Wesson is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Wesson area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Wesson maintain a good economy.
Being a small town, Wesson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Wesson citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.04% of adults 25 and older in Wesson have a college degree.
The per capita income in Wesson in 2022 was $17,013, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,052 for a family of four. However, Wesson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wesson is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wesson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wesson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wesson include Irish, English, Scottish, Scots-Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Wesson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
