Walls is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,412 people and two associated neighborhoods, Walls is the 157th largest community in Mississippi. Much of the housing stock in Walls was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Walls economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Walls, where the median household income is $58,920.00.
Also of interest is that Walls has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Walls telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.14% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Residents will find that the town 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, Walls is worth considering.
One downside of living in Walls is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Walls, the average commute to work is 35.07 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Walls does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Walls is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.46% of adults 25 and older in Walls have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Walls in 2022 was $33,931, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,724 for a family of four. However, Walls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Walls is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Walls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walls residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Walls include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Danish.
The most common language spoken in Walls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.