Yazoo City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 9,913 people and four associated neighborhoods, Yazoo City is the 41st largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities, Yazoo City isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Yazoo City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Yazoo City is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Yazoo City who work in office and administrative support (13.11%), sales jobs (11.47%), and healthcare suport services (10.48%). Yazoo City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Yazoo City are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.35% of adults in Yazoo City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Yazoo City in 2022 was $20,902, 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 $83,608 for a family of four. However, Yazoo City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Yazoo City also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 46.72% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Yazoo City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yazoo City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Yazoo City include European, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Other Subsaharan African. The most common language spoken in Yazoo City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
