Population 55,072
State Mississippi
Current Time
Area 810.86 mi²
Zip Codes 39426, 39466
Per capita income $20,244

Cities in Pearl River County

Carriere, Picayune

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 84.5 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 21.8 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$615,612
Total number of firms, 2007 5,224
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.7 %
Population, 2013 estimate 55,072
Households, 2008-2012 20,519
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -1.4 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 3,948
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $20,244
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 2.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 0.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 7,326
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 33.6 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 12.6 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 810.86 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 55,834
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $115,700
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 819
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 3.1 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $41,940
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.7 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$43,186
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.7 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 5,283
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 82.3 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.3 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.5 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.67
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 16.5 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 14.5 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 87.5 %
Population, 2010 55,834
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 6.6 %
Population per square mile, 2010 68.9
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 81.8 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 77.9 %
Housing units, 2013 24,308
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,779
Building permits, 2012 170
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %