Moving to Vaiden, Mississippi
Population: 840. Estimated population in July 2024: 856 (+1.9% change)
Males: 437 (52.0%), Females: 403 (48.0%)
Carroll County
Zip code: 39176
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $15,000
Median house value: $52,500
Population by Race
Races in Vaiden:
- Black (71.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (28.0%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (5.8%), Irish (5.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).
Elevation: 350 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Vaiden
- High school or higher: 55.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 11.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Vaiden town
- Never married: 33.1%
- Now married: 38.2%
- Separated: 6.8%
- Widowed: 12.6%
- Divorced: 9.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +51 (+6.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Vaiden:
- TYLER HOLMES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WINONA, MS)
- KILMICHAEL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; KILMICHAEL, MS)
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL – DURANT,THE (about 19 miles; DURANT, MS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vaiden:
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 74 miles; OXFORD, MS; Abbreviation: UOX)
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 75 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 81 miles; COLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILL, MS; Abbreviation: GTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vaiden:
- WINONA-MONTGOMERY COUNTY (about 9 miles; WINONA, MS; Abbreviation: 5A6)
- KOSCIUSKO-ATTALA COUNTY (about 23 miles; KOSCIUSKO, MS; Abbreviation: OSX)
- C. A. MOORE (about 24 miles; LEXINGTON, MS; Abbreviation: 19M)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vaiden:
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 73 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
Public primary/middle school in Vaiden:
- HATHORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 168; Location: HWY 51 N; Grades: PK – 06)