Edwards is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 937 people and just one neighborhood, Edwards is the 172nd largest community in Mississippi.
Edwards real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Edwards house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
When you are in Edwards, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 54.20% of Edwards’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Edwards is a town of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Edwards who work in maintenance occupations (14.69%), teaching (8.04%), and office and administrative support (4.90%).
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Edwards has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Edwards a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Edwards, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.58 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Edwards is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Edwards citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.93% of adults 25 and older in Edwards have a college degree.
The per capita income in Edwards in 2022 was $21,931, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,724 for a family of four. However, Edwards contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Edwards home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Edwards residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Edwards include English, African, Scots-Irish, Scottish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Edwards is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Spanish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Edwards, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 96.5% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.3% of all neighborhoods in America, with 30.5% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 24 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 93.9% of America.
Do you like to be surrounded by people from all over the country or world, with different perspectives and life experiences? Or do you instead prefer to be in a neighborhood where most residents have lived there for a long time, creating a sense of cohesiveness? NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood stands out among American neighborhoods for the uniqueness of the mobility of its residents. More residents of the neighborhood live here today that also were living in this same neighborhood five years ago than is found in 96.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. This neighborhood is really made up of people who know each other, don't move often, and have lived here in this very neighborhood for quite a while.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Edwards are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 73.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 30.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 82.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 43.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 21.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (20.7%), and 14.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.4% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Edwards, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (6.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (3.4%), and residents who report English roots (2.1%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (1.9%).
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (52.9% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (78.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.