Iuka is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 3,096 people and four associated neighborhoods, Iuka is the 93rd largest community in Mississippi.

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

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Iuka has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Iuka a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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

The percentage of adults in Iuka with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.26% of adults in Iuka have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Iuka in 2022 was $24,016, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,064 for a family of four. However, Iuka contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Iuka home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Iuka residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Iuka include Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French.

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