Carriere is a somewhat small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 14,823 people and four associated neighborhoods, Carriere is the 28th largest community in Mississippi.

Carriere real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Carriere house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Carriere has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In Carriere, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.95 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Carriere does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Carriere overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Carriere, 22.98% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Carriere in 2022 was $36,676, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,704 for a family of four. However, Carriere contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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