Because there are quite a few people attending college in Holly Springs, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Holly Springs provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Holly Springs is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The rate of college-level education in Holly Springs is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.68% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Holly Springs in 2022 was $19,947, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,788 for a family of four. However, Holly Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Holly Springs is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Holly Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Holly Springs residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Holly Springs include English, Irish, Belgian, German, and African.
The most common language spoken in Holly Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
