Walls is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,412 people and two associated neighborhoods, Walls is the 157th largest community in Mississippi. Walls has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Walls, where the median household income is $58,920.00.Unlike some towns, Walls isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Walls are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Walls is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Walls who work in sales jobs (17.36%), healthcare (12.17%), and management occupations (10.27%). Also of interest is that Walls 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: 13.14% 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. 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!) Walls 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. Walls has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Walls than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Walls may be for you. In Walls, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.07 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Walls doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Walls citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.46% of adults 25 and older in Walls have a college degree. The per capita income in Walls in 2022 was $33,931, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,724 for a family of four. However, Walls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Walls is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Walls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walls residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Walls include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Danish. The most common language spoken in Walls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
