Amory is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 6,412 people and three associated neighborhoods, Amory is the 58th largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities, Amory isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Amory are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Amory is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Amory who work in healthcare (10.41%), food service (10.21%), and sales jobs (9.32%). Of important note, Amory is also a city of artists. Amory has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Amory’s character. One of the benefits of Amory is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.83 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Amory is a small city, 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 Amory citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.52% of adults 25 and older in Amory have a college degree. The per capita income in Amory in 2022 was $28,163, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,652 for a family of four. However, Amory contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Amory is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Amory home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Amory residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Amory include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Amory is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
