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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.95% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 citizens of Mathiston are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.19% of adults in Mathiston having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mathiston in 2018 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.