Carriere is a somewhat small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 14,823 people and four associated neighborhoods, Carriere is the 28th largest community in Mississippi. Carriere real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Carriere house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Carriere is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Carriere is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Carriere who work in office and administrative support (13.03%), management occupations (10.10%), and food service (6.95%). Also of interest is that Carriere has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One downside of living in Carriere is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Carriere, the average commute to work is 35.95 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Carriere 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.The education level of Carriere citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.98% of adults in Carriere have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Carriere in 2022 was $36,676, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,704 for a family of four. However, Carriere contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Carriere is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Carriere home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carriere residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Carriere include English, German, French, Italian, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Carriere is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
