Flowood is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 10,675 people and two associated neighborhoods, Flowood is the 42nd largest community in Mississippi. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Flowood, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Flowood, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Flowood’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Flowood does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $83,204.00.

Flowood real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Flowood house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Flowood 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: 9.24% 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.

As is often the case in a small city, Flowood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Flowood. 50.59% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Flowood in 2022 was $43,695, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $174,780 for a family of four. However, Flowood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Flowood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Flowood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Flowood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Flowood include English, German, European, Irish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Flowood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.