Wiggins City, Mississippi

Wiggins City is a city located in Stone County, Mississippi, in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. Wiggins City had an official population of 3849 in 2000. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 4901, It is the 79th largest by population in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is spread over 11.27 mi˛ (29.19 square kilometre), of which, 10.76 square miles (27.87 square kilometre ) of it is land and 0.51 square miles (1.32 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 54th largest by total area in Mississippi. It is ranks 20 in the size of its inland waterways in Mississippi.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 3849 people, 1380 households, and 1001 families living in the city. The population density was 357.8 people per square mile (138.15/km˛), it would be the 100th least densely populated city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. There were 1546 housing units at an average density of 143.7 per square mile (55.48/km˛). The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12. In the city the population is diverse age-wise, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males. The median age was 33.6 years, The median age of males and females living in Wiggins City was 31.6 and 35.3 years respectively. The racial makeup of the city was 67.6% White, 31.51% Black or African American, 0.05% American Indian, 0.16% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.36% from two or more races and 0.31% Other races.

Wiggins city Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Wiggins city Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Wiggins City Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $26597, making it the 148th highest city by median household income in Mississippi. The median income for a family in the city was $31591, it would be the 161st highest city by median family income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The per capita income for the city was $13813, making it the 158th highest city by per capita income in Mississippi. The median income was $16940, The median income for males was $21333 versus $12898 for females.

In 2000, 1043 pupils and students, of which 515 are male and 528 are female, 27.1% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 111 nursery or pri school, 90 kindergarten, 428 elementary school, 204 high school and 210 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census3849
April 2000 Estimate3849
July 2000 Estimate3865
July 2001 Estimate4077
July 2002 Estimate4072
July 2003 Estimate4200
July 2004 Estimate4250
July 2005 Estimate4395
July 2006 Estimate4627
July 2007 Estimate4745
July 2008 Estimate4901
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school4962111
Kindergarten444690
Elementary school219209428
High school10995204
College or graduate school94116210
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Wiggins city, Mississippi$26597$31591$13813
Stone County, Mississippi$30495$36856$14693
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587