Sidon, Mississippi Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 672. Estimated population in July 2024: 597 (-11.2% change)
Males: 306 (45.5%), Females: 366 (54.5%)
Leflore County
Zip code: 38954
Demographics
Median resident age: 23.3 years
Median household income: $15,435
Median house value: $40,600
Population by Race
Races in Sidon:
- Black (83.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (14.6%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (4.3%), English (1.5%), Irish (1.3%).
Elevation: 123 feet
Land area: 0.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Sidon
- High school or higher: 49.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
- Unemployed: 19.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sidon town
- Never married: 55.0%
- Now married: 27.5%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 5.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +83 (+14.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Sidon:
- GREENWOOD LEFLORE HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; GREENWOOD, MS)
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC-HOLMES (about 23 miles; LEXINGTON, MS)
- HUMPHREYS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; BELZONI, MS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sidon:
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 54 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; Abbreviation: GLH)
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 77 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 82 miles; OXFORD, MS; Abbreviation: UOX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sidon:
- GREENWOOD-LEFLORE (about 11 miles; GREENWOOD, MS; Abbreviation: GWO)
- C. A. MOORE (about 25 miles; LEXINGTON, MS; Abbreviation: 19M)
- BELZONI MUNI (about 28 miles; BELZONI, MS; Abbreviation: 1M2)
Amtrak station near Sidon:
- 8 miles: GREENWOOD (506 CARROLTON AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sidon:
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 77 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 81 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)