Prentiss is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 938 people and two associated neighborhoods, Prentiss is the 173rd largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Prentiss is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Prentiss is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Prentiss who work in office and administrative support (20.69%), sales jobs (14.22%), and maintenance occupations (9.91%). 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, Prentiss has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Prentiss a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Prentiss, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.83 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. In terms of college education, the citizens of Prentiss rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.63% of adults 25 and older in Prentiss 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 Prentiss in 2022 was $17,134, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,536 for a family of four. Prentiss also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.56% of its population below the federal poverty line.Prentiss is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Prentiss home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Prentiss residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Prentiss include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Prentiss is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
