Carriere is a medium-sized town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 15,039 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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Carriere is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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 (10.06%), management occupations (9.82%), and healthcare (7.64%). Of important note, Carriere is also a town of artists. Carriere has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Carriere’s character. 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 interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.93% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Carriere, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.66 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly 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 population of Carriere 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 Carriere, 23.80% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Carriere in 2022 was $35,794, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,176 for a family of four. However, Carriere contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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, Italian, French, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Carriere is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
