About Shuqualak

Shuqualak is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 595 people and just one neighborhood, Shuqualak is the 203rd largest community in Mississippi.

Shuqualak is a blue-collar town, with 50.0% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Shuqualak is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Shuqualak who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.64%), teaching (10.10%), and management occupations (7.07%).

Shuqualak is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Shuqualak, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 99.46% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Shuqualak is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Shuqualak Information and Demographics

The population of Shuqualak has a very low overall level of education: only 9.51% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Shuqualak in 2000 was $12,051, 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 $48,204 for a family of four.

Shuqualak is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Shuqualak home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Shuqualak is African-American, followed by White. The main ancestry of people in Shuqualak is English.

The most common language spoken in Shuqualak is English.