Richton is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 896 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 (30.69%), sales jobs (15.09%), and office and administrative support (7.16%). 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. Being a small town, Richton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Richton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Richton, 21.64% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Richton in 2022 was $21,494, 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 $85,976 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, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Richton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
