It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Shubuta has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Shubuta has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Shubuta than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Shubuta may be for you.
In Shubuta, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.52 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Shubuta doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Shubuta has a very low overall level of education: only 7.27% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Shubuta in 2022 was $19,218, 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 $76,872 for a family of four.
Shubuta is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Shubuta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shubuta residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Shubuta include English, Irish, European, German, and French.
The most common language spoken in Shubuta is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.
