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. Much of the housing stock in Hubert was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Hubert economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Hubert, where the median household income is $67,157.00.

14.67% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Hubert. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Healthcare and Retail industries respectively employ 17.40% and 12.04% of the civilian workforce.

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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Hubert 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.

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.