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. Flowood has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Flowood, where 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.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.24% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 like to read, write and learn? If you move to Flowood, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Flowood is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.59% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 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.