Terry is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,423 people and three associated neighborhoods, Terry is the 159th largest community in Mississippi. Much of the housing stock in Terry was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Terry economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Terry, where the median household income is $46,585.00. Terry real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Terry house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Terry is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Terry is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Terry who work in office and administrative support (15.69%), sales jobs (9.83%), and management occupations (8.10%). One downside of living in Terry, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.63 minutes every day commuting to work. Terry is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Terry are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.71% of adults in Terry have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Terry in 2022 was $27,193, 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 $108,772 for a family of four. However, Terry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Terry is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Terry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Terry residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Terry include Irish, German, African, French, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Terry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
