24.4% of Wiggins, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 21.6% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 17.8% of high school graduates and 27.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 25.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 96.9%. For comparison, it was 28.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wiggins, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wiggins:
24.4%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wiggins:
2.0%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wiggins:
25.0%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 28.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wiggins:
29.0%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
96.9%
Residents above poverty level:
28.7%
Poverty by age in Wiggins, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wiggins,MS (percentage below poverty level)
19.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
8.6%6 to 11 years
32.5%12 to 14 years
55.6%15 years
31.4%16 and 17 years
38.6%18 to 24 years
35.9%25 to 34 years
10.4%35 to 44 years
3.9%45 to 54 years
23.7%55 to 64 years
3.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wiggins,MS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
45.0%5 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
31.0%16 and 17 years
22.0%18 to 24 years
28.0%25 to 34 years
45.0%35 to 44 years
10.0%45 to 54 years
19.0%55 to 64 years
13.0%65 to 74 years
46.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wiggins,MS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
7.2%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.3%45 to 54 years
2.5%55 to 64 years
0.9%65 to 74 years
2.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wiggins, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wiggins, MS (%)
14.1%White
42.3%Black
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wiggins, MS (absolute numbers)
314White
565Black
24.3%Below poverty level
75.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wiggins, MS
Children below poverty level:
Wiggins, Mississippi:
24.2%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wiggins:
17.8%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wiggins:
27.1%
Mississippi:
33.2%
12.7%Married-couple family
31.5%Male, no wife present
55.8%Female, no husband present
10.9%Worked full-time, year-round
39.5%Worked part-time
49.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
6.8%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
31.6%1980 to 1989
13.7%1970 to 1979
37.6%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
4.3%1940 to 1949
6.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.1%1999 to 2000
5.8%1995 to 1998
5.4%1990 to 1994
19.1%1980 to 1989
23.8%1970 to 1979
14.1%1960 to 1969
8.4%1950 to 1959
6.0%1940 to 1949
13.2%1939 or earlier
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