The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Collins has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Collins a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
For a small city, Collins has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Collins exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The percentage of adults in Collins with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.65% of adults in Collins have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Collins in 2022 was $18,911, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,644 for a family of four. However, Collins contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Collins also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.27% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Collins is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Collins home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Collins residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Collins include Irish, German, English, European, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Collins is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
