About Flora

Flora is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,532 people and just one neighborhood, Flora is the 167th largest community in Mississippi.

Unlike some towns , Flora isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Flora are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Flora is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Flora who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.43%), management occupations (8.56%), and sales jobs (7.19%).

Flora is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Flora, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.89% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Flora doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Flora Information and Demographics

The education level of Flora citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 14.84% of adults 25 and older in Flora have a college degree.

The per capita income in Flora in 2000 was $16,075, 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 $64,300 for a family of four.

Flora is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Flora home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Flora is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Flora include Irish and English.

The most common language spoken in Flora is English.