Overview 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. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some towns, Shaw - Benoit isn鈥檛 mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Shaw - Benoit are a mix of both white- and blue-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 management occupations (12.30%), office and administrative support (12.15%), and sales jobs (7.52%). Setting & Lifestyle Shaw - Benoit 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. Shaw - Benoit Demographics The percentage of people in Shaw - Benoit with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.98% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Shaw - Benoit in 2022 was $25,955, 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 $103,820 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 32.34% of its population below the federal poverty line. Shaw - Benoit is a very 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, English, Jamaican, and African. The most common language spoken in Shaw - Benoit is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.