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, Sardis has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Sardis a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Sardis doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Sardis, just 9.86% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Sardis in 2022 was $20,901, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,604 for a family of four. Sardis also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.12% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Sardis is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Sardis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sardis residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Sardis include English, French, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Sardis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
