Because there are quite a few people attending college in Booneville, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Booneville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Booneville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.74 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Booneville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The overall education level of Booneville is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 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.
