Poplarville is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 2,818 people and four associated neighborhoods, Poplarville is the 100th largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Poplarville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Poplarville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Poplarville who work in sales jobs (22.46%), healthcare (9.76%), and food service (8.71%). Also of interest is that Poplarville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Poplarville is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Poplarville to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. One downside of living in Poplarville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.62 minutes every day commuting to work. Poplarville 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 population of Poplarville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Poplarville, 24.22% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Poplarville in 2022 was $16,868, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,472 for a family of four. However, Poplarville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Poplarville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Poplarville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Poplarville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Poplarville include Irish, English, German, French, and African. The most common language spoken in Poplarville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
