Puckett, Mississippi Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 354. Estimated population in July 2024: 354 (0.0% change)
Males: 167 (47.2%), Females: 187 (52.8%)
Rankin County
Zip code: 39151
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $36,625
Median house value: $81,000
Population by Race
Races in Puckett:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Black (2.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (28.5%), Irish (10.5%), English (6.2%), Scottish (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (4.0%), German (2.3%).
Elevation: 340 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Puckett
- High school or higher: 79.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Puckett village
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 63.8%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 7.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +183 (+107.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Puckett:
- SIMPSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MENDENHALL, MS)
- MAGEE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MAGEE, MS)
- RANKIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; BRANDON, MS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Puckett:
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 25 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
- HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 53 miles; HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; Abbreviation: PIB)
- KEY FIELD (about 73 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Abbreviation: MEI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Puckett:
- MAGEE MUNI (about 17 miles; MAGEE, MS; Abbreviation: 17M)
- G. V. MONTGOMERY (about 28 miles; FOREST, MS; Abbreviation: 2M4)
- BRUCE CAMPBELL FIELD (about 33 miles; MADISON, MS; Abbreviation: MBO)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Puckett:
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 46 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
- JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 52 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 71 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; Full-time enrollment: 12,541)
- MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
Public primary/middle school in Puckett:
- PUCKETT ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 685; Location: 6382 HIGHWAY 18; Grades: KG – 12)