Byram is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 12,656 people and two associated neighborhoods, Byram is the 33rd largest community in Mississippi. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Byram, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Byram, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Byram’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Byram does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $70,445.00. Byram real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Byram house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Byram isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Byram are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Byram is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Byram who work in management occupations (13.61%), healthcare (11.58%), and office and administrative support (11.37%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Byram has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Byram has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Byram than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Byram may be for you. Byram is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The overall education level of Byram citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.24% of adults in Byram have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Byram in 2022 was $34,136, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,544 for a family of four. However, Byram contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Byram is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Byram home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Byram residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Byram include Irish, English, German, African, and French. The most common language spoken in Byram is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
