Poplarville is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 2,818 people and four associated neighborhoods, Poplarville is the 100th largest community in Mississippi.Poplarville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Poplarville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Poplarville who work in healthcare (13.71%), sales jobs (12.10%), and office and administrative support (9.05%). Also of interest is that Poplarville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Poplarville is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Poplarville to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. One downside of living in Poplarville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Poplarville, the average commute to work is 33.13 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Poplarville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Poplarville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.71% of adults in Poplarville have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Poplarville in 2022 was $19,260, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,040 for a family of four. However, Poplarville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Poplarville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Poplarville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Poplarville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Poplarville include Irish, English, German, French, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Poplarville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
