Poplarville is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 2,811 people and four associated neighborhoods, Poplarville is the 100th largest community in Mississippi.
Also of interest is that Poplarville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Poplarville is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Poplarville to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.
One downside of living in Poplarville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.62 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small city, Poplarville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Poplarville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.22% of adults in Poplarville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Poplarville in 2018 was $16,868, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,472 for a family of four. However, Poplarville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Poplarville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Poplarville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Poplarville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Poplarville include Irish, English, German, French, and African.
The most common language spoken in Poplarville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.