Tylertown is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,478 people and four associated neighborhoods, Tylertown is the 147th largest community in Mississippi.When you are in Tylertown, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 46.88% of Tylertown’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Tylertown is a town of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tylertown who work in teaching (9.28%), healthcare (5.76%), and office and administrative support (5.28%). Also of interest is that Tylertown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.83% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. As is often the case in a small town, Tylertown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Tylertown is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.90% of adults 25 and older in Tylertown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Tylertown in 2022 was $20,511, 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 $82,044 for a family of four. However, Tylertown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tylertown also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.24% of its population below the federal poverty line.Tylertown is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Tylertown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tylertown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tylertown include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Tylertown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
