Kiln is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 2,224 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Kiln is the 115th largest community in Mississippi. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Kiln, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Kiln, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Kiln’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Kiln does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $52,133.00.
Kiln real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Kiln house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Kiln has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 40.35% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Kiln is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Kiln enrolled in college, Kiln has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Kiln has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Kiln a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Kiln, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.73 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Kiln doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Kiln with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.63% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Kiln in 2018 was $29,434, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,736 for a family of four. However, Kiln contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Kiln home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kiln residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Kiln include French, Irish, German, English, and European.
The most common language spoken in Kiln is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.