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Population (year 2000): 1,065. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,019 (-4.3% change)
Males: 495 (46.5%), Females: 570 (53.5%)
Calhoun County
Zip code:
38878
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $21,518 (year 2000)
Median house value: $39,100 (year 2000)
Races in Vardaman:
- White Non-Hispanic (56.2%)
- Black (33.9%)
- Hispanic (9.8%)
- Other race (6.4%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (17.1%), Irish (2.6%),
Subsaharan African (2.6%), English (1.3%).
Elevation: 285 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Vardaman
- High school or higher: 50.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Vardaman town
- Never married: 25.4%
- Now married: 48.0%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 11.3%
9.9% Foreign born (9.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +144 (+15.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Vardaman:
- HILLCREST HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; CALHOUN CITY,
MS)
- TRACE REGIONAL HOSP AND SWING BED (about 15 miles;
HOUSTON, MS)
- WEBSTER GENERAL HOSPITAL/SWING BED (about 23 miles;
EUPORA, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Vardaman:
- TUPELO RGNL (about 39 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 43 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 51 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vardaman:
- HOUSTON MUNI (about 12 miles; HOUSTON, MS; ID: M44)
- CALHOUN COUNTY (about 12 miles; PITTSBORO, MS; ID:
04M)
- EUPORA (about 26 miles; EUPORA, MS; ID: 06M)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Vardaman:
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 42
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 58 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; FULTON,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
Public high school in Vardaman:
- VARDAMAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 265;
Location: HWY 8 EAST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Vardaman:
- VARDAMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 400;
Location: WB GREG DRIVE; Grades: PK - 06)
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