The town 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, Richton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Richton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Richton 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 percentage of adults in Richton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.44% of the adults in Richton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Richton in 2022 was $20,111, 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 $80,444 for a family of four. However, Richton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Richton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Richton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Richton include Irish, Scots-Irish, German, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Richton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
