Poplarville is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 2,898 people and four associated neighborhoods, Poplarville is the 100th largest community in Mississippi.Poplarville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Poplarville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Poplarville who work in sales jobs (17.31%), healthcare (9.21%), and teaching (9.12%). Poplarville is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Poplarville to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. One downside of living in Poplarville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.83 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small city, Poplarville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Poplarville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.61% of adults in Poplarville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Poplarville in 2022 was $21,132, 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 $84,528 for a family of four. However, Poplarville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Poplarville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Poplarville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Poplarville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Poplarville include French, German, Irish, English, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Poplarville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Arabic.
