Wiggins.
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Mississippi·Stone County
3 tracts·4K people·$113K median·347/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Wiggins is $112,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Wiggins has 4,293 residents across 1 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 42.3; the population is 49.9% White, 39.9% Black, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Multiracial, 0.7% Other and 0.2% Asian; the average household has 2.6 people; 17.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 24.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Stone Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (67%); Stone Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (61%); Stone High School is the high school with reported scores (66%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $883/month, 44% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Wiggins is $49,870 a year, 42% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Wiggins, median rent is $883/month and the median home value is $112,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Wiggins reported 2.1 violent crimes and 30.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 39°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 66 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wiggins are lightning (99), wildfire (94) and tornado (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wiggins, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).