Wesson, Mississippi - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,166
Male Share of the Population	50.6%
Female Share of the Population	49.4%
Senior Citizens	9.3%
Employed Population 16+	779
Age of the Population	23

Families

% of people married	36.2%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	19%
Median Earnings25+	$44,265
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$21,136
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$25,179

Wealth

Median Family Income	$73,125
% Above Poverty Level	83.8%
% Below Poverty Level	16.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	28 minutes
% Working from Home	4.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.8%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	23.4%
Median Gross Rent	$770
Median House Value	$147,800

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	62%
Irish	5.1%
English	5.1%
German	1.4%
Italian	1.3%
French Except Basque	1.2%
Scottish	1.2%
Arab	0.8%
Norwegian	0.6%
Ethiopian	0.5%
African	0.5%
Dutch	0.4%
Swedish	0.2%
Serbian	0.2%
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Wesson Almanac

Category	Value
County	Copiah County
Standard Zip Codes	39191
Phone Area Codes	601
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	31.7
Approximate Longitude	-90.39

Wesson Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	HAZLEHURST 5 SW
Distance	8.6 miles
Jan Temp	37 to 59 F
Apr Temp	52 to 78 F
Jul Temp	70 to 92 F
Oct Temp	54 to 79 F
Annual Precip	59.5 inches

Station	BROOKHAVEN CITY
Distance	10.9 miles
Jan Temp	35 to 57 F
Apr Temp	51 to 76 F
Jul Temp	70 to 91 F
Oct Temp	52 to 78 F
Annual Precip	61.3 inches

Station	MEADVILLE
Distance	32.9 miles
Jan Temp	35 to 58 F
Apr Temp	50 to 78 F
Jul Temp	69 to 92 F
Oct Temp	52 to 79 F
Annual Precip	61.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Brookhaven	12,226	$43,847
Crystal Springs	4,892	$63,359
Georgetown	262	$57,917
Hazlehurst	3,877	$36,364
Monticello	1,393	$53,214
Silver Creek	126	$0

Wesson Public Schools

Wesson Attendance Center
1048 Grove Street
ZIP: 39191
(601) 643-2221
Other
Total Enrollment 1052

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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