Mathiston is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 854 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mathiston is the 188th largest community in Mississippi.
Also of interest is that Mathiston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.95% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Overall, Mathiston’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Being a small town, Mathiston does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Mathiston overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Mathiston, 23.19% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Mathiston in 2022 was $33,109, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,436 for a family of four. However, Mathiston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mathiston is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mathiston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mathiston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mathiston include English, Irish, European, German, and African.
The most common language spoken in Mathiston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Polish.