Toomsuba is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 778 people and just one neighborhood, Toomsuba is the 191st largest community in Mississippi.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Toomsuba is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Toomsuba is a town of managers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Toomsuba who work in management occupations (49.14%), architecture and engineering (18.53%), and office and administrative support (4.31%).
Also of interest is that Toomsuba has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Toomsuba is a small town, 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 Toomsuba citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.38% of adults in Toomsuba have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Toomsuba in 2022 was $34,572, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,288 for a family of four. However, Toomsuba contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Toomsuba is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Toomsuba home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Toomsuba residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Toomsuba include Irish, English, European, French, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Toomsuba is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
From major sales accounts to fast-food workers, sales and service employees are often the backbone of the local economy. In the neighborhood, they truly stand out. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis identifies this neighborhood as having a higher percentage of sales and service workers than 97.4% of all American neighborhoods.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.0% of all neighborhoods in America, with 32.8% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
With a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 89.8% of the neighborhoods in MS. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Greek ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Greek ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Toomsuba are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 87.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 48.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 93.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 41.8% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 33.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.5%), and 4.1% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.9%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Toomsuba, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (7.3%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (6.5%), and residents who report English roots (4.2%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (2.8%), along with some Greek ancestry residents (2.0%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (52.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (82.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (12.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.