Mathiston is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 868 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.

Of important note, Mathiston is also a town of artists. Mathiston has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mathiston’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Mathiston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.87% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Being a small town, Mathiston does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Mathiston citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.33% of adults in Mathiston have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Mathiston in 2022 was $32,282, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,128 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, German, European, and Iranian.

The most common language spoken in Mathiston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.