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Collins, MS
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Collins is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 2,286 people and two associated neighborhoods, Collins is the 110th largest community in Mississippi.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Collins. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Collins 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. Collins has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Collins than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Collins may be for you.

Collins, even though it is a small city, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, city who have a need for low-cost transportation.

In Collins, just 12.01% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Collins in 2022 was $15,850, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,400 for a family of four. Collins also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.32% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

The most common language spoken in Collins is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.


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