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Most educated towns in Mississippi

Ranked by the share of adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. 104 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Mississippi · Most educated

Waveland ranks #52 of 104

23.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree · Visit Waveland →

Waveland ranks #52 of 104 for most educated in Mississippi
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1 University 80% Median income — 2 Gluckstadt 69% Median income $124,348 Map of Madison 3 Madison 64.2% Median income $119,338
#TownBachelor's or higherMedian incomeMedian age
1 University5,315 people 80% — 19.1
2 Gluckstadt3,236 people 69% $124,348 37.0
3 Map of Madison Madison27,946 people 64.2% $119,338 41.7
4 Map of Oxford Oxford26,411 people 57.5% $64,451 30.3
5 Flowood10,587 people 55% $83,880 39.5
6 Map of Ridgeland Ridgeland24,587 people 51.7% $66,038 35.7
7 Starkville25,721 people 50.5% $42,125 26.0
8 Clinton Clinton27,195 people 47.8% $74,745 35.3
9 Map of Pass Christian Pass Christian6,097 people 46.8% $78,212 41.2
10 Map of Ocean Springs Ocean Springs18,646 people 46.3% $79,712 43.3
11 Diamondhead9,338 people 42.3% $87,407 49.1
12 Brandon25,542 people 41.3% $92,783 40.6
13 Bridgetown3,195 people 39.3% $139,224 35.2
14 New Hope3,952 people 38.7% $79,577 32.6
15 Map of Bay St. Louis Bay St. Louis10,188 people 38.3% $67,442 53.3
16 Map of Hattiesburg Hattiesburg48,619 people 37.3% $46,342 29.4
17 Gulf Hills8,451 people 37% $72,839 35.1
18 Beechwood4,168 people 36.9% $91,600 37.7
19 Map of Long Beach Long Beach17,009 people 35.6% $70,332 39.6
20 Map of Cleveland Cleveland10,623 people 34.8% $44,074 35.7
21 Map of Gulf Park Estates Gulf Park Estates6,264 people 34.8% $65,556 37.8
22 Saltillo4,952 people 34.6% $80,640 34.1
23 Tupelo37,791 people 34.5% $66,257 38.3
24 Hernando17,949 people 34.5% $76,950 38.6
25 Guntown2,594 people 33.4% $95,625 34.5
26 Byram Byram12,799 people 32.2% $70,445 41.7
27 Olive Branch47,019 people 31.4% $100,606 38.0
28 Map of Biloxi Biloxi48,861 people 30.6% $57,204 36.6
29 Map of West Hattiesburg West Hattiesburg6,715 people 30.6% $39,366 28.8
30 Map of Batesville Batesville7,387 people 29.9% $51,727 34.0
31 Senatobia Senatobia8,380 people 29.1% $54,167 30.9
32 Jackson146,631 people 28.8% $42,071 34.5
33 Map of Southaven Southaven56,226 people 28.8% $78,483 36.2
34 Map of Vancleave Vancleave5,078 people 28.6% $70,313 43.6
35 Booneville9,246 people 28.4% $50,879 34.0
36 Map of Pearl Pearl27,737 people 28.1% $61,695 36.4
37 Map of Petal Petal11,294 people 27.8% $74,750 37.0
38 Map of Natchez Natchez14,192 people 27.3% $36,735 38.3
39 Vicksburg20,589 people 27.1% $45,781 38.8
40 Hide-A-Way Lake2,569 people 26.6% $69,621 43.4
41 Columbus23,348 people 26.2% $42,235 41.1
42 D'Iberville D'Iberville13,203 people 25.9% $66,016 35.0
43 Map of Philadelphia Philadelphia6,996 people 25.9% $50,788 36.7
44 Hazlehurst Hazlehurst3,520 people 25.9% $43,552 39.7
45 New Albany New Albany7,663 people 25.8% $51,332 38.4
46 Map of Canton Canton10,811 people 25.5% $38,337 35.2
47 Map of Pontotoc Pontotoc5,806 people 25.4% $46,167 34.0
48 Grenada Grenada12,375 people 25.3% $46,303 37.4
49 Corinth14,323 people 25.1% $44,226 41.9
50 Greenwood Greenwood14,086 people 24.5% $35,473 37.0
51 Map of Leland Leland3,777 people 24.5% $37,406 43.1
52 Waveland7,062 people 23.7% $68,693 40.7
53 Map of Gulfport Gulfport73,003 people 23.6% $49,919 38.0
54 Water Valley Water Valley3,376 people 23.1% $42,684 32.0
55 Crystal Springs4,752 people 23% $49,291 39.6
56 Fulton4,576 people 22.6% $52,727 34.4
57 Map of Ellisville Ellisville4,521 people 22.1% $32,100 35.9
58 Map of Greenville Greenville28,166 people 22% $40,083 37.8
59 Map of Gautier Gautier19,046 people 22% $61,926 37.9
60 Meridian Meridian34,137 people 21.8% $36,562 39.4
61 Laurel Laurel17,679 people 21.8% $47,661 35.1
62 Map of Florence Florence4,696 people 21.8% $86,308 35.4
63 Pascagoula Pascagoula21,710 people 21.7% $52,222 35.9
64 Ripley5,377 people 21.7% $55,444 42.5
65 Map of Poplarville Poplarville2,847 people 21.6% $53,603 22.7
66 Brookhaven Brookhaven11,650 people 21.3% $36,685 42.5
67 Indianola9,062 people 21% $41,708 35.7
68 Richland7,346 people 20.5% $66,558 36.3
69 Winona4,183 people 20.1% $31,932 40.4
70 Map of Forest Forest5,357 people 19.9% $49,724 36.0
71 Carthage Carthage4,866 people 19.6% $42,254 35.6
72 Houston Houston3,741 people 19.6% $44,023 32.5
73 Map of Clarksdale Clarksdale14,231 people 19.4% $36,382 34.9
74 Kosciusko6,933 people 19.4% $40,085 35.2
75 Map of Newton Newton3,116 people 19% $32,157 43.3
76 Amory6,500 people 18.6% $52,901 42.6
77 St. Martin St. Martin8,139 people 17.3% $55,000 37.3
78 Wiggins4,293 people 17.1% $49,870 42.3
79 Latimer6,756 people 17% $70,237 38.7
80 Iuka Iuka3,110 people 17% $49,290 36.9
81 Waynesboro4,518 people 16.7% $31,684 39.1
82 Horn Lake26,647 people 16.5% $53,311 33.5
83 Picayune11,900 people 16.2% $41,213 41.8
84 West Point West Point9,900 people 16.2% $38,064 36.8
85 Map of Louisville Louisville5,983 people 16.1% $36,985 43.6
86 Baldwyn Baldwyn3,138 people 16.1% $43,841 42.1
87 Map of Escatawpa Escatawpa3,494 people 15.8% $40,109 49.5
88 Columbia Columbia6,632 people 14.8% $38,507 41.4
89 Map of McComb McComb12,049 people 14.6% $40,707 36.3
90 Aberdeen Aberdeen4,890 people 14.6% $33,285 42.6
91 Holly Springs6,704 people 13.8% $45,462 41.3
92 Moss Point11,957 people 13.7% $44,296 44.6
93 Yazoo City Yazoo City10,219 people 13.4% $28,157 34.0
94 Macon Macon3,333 people 13.4% $31,774 33.1
95 Map of Lucedale Lucedale2,995 people 13.1% $40,668 35.6
96 Map of Ruleville Ruleville2,632 people 13.1% $33,480 29.7
97 Map of Pearl River Pearl River4,047 people 12.4% $50,922 32.7
98 Morton Morton3,656 people 10% $41,863 31.1
99 Map of Leakesville Leakesville4,959 people 9.6% $68,428 43.3
100 Map of Magnolia Magnolia3,059 people 9.4% $55,057 36.0
101 Verona2,748 people 9.2% $46,148 32.0
102 Magee3,943 people 8.1% $44,488 36.1
103 Nicholson3,146 people 7.3% $50,114 33.9
104 Mississippi State4,655 people 0% — 19.1

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Mississippi as a whole is 25.1%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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