Booneville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 9,367 people and six associated neighborhoods, Booneville is the 47th largest community in Mississippi.Booneville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Booneville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Booneville who work in healthcare (12.08%), sales jobs (11.05%), and teaching (7.69%).In addition, Booneville is a college town. There are a lot of students in Booneville attending college, and as a result Booneville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. Being a small city, Booneville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of Booneville is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.37% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Booneville in 2022 was $30,910, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,640 for a family of four. However, Booneville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Booneville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Booneville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Booneville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Booneville include English, Irish, European, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Booneville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
