Byhalia is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,367 people and five associated neighborhoods, Byhalia is the 158th largest community in Mississippi.When you are in Byhalia, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 59.87% of Byhalia’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Byhalia is a town of transportation and shipping workers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Byhalia who work in office and administrative support (7.66%), management occupations (7.40%), and sales jobs (6.49%). Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Byhalia is worth considering. Being a small town, Byhalia does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Byhalia with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.64% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Byhalia in 2022 was $22,478, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,912 for a family of four. However, Byhalia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Byhalia is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Byhalia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Byhalia residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Byhalia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.06% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Byhalia include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Byhalia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
