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Collins, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Collins is a Census city of 2,455 people across 7.96 square miles of land, in Covington County. Median household income is $37,944, 55.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 102 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $28.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Collins
What Collins is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.96 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land308
- County holding the largest share of its areaCovington County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Collins
- Population2,455
- Median age48.8 plus or minus 15.6
- Population under 18492 plus or minus 166
- Share under 1820.0 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over509 plus or minus 152
- Share 65 and over20.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households986
- Family households648 plus or minus 143
- Share of households that are families65.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Collins
- Median household income$37,944 plus or minus $10,139
- Per capita income$17,622
- Civilian labor force847 plus or minus 229
- Employed802 plus or minus 218
- Unemployed45 plus or minus 33
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over1,783
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Collins
- Housing units1,093
- Occupied units986
- Vacant units107 plus or minus 77
- Vacancy rate9.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied543 plus or minus 118
- Renter occupied443 plus or minus 197
- Ownership rate55.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$84,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$751 plus or minus $179
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.8 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Single family units833 plus or minus 183
- Share single family76.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more179 plus or minus 106
- Share in buildings of two or more16.4 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Mobile homes81 plus or minus 64
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Collins gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute744 plus or minus 215
- Commuting under 15 minutes191 plus or minus 94
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.7 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more396 plus or minus 148
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.2 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Drove alone69.6 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Public transport11.4 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Walked4.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Worked from home6.1 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Collins
SBA loans in Collins (7(a))
- Approvals102
- Gross approval$28,736,400
- Average approval$281,729
- Median approval$79,300
- Ninetieth percentile approval$642,000
- Largest approval$3,479,000
- Jobs supported920
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome55
- Paid in full55
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.8 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS35
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Collins, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Collins
- NFIP communityCity of Collins
- NFIP community number280047
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/05/10(M)
The City of Collins participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280047 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Covington County, not Collins
Covington County context, not Collins figures
- Establishments in Covington County328
- Covered employment, Covington County5,783
- Average annual pay, Covington County$44,659
- Housing units permitted, Covington County0
Every figure in this section is published for Covington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Collins.
All Covington County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Collins questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Collins, Mississippi?
2,455, in 986 households. Collins city covers 7.96 square miles of land, which is 308 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Collins in?
Covington County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Collins?
$37,944. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $84,200. Median gross rent is $751 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Collins businesses?
102 7(a) approvals totaling $28.7 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $79,300. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Collins, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Collins borrowers get paid back?
Of the 55 loans that have reached a final outcome, 55 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Collins in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Collins appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Collins, city of, community 280047, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Collins figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Covington County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Collins.
Is zoning published for Collins?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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