Kiln is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 2,224 people and three associated neighborhoods, Kiln is the 115th largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kiln is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kiln is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Kiln who work in office and administrative support (19.49%), sales jobs (17.01%), and healthcare (16.53%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 30.91% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.Because there are quite a few people attending college in Kiln, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Kiln provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Kiln 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. Kiln has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Kiln than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Kiln may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Kiln doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.Kiln ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.52% of people over 25 have a college degree. The per capita income in Kiln in 2022 was $28,907, 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 $115,628 for a family of four. However, Kiln contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Kiln home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kiln residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kiln include German, French, Irish, English, and Eastern European. The most common language spoken in Kiln is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
