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Population (year 2000): 4,543. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,210 (-7.3% change)
Males: 2,167 (47.7%), Females: 2,376 (52.3%)
Zip code:
71373
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $29,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,500 (year 2000)
Races in Vidalia:
- White Non-Hispanic (71.0%)
- Black (27.1%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (12.8%), Irish
(12.0%), German (5.9%), English (5.5%), French (5.4%), Italian
(2.7%).
Elevation: 65 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Vidalia
- High school or higher: 77.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 8.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Vidalia town
- Never married: 24.4%
- Now married: 53.1%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 11.0%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -380 (-7.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Vidalia:
- NATCHEZ COMMUNITY HOSPITAL/SWING BED (about 6 miles;
NATCHEZ, MS)
- NATCHEZ REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles;
NATCHEZ, MS)
- PROFESSIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
FERRIDAY, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Vidalia:
- HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 11
miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 76
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
- MONROE REGIONAL (about 77 miles; MONROE, LA; ID:
MLU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vidalia:
- CONCORDIA PARISH (about 5 miles; VIDALIA, LA; ID:
0R4)
- JONESVILLE (about 27 miles; JONESVILLE, LA; ID: L32)
- TENSAS PARISH (about 32 miles; ST JOSEPH, LA; ID:
L33)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Vidalia:
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 74
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 80 miles;
MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 82 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 89 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
Public high school in Vidalia:
- VIDALIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 393; Location:
2201 MURRAY DRIVE; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Vidalia:
- VIDALIA LOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
466; Location: 300 STAMPLEY STREET; Grades: PK - 02)
- VIDALIA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 433;
Location: 210 GILLESPIE STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- VIDALIA UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
387; Location: 1 CONCORDIA AVENUE; Grades: 03 - 05)
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