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Wiggins, Mississippi Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 3,849. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,463 (+16.0% change)
Males: 1,805 (46.9%), Females: 2,044 (53.1%)

Zip code: 39577

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $26,597
Median house value: $69,400

Population by Race

Races in Wiggins:

  • White Non-Hispanic (66.8%)
  • Black (31.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

Ancestries: United States (9.8%), Irish (8.9%), English (6.9%), German (4.6%), French (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).

Land area: 10.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wiggins

  • High school or higher: 72.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 10.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wiggins city

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 53.9%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +234 (+6.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Wiggins:

  • STONE COUNTY HOSPITAL (1434 EAST CENTTRAL AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Wiggins:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wiggins:

  • GULFPORT-BILOXI INTL (about 32 miles; GULFPORT, MS; Abbreviation: GPT)
  • KEESLER AFB (about 36 miles; BILOXI, MS; Abbreviation: BIX)
  • STENNIS INTL (about 41 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; Abbreviation: HSA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wiggins:

  • DEAN GRIFFIN MEMORIAL (about 2 miles; WIGGINS, MS; Abbreviation: M24)
  • I H BASS JR MEMORIAL (about 25 miles; LUMBERTON, MS; Abbreviation: 4R1)
  • POPLARVILLE-PEARL RIVER COUNTY (about 26 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; Abbreviation: M13)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wiggins:

  • MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; PERKINSTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 6,329)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 25 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; Full-time enrollment: 12,541)
  • PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
  • JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 51 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 68 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,082)
  • BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,758)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 85 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,217)

Schools

Public high school in Wiggins:

  • STONE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 741; Location: 400 EAST BORDER AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wiggins:

  • STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 767; Location: 1652 EAST CENTRAL AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • STONE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 646; Location: 532 E CENTRAL AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)

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