Vicksburg is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 26,170 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Vicksburg is the tenth largest community in Mississippi.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Vicksburg is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Vicksburg is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vicksburg who work in sales jobs (11.81%), office and administrative support jobs (10.70%), and healthcare (6.32%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.52 minutes getting to work every day.

Vicksburg is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 96.6% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Vicksburg.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Vicksburg is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. Taxis helps to get a lot of people to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Vicksburg area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Vicksburg Information and Demographics

The population of Vicksburg overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Vicksburg, 19.11% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Vicksburg in 2000 was $16,174, 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 $64,696 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Vicksburg is English.