Walls is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,389 people and two associated neighborhoods, Walls is the 157th largest community in Mississippi. Much of the housing stock in Walls was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Walls economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Walls, where the median household income is $54,375.00.
Walls real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Walls house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Walls has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.21% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Being a small town, Walls does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Walls with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.95% of adults in Walls have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Walls in 2022 was $27,906, 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 $111,624 for a family of four. However, Walls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Walls is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Walls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walls residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Walls include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Walls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Spanish.