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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Poplarville, the average commute to work is 30.83 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small city, Poplarville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Poplarville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.61% of adults in Poplarville have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Poplarville in 2022 was $21,132, 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 $84,528 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 French, German, Irish, English, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Poplarville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Arabic.
