Yazoo City 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 percentage of people in Yazoo City with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.10% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Yazoo City in 2022 was $17,443, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,772 for a family of four. However, Yazoo City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Yazoo City also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 44.95% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Yazoo City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yazoo City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yazoo City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Yazoo City include Irish, English, German, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Yazoo City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
