A peasant is a person or family that depends economically on farming of land. Peasants typically make up the majority of the agricultural labor force in a pre-industrial society.
The word peasant is sometimes used as an insult by those townsfolk who consider themselves superior.
... 7.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% are non-families. 13.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.5% have someone living ...