Hubert is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 17,807 people and five associated neighborhoods, Hubert is the 64th largest community in North Carolina. Hubert has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Hubert, where the median household income is $67,157.00.

Hubert is a military town: the armed forces employs 14.67% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Healthcare and Retail are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 17.40% and 12.04% of the civilian workforce respectively.

Also of interest is that Hubert 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: 9.29% 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.

Hubert is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

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

The population of Hubert 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 Hubert, 23.06% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hubert in 2022 was $35,426, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,704 for a family of four. However, Hubert contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hubert is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hubert home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hubert residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hubert include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Hubert is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.