Aberdeen is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 4,860 people and four associated neighborhoods, Aberdeen is the 67th largest community in Mississippi.When you are in Aberdeen, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 46.02% of Aberdeen’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Aberdeen is a city of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Aberdeen who work in healthcare (7.62%), food service (7.53%), and office and administrative support (6.83%). A relatively large number of people in Aberdeen telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. The city 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, Aberdeen has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Aberdeen a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small city, Aberdeen does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Aberdeen with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.36% of adults in Aberdeen have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Aberdeen in 2022 was $31,139, 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 $124,556 for a family of four. However, Aberdeen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Aberdeen is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Aberdeen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aberdeen residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Aberdeen include English, Irish, German, African, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Aberdeen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
