Southaven is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 56,360 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Southaven is the third largest community in Mississippi. Southaven real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Southaven house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Southaven is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Southaven is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Southaven who work in office and administrative support (12.22%), sales jobs (11.65%), and management occupations (9.27%). The overall education level of Southaven is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.53% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Southaven in 2022 was $32,079, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,316 for a family of four. However, Southaven contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Southaven is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Southaven home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Southaven residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Southaven include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Southaven is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
