Holly Springs is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 6,472 people and three associated neighborhoods, Holly Springs is the 57th largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Holly Springs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Holly Springs is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Holly Springs who work in sales jobs (12.03%), office and administrative support (11.96%), and management occupations (7.30%).Because there are quite a few people attending college in Holly Springs, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Holly Springs provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. Being a small city, Holly Springs does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Holly Springs are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.84% of adults in Holly Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Holly Springs in 2022 was $21,240, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $84,960 for a family of four. However, Holly Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Holly Springs also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.10% of its population below the federal poverty line.Holly Springs is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Holly Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Holly Springs residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Holly Springs include Irish, English, Belgian, German, and African. The most common language spoken in Holly Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
