WigginsMS
A town of 4,293. Public schools that outperform most of Mississippi.
What makes Wiggins stand out
The 3 things Wiggins does most differently from other towns.
Every workday, about 2,501 people come to Wiggins for work
Where Wiggins’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Wiggins’s report card
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Weather
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Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wiggins. Another town gets a different order.
Wiggins’s public schools outperform 80% of Mississippi districts
The public schools Wiggins’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Elementary School | K–5 | 714 | A− |
| Stone Middle School | 6–8 | 575 | A− |
| Stone High School | 9–12 | 740 | A− |
| Career Technical Education-SHS | 9–12 | — | Not graded |
| Gateway Christian Academy Private | PK–12 | 114 |
A typical Wiggins home is worth about $181K
The typical Wiggins home is worth about $181,000, up 5.2% in a year, 8% below the Mississippi typical home.
Typical home value
About one in four working residents works right in Wiggins
About one in 4 of Wiggins’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Hattiesburg (9%), Gulfport (9%) and Biloxi (5%). Half commute less than 33 miles.
Where working residents work
Healthier than 9% of U.S. towns
Wiggins beats the Mississippi average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Wiggins | MS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.9% | 18.5% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 7.1% | 9.3% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 55.9% | 61.8% |
Less crime per resident than 19% of U.S. towns
Wiggins reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 81% report less.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Very high risk, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities.
Mild winters, hot summers
Wiggins has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 38°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
0% of Wiggins is conserved land
2.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Flint Creek Water Park | — | 700 |
| 2. Blaylock Park | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Famous people from Wiggins
7 notable people were born in Wiggins.
About Wiggins
City in Mississippi, United States
Wiggins is a city in and the county seat of Stone County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. The population was 4,272 at the 2020 census.
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- Population
- 4,272
- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 262 ft
- ZIP code
- 39577
- Area code
- 601
Wiggins’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Wiggins.