Carriere is a medium-sized town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 15,315 people and four associated neighborhoods, Carriere is the 28th largest community in Mississippi. Carriere has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Carriere, where the median household income is $69,704.00. Carriere real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Carriere house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Carriere is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Carriere is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Carriere who work in office and administrative support (11.12%), management occupations (10.36%), and sales jobs (6.42%). Also of interest is that Carriere has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One downside of living in Carriere is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Carriere, the average commute to work is 34.73 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Carriere 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 population of Carriere overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Carriere, 23.54% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Carriere in 2022 was $37,224, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,896 for a family of four. However, Carriere contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Carriere home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carriere residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Carriere include Italian, English, German, French, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Carriere is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
