[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.

Per the 2020 United States census, there were 928 people, 386 households, and 277 families residing in the town; its racial composition was 77.95% black, 22.38% non-Hispanic white, 0.22% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 2.8% other or mixed, and 0.54% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

[3] Wilkinson County School District serves Woodville.

There are three education facilities near Woodville: Wilkinson County Elementary School, Wilkinson County High School, and the private school Wilkinson County Christian Academy, which was established in 1969 as a segregation academy.

[5] Wilkinson County is in the district of Southwest Mississippi Community College.