Kiln is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 2,224 people and three associated neighborhoods, Kiln is the 115th largest community in Mississippi.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 30.91% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Because there are quite a few people attending college in Kiln, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Kiln provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
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, Kiln has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Kiln a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small town, Kiln does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Kiln ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.52% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Kiln in 2022 was $28,907, 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 $115,628 for a family of four. However, Kiln contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Kiln home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kiln residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kiln include German, French, Irish, English, and Eastern European.
The most common language spoken in Kiln is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.