Raleigh is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,073 people and two associated neighborhoods, Raleigh is the 169th largest community in Mississippi.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Raleigh is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 47.45% of the Raleigh workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Raleigh is a town of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Raleigh who work in maintenance occupations (17.35%), healthcare (7.14%), and office and administrative support (5.61%). Overall, Raleigh’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Raleigh has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Raleigh has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Raleigh than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Raleigh may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Raleigh doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Raleigh with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.24% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Raleigh in 2022 was $20,966, 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 $83,864 for a family of four. However, Raleigh contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Raleigh is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Raleigh home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Raleigh residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Raleigh include Irish, German, English, African, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Raleigh is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and African languages.
