Richton is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 936 people and three associated neighborhoods, Richton is the 177th largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some towns, Richton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Richton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Richton is a town of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Richton who work in healthcare suport services (32.22%), sales jobs (11.08%), and management occupations (7.73%). 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!) Richton 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. Richton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Richton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Richton may be for you. Being a small town, Richton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Richton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Richton, 22.75% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Richton in 2022 was $21,414, 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 $85,656 for a family of four. However, Richton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Richton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Richton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Richton include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Richton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
