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A town of 2,232, settled in 1899. A regional job hub with 3,647 jobs.
Collins’ best subject grade is an A for walkability; its weakest is a D for incomes. 38% of residents live below the poverty line in Collins, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town in Mississippi scores higher than Collins on walkability. Residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Collins has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Covington County Courthouse and Carver Central High School. Collins's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns. Collins has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Collins beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Collins’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Collins is from typical.
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The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1907.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Collins, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Collins.
About one in 4 of Collins’s working residents works in town. At $38,000, Collins’ median household income is below both the Mississippi town median ($50,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Collins’ average trip to work is 27 minutes.
| Collins | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 24% | 19% | 8% |
| Median household income | $38,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Covington County School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Collins High School, with 373 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 474 | C+ |
| Collins High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 373 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
9.9% of adults binge drink in Collins. Collins beats the Mississippi average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 55% of adults have high blood pressure in Collins.
| Collins | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 13% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 55% | 45% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 27% | 19% |
| What stands out | Collins | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.9% | 13.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 84.1% | 79.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 29.7% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 21 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Collins.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Collins has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Collins is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Collins home is worth about $156,000, up 13.7% in a year, 20% below the Mississippi typical home. 55% of Collins households own their home.
| Collins | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $751 a month | $905 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Collins's reported crime rate is well above Mississippi's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 11 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Collins | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20.3 per 1,000 residents | 16.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
4.5 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Only 3 of the 88 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher trail density than Collins.
| Collins | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 2.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Collins; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Collins residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
6 notable people were born in Collins.
City in Mississippi, United States
Collins is a city in Covington County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Collins had a population of 2,342. It is the county seat of Covington County.
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That is 3.5 years of the area's median household income ($45,051 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
6 notable people were born here, including Dana Andrews and Gerald McRaney.