Collins is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 2,286 people and two associated neighborhoods, Collins is the 110th largest community in Mississippi.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Collins is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.73% of the Collins workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Collins is a city of service providers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Collins who work in teaching (21.59%), law enforcement and fire fighting (8.25%), and personal care services (7.14%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Collins, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Collins has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Collins has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Collins than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Collins may be for you. 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.In Collins, just 12.01% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Collins in 2022 was $15,850, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,400 for a family of four. Collins also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.32% 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Collins include Irish, Scots-Irish, English, German, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Collins is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
