Shaw - Benoit is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 3,417 people and just one neighborhood, Shaw - Benoit is the 83rd largest community in Mississippi.
Shaw - Benoit is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Shaw - Benoit is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shaw - Benoit who work in office and administrative support (16.08%), management occupations (13.89%), and food service (7.77%).
As is often the case in a small town, Shaw - Benoit doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Shaw - Benoit with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.58% of adults in Shaw - Benoit have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Shaw - Benoit in 2022 was $24,951, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,804 for a family of four. However, Shaw - Benoit contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Shaw - Benoit also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.89% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Shaw - Benoit is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Shaw - Benoit home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shaw - Benoit residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Shaw - Benoit include Irish, Italian, African, English, and Jamaican.
The most common language spoken in Shaw - Benoit is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Of particular note, 15.3% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
In addition, one of the unique characteristics of the neighborhood revealed by analysis is that the per capita income of residents here is lower than that found in 95.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 11 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 96.9% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Jamaican and Lebanese ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Jamaican ancestry and 0.9% have Lebanese ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Shaw - Benoit are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 95.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 41.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 90.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 30.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 26.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.9%), and 19.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.4%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Shaw - Benoit, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Sub-Saharan African (4.5%). There are also a number of people of African ancestry (4.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (4.0%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.6%), along with some Jamaican ancestry residents (3.5%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (85.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.