Booneville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 9,081 people and six associated neighborhoods, Booneville is the 47th largest community in Mississippi.
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.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.74 minutes getting to work every day.
Booneville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
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.