Prentiss is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 925 people and two associated neighborhoods, Prentiss is the 173rd largest community in Mississippi.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Prentiss has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Prentiss has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Prentiss than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Prentiss may be for you.

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

The percentage of adults in Prentiss with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.71% of adults in Prentiss have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Prentiss in 2022 was $19,658, 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 $78,632 for a family of four. However, Prentiss contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Prentiss is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Prentiss home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Prentiss residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Prentiss include Irish, English, Italian, German, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Prentiss is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.