Richton is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 902 people and three associated neighborhoods, Richton is the 177th largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Richton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Richton is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richton who work in healthcare suport services (23.31%), sales jobs (15.72%), and office and administrative support (9.49%). 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, Richton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Richton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Richton 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, Richton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.44% of adults 25 and older in Richton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Richton in 2022 was $20,111, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $80,444 for a family of four. However, Richton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Richton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Richton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Richton include Irish, Scots-Irish, German, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Richton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
