Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Prentiss is worth considering.
Being a small town, Prentiss does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Prentiss with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.71% of adults in Prentiss have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Prentiss in 2022 was $19,658, 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 $78,632 for a family of four. However, Prentiss contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Prentiss is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Prentiss home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Prentiss residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Prentiss include Irish, English, Italian, German, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Prentiss is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
