Horn Lake is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 26,550 people and six associated neighborhoods, Horn Lake is the 13th largest community in Mississippi.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Horn Lake is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.08% of the Horn Lake workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Horn Lake is a city of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Horn Lake who work in office and administrative support (11.77%), sales jobs (7.42%), and food service (6.54%). Being a small city, Horn Lake does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Horn Lake with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.35% of adults in Horn Lake have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Horn Lake in 2022 was $26,341, 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 $105,364 for a family of four. However, Horn Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Horn Lake is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Horn Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Horn Lake residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Horn Lake include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Horn Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
