Batesville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 7,334 people and five associated neighborhoods, Batesville is the 50th largest community in Mississippi.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.03% 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, Batesville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Batesville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.37% of adults in Batesville have a college degree.

The per capita income in Batesville in 2018 was $32,370, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,480 for a family of four. However, Batesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Batesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Italian.