Booneville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 8,978 people and six associated neighborhoods, Booneville is the 47th largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities, Booneville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Booneville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Booneville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Booneville who work in sales jobs (14.33%), healthcare (10.62%), and teaching (9.78%).In addition, Booneville is a college town. There are a lot of students in Booneville attending college, and as a result Booneville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. One of the benefits of Booneville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.74 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small city, Booneville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Booneville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.76% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Booneville in 2022 was $29,407, 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 $117,628 for a family of four. However, Booneville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Booneville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Booneville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Booneville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Booneville include Irish, English, European, Scottish, and German. The most common language spoken in Booneville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
