAL/SWING BED (about 13 miles; EUPORA, MS)
  • OKTIBBEHA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; STARKVILLE, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mathiston:

  • GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 39 miles; COLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILL, MS; Abbreviation: GTR)
  • COLUMBUS AFB (about 49 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Abbreviation: CBM)
  • TUPELO RGNL (about 57 miles; TUPELO, MS; Abbreviation: TUP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mathiston:

  • EUPORA (about 12 miles; EUPORA, MS; Abbreviation: 06M)
  • ACKERMAN CHOCTAW COUNTY (about 18 miles; ACKERMAN, MS; Abbreviation: 9M4)
  • GEORGE M BRYAN (about 22 miles; STARKVILLE, MS; Abbreviation: STF)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Mathiston:

  • WOOD COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 169; Location: WOOD COLLEGE RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.woodcollege.org)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mathiston:

  • MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
  • MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 48 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 64 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; FULTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,673)
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
  • MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)

Public primary/middle school in Mathiston:

  • EAST WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 461; Location: RT 3 BOX 81; Grades: KG – 06)

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