Kilmichael is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 587 people and just one neighborhood, Kilmichael is the 196th largest community in Mississippi.
Unlike some towns, Kilmichael isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Kilmichael are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kilmichael is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Kilmichael who work in management occupations (12.74%), office and administrative support (12.36%), and personal care services (12.36%).
The town 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, Kilmichael has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Kilmichael a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small town, Kilmichael does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Kilmichael who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.37% of the adults in Kilmichael have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Kilmichael in 2022 was $21,444, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $85,776 for a family of four. However, Kilmichael contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kilmichael also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.89% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Kilmichael is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kilmichael home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kilmichael residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Kilmichael include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, German, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Kilmichael is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 96.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Kilmichael are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 81.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 7.7% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 56.8% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 42.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 28.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.8%), and 11.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.7%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Kilmichael, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (9.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (5.6%), and residents who report Sub-Saharan African roots (1.4%), and some of the residents are also of African ancestry (1.4%).
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (85.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.