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West, Mississippi Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 220. Estimated population in July 2024: 203 (-7.7% change)
Males: 105 (47.7%), Females: 115 (52.3%)

Holmes County

Zip code: 39192

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $25,625
Median house value: $44,300

Population by Race

Races in West:

  • White Non-Hispanic (56.4%)
  • Black (42.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)

Ancestries: United States (15.9%), German (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), English (1.8%), Welsh (1.8%), French (1.4%).

Elevation: 300 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in West

  • High school or higher: 70.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West town

  • Never married: 17.7%
  • Now married: 60.8%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 16.1%
  • Divorced: 3.8%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+20.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near West:

  • UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL – DURANT,THE (about 10 miles; DURANT, MS)
  • MONTFORT JONES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; KOSCIUSKO, MS)
  • TYLER HOLMES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WINONA, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West:

  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 65 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
  • UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 84 miles; OXFORD, MS; Abbreviation: UOX)
  • GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 85 miles; COLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILL, MS; Abbreviation: GTR)

Other public-use airports nearest to West:

  • C. A. MOORE (about 18 miles; LEXINGTON, MS; Abbreviation: 19M)
  • WINONA-MONTGOMERY COUNTY (about 18 miles; WINONA, MS; Abbreviation: 5A6)
  • KOSCIUSKO-ATTALA COUNTY (about 19 miles; KOSCIUSKO, MS; Abbreviation: OSX)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West:

  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
  • MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 75 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
  • DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)

Private high school in West:

  • EAST HOLMES ACADEMY (Students: 273; Location: 17637 EMORY RD; Grades: KG – 12)

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