Wiggins

Population: 4,270
Median household income: $41,705
Median home value: $105,700

Wiggins, a community in Stone County, Mississippi, has 4,270 residents. Its median household income of $41,705 runs below the Stone County figure of $59,307.

From 2019 to 2023, Wiggins's population declined 5.2% from 4,506 to 4,270, while its median home value fell 8.2% from $115,100 to $105,700.

13.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 60.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,270
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $41,705
Median home value: $105,700
Median gross rent: $822
Housing units: 1,672
Homeownership rate: 60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 11.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5064,270

Median household income

$39,919$41,705

Median home value

$115,100$105,700

Median gross rent

$686$822

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,506	$39,919	$115,100	$686
2020	4,512	$32,031	$103,600	$674
2021	4,282	$48,784	$131,300	$724
2022	4,266	$44,250	$113,700	$763
2023	4,270	$41,705	$105,700	$822

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5420.0%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	71	1.7%
5 to 17	699	16.4%
18 to 24	583	13.7%
25 to 34	475	11.1%
35 to 44	516	12.1%
45 to 54	855	20.0%
55 to 64	514	12.0%
65 to 74	327	7.7%
75 and over	230	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,429	56.9%
Black or African American	1,634	38.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	34	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	170	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.8%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	606	20.8%
High school graduate	886	30.4%
Some college or associate's	1,039	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	292	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	94	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone88.6%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,353	88.6%
Carpooled	158	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	0.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	736	48.3%
15 to 29 min	98	6.4%
30 to 44 min	252	16.5%
45 to 59 min	185	12.1%
60+ min	254	16.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 24.6% (922 of 3,755)

	Count	Share
Family households	895	58.2%
Nonfamily households	644	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,539	92.0%
Vacant	133	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	925	60.1%
Renter-occupied	614	39.9%

1-unit, detached75.4%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,260	75.4%
1-unit, attached	13	0.8%
2 to 4 units	137	8.2%
5 to 19 units	92	5.5%
20 or more units	32	1.9%
Mobile home & other	138	8.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2880160
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.51 sq mi
Center point: 30.8560, -89.1390

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