Terry is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,552 people and three associated neighborhoods, Terry is the 159th largest community in Mississippi. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Terry, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Terry, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Terry’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Terry does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $48,354.00.Terry is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Terry is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Terry who work in office and administrative support (12.21%), management occupations (10.99%), and sales jobs (8.55%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Terry has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. In Terry, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.72 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Terry does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Terry are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.39% of adults in Terry have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Terry in 2022 was $26,477, 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 $105,908 for a family of four. However, Terry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Terry is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Terry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Terry residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Terry include Irish, German, African, French, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Terry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
