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, Heidelberg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Heidelberg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small town, Heidelberg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Heidelberg have a very low rate of college education: just 7.57% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Heidelberg in 2022 was $21,179, 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 $84,716 for a family of four. However, Heidelberg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Heidelberg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Heidelberg residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Heidelberg include English, Irish, Italian, German, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Heidelberg is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
