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WIGGINS, MISSISSIPPI QUICK STATSCounty: Stone
Elevation: 276 feet
Land Area: 10.8 square miles
Population Density: 456 people per square mile
Population change since 2000: 27.30%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (66.8%), Black (31.5%), Hispanic (1.1%)
Ancestries (City): United States (9.8%), Irish (8.9%), English (6.9%), German (4.6%), French (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gulfport, MS (31.8 miles , pop. 71,127)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (82.3 miles , pop. 484,674)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (380.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Saucier, MS (4.0 miles ), Lumberton, MS (4.6 miles ), Poplarville, MS (4.9 miles ), Lyman, MS (5.0 miles ), New Augusta, MS (5.0 miles ), Beaumont, MS (5.0 miles ), McLain, MS (5.0 miles ), Purvis, MS (5.0 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Wiggins: Dean Griffin Memorial Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 5,200, Local Ops: 5,900, Military Ops: 500)
Wiggins Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Length of stay since moving in above state average. House age significantly above state average. Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
WIGGINS, MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 72.60%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.10%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.90%
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 24 miles, HATTIESBURG, MS, FT enrollment: 12,541 PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 28 miles, POPLARVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 2,433 JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE about 51 miles, ELLISVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 4,072 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA about 59 miles, MOBILE, AL, FT enrollment: 9,082 BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 66 miles, MOBILE, AL, FT enrollment: 2,758 UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS about 80 miles, NEW ORLEANS, LA, FT enrollment: 12,442
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