Residents will find that the city 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, Collins is worth considering.
One downside of living in Collins is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Collins, the average commute to work is 30.73 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
For a small city, Collins has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Collins exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The population of Collins has a very low overall level of education: only 6.62% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Collins in 2022 was $17,622, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,488 for a family of four. However, Collins contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Collins also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.34% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Collins is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Collins home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Collins residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Collins also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.26% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Collins include English, Irish, German, European, and Scandinavian.
The most common language spoken in Collins is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
