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Kiln, MS
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Living in Kiln



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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Kiln, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Kiln, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Kiln’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Kiln does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $54,276.00.

Kiln real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Kiln house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Kiln 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: 37.60% 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.

Kiln is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Kiln enrolled in college, Kiln has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Kiln has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Kiln a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Kiln is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Kiln rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.01% of adults 25 and older in Kiln have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Kiln in 2018 was $27,145, 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 $108,580 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 Native American. Important ancestries of people in Kiln include French, German, Irish, European, and English.

The most common language spoken in Kiln is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.