Wesson, MS Demographic Data
Wesson, MS Summary
Wesson is located in Lincoln County in Mississippi
- Population: 1,989
- Area: 4.45 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.45 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 446.66 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 451.44 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wesson, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,190
52%
50.8
Male
1,105
48%
49.2
Total Population
2,295
323,128,000
Wesson, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
179
7.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
106
4.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
139
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
415
18.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
314
13.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
218
9.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
220
9.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
263
11.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
82
3.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
114
5.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
165
7.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
70
3.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
10
0.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,730
75.4%
77.2
Female
911
52.7%
51.3
Male
819
47.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,338
58.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
308
13.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
245
10.7%
15.2
Female
134
54.7%
55.8
Male
111
45.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
25
0.0%
0.0
Wesson, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,282
99.4%
96.8
White
1,787
77.9%
72.6
Black or African American
457
19.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3
0.1%
0.8
Asian
8
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
8
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
27
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
13
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
17
0.7%
17.8
Mexican
17
0.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,278
99.3%
82.2
Wesson, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
58
5.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
132
11.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
372
32.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
192
16.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
132
11.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
144
12.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
112
9.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
190
16.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
952
83.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
256
22.4%
31.2
Wesson, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
807
43.1%
33.7%
Now Married
841
44.9%
47.5
Divorced
94
5.0%
11.0%
Separated
44
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
85
4.5
5.8%
Wesson, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,064
97.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
52
2.5%
21.6%
Spanish
28
1.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
20
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.2%
1.1%
Wesson, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
55
8.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
24
3.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
72
11.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
69
10.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
73
11.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
150
23.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
70
11.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
87
13.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
30
4.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
9
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
51,325
57,617
Per capita income
18,437
31,128
Wesson, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
48
5.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
108
12.9%
9.8
Construction
100
12.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
218
26.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
21
2.5%
6.6
Information
6
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
38
4.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
64
7.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
46
5.5%
11.4
Public administration
3
0.4%
4.6
Retail trade
119
14.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
42
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
21
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
93
11.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
231
27.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
146
17.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
187
22.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
177
21.2%
18.1%
Wesson, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
817
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
711
87.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
79
9.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
9
1.1%
2.7
Other means
6
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
12
1.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.9
26.6
Wesson, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
19
3.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
148
23.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
338
52.9%
37.1
3 or more
134
21.0%
21.0
Wesson, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
639
87.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
457
71.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
182
28.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
94
12.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Wesson, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
733
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
5
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
17
2.3%
9.1
4 rooms
193
26.3%
16.5
5 rooms
196
26.7%
19.8
6 rooms
158
21.6%
17.8
7 rooms
52
7.1%
12.0
8 rooms
62
8.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
50
6.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Wesson, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
733
1-unit, detached
527
71.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
22
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
20
2.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
164
22.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wesson, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
136
18.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
29
4.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
51
7.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
58
7.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
164
22.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
71
9.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
138
18.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
68
9.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
18
2.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wesson, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
269
42.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
14
2.2%
4.7
Electricity
350
54.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Wesson, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
236
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
2
0.8%
10.3%
Less than $500
6
2.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
26
11.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
78
33.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
124
52.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
155
65.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
32
13.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
5.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
1.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
33
14.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Wesson, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
157
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
2
1.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
5
3.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
150
95.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
25
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
798
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
27
17.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3
2.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
31
20.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
7.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
79
52.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
31
0.0%
0.0%
Wesson, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
457
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
28
6.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
119
26.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
94
20.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
108
23.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
87
19.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
13
2.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8
1.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
139,900
205,000