Pontotoc is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 5,765 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pontotoc is the 62nd largest community in Mississippi. Pontotoc real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Pontotoc house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pontotoc is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pontotoc is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pontotoc who work in office and administrative support (18.79%), food service (10.05%), and sales jobs (9.68%). Being a small city, Pontotoc does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Pontotoc who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.57% of the adults in Pontotoc have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Pontotoc in 2022 was $25,500, 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 $102,000 for a family of four. However, Pontotoc contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pontotoc is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pontotoc home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pontotoc residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pontotoc also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.84% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pontotoc include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Pontotoc is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
