Jayess is a somewhat small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 7,000 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jayess is the 53rd largest community in Mississippi.When you are in Jayess, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 46.07% of Jayess’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Jayess is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jayess who work in teaching (10.37%), sales jobs (8.15%), and office and administrative support (7.62%). In Jayess, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.77 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The percentage of people in Jayess with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.54% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Jayess in 2022 was $23,203, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,812 for a family of four. However, Jayess contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jayess is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Jayess home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jayess residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jayess include Irish, English, German, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Jayess is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
