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Pearl River County, MS

Demographic and economic profile of Pearl River County, MS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Pearl River County is a predominantly residential, lower-cost community of 56,781 with an 82.9% homeownership rate, median home values of $174,500, and median gross rent of $887/month, reflecting affordable housing relative to national norms. The labor force is modest in scale, with a 55.1% participation rate, a 5.7% unemployment rate, and median worker earnings of $34,594; only 16.0% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 87.8% have a high school diploma. The county posted 3.0% population growth over five years and a median age of 41.6, with a mean commute of 35.9 minutes suggesting many residents work outside the county.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

56,781

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,135

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.0% since 2018

Pearl River County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone45,935 (79.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,888 (12.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,739 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,488 (2.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,101 (1.9%)
  • Asian Alone199 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,206
  2. 2.Other Indo-European152
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic107
  4. 4.Vietnamese93
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)47

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,651

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,990

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$28,399

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,461
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,885
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,882
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,213
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)2,066

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,554
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,761
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,614
  4. 4.Service Occupations4,431
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,842

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.53×)2,488
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.50×)565
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.41×)3,614
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.25×)1,393
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.23×)1,694

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$174,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$887/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,679 (15.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,711 (9.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,682 (9.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,577 (9.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,373 (7.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,274 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,594

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

35.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone18,069 (76.9%)
  • Carpooled2,523 (10.7%)
  • Worked At Home2,060 (8.8%)
  • Other450 (1.9%)
  • Walked366 (1.6%)
  • Motorcycle11 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.