Booneville is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Booneville enrolled in college, Booneville has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
As is often the case in a small city, Booneville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Booneville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.92% of adults in Booneville have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Booneville in 2022 was $31,723, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,892 for a family of four. However, Booneville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Booneville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Booneville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Booneville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Booneville include English, Irish, European, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Booneville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
