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Moving to Gloster, Mississippi

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Population: 1,073. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,060 (-1.2% change)
Males: 469 (43.7%), Females: 604 (56.3%)

Amite County

Zip code: 39638

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $19,922
Median house value: $47,400

Population by Race

Races in Gloster:

  • Black (55.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (43.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (13.2%), Irish (5.6%), English (4.6%), Subsaharan African (2.9%), German (2.5%), Italian (1.0%).

Elevation: 434 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gloster

  • High school or higher: 69.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gloster town

  • Never married: 33.4%
  • Now married: 39.8%
  • Separated: 5.2%
  • Widowed: 11.9%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -237 (-18.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Gloster:

  • FIELD MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; CENTREVILLE, MS)
  • FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; MEADVILLE, MS)
  • CLINTON REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; CLINTON, LA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gloster:

  • HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 34 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; Abbreviation: HEZ)
  • BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 48 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Abbreviation: BTR)
  • LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 96 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Abbreviation: LFT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gloster:

  • CROSBY MUNICIPAL (about 7 miles; CROSBY, MS; Abbreviation: C71)
  • MC COMB/PIKE COUNTY/JOHN E LEWIS FIELD (about 39 miles; MC COMB, MS; Abbreviation: MCB)
  • CONCORDIA PARISH (about 42 miles; VIDALIA, LA; Abbreviation: 0R4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gloster:

  • ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 49 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 56 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 28,696)
  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 88 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)

Private high school in Gloster:

  • PINE HILLS ACADEMY INC (Students: 236; Location: PO BOX 458; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Gloster:

  • GLOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 427; Location: 154 CASSELS ST; Grades: KG – 08)

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