Yazoo City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 9,844 people and four associated neighborhoods, Yazoo City is the 41st largest community in Mississippi.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Yazoo City is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.28% of the Yazoo City workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Yazoo City is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Yazoo City who work in office and administrative support (12.48%), sales jobs (9.70%), and farm management occupations (8.06%). Being a small city, Yazoo City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Yazoo City have a very low rate of college education: just 9.69% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Yazoo City in 2022 was $18,778, 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 $75,112 for a family of four. However, Yazoo City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Yazoo City also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.94% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Yazoo City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yazoo City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Yazoo City include Irish, African, English, German, and European. The most common language spoken in Yazoo City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
