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Soso, MS

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Overview


Soso is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 403 people and just one neighborhood, Soso is the 226th largest community in Mississippi.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Soso isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Soso are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Soso is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Soso who work in healthcare (19.09%), office and administrative support (17.43%), and sales jobs (17.43%).

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Soso has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Setting & Lifestyle

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, Soso has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Soso a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

As is often the case in a small town, Soso doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of people in Soso who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.39% of adults in Soso have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Soso in 2022 was $34,295, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,180 for a family of four. However, Soso contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Soso is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Soso home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Soso residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Soso include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Soso is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Soso, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

Real estate in the neighborhood is almost exclusively owner-occupied. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher rate of owner-occupied housing than is found in 96.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. If you are seeking to rent, this neighborhood may not have many options, but high rates of ownership often indicate stability in a neighborhood.

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 96.0% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

The Neighbors

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 Soso are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 67.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 1.1% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 78.1% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 34.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 26.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.4%), and 12.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Soso, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (9.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (4.8%), and residents who report German roots (3.6%), and some of the residents are also of Swiss ancestry (1.1%).

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (47.4% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (74.8%) 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 (18.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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