Pearlington vs Waveland

A side-by-side comparison of Pearlington and Waveland: population, income, housing, and more.

Pearlington and Waveland are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waveland has the higher population (7,066 vs 989 in Pearlington). Waveland has the higher median household income ($58,795 vs $51,719 in Pearlington). Waveland has the higher median home value ($201,800 vs $108,700 in Pearlington).

Population, income & housing

	Pearlington	Waveland
Population	989	7,066
Median age	48.8 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,719	$58,795
Median home value	$108,700	$201,800
Median gross rent	—	$828
Housing units	577	3,765
Homeownership rate	92.7%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pearlington	Waveland
Population	911 → 989 (+8.6%)	6,336 → 7,066 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$55,313 → $51,719 (-6.5%)	$43,860 → $58,795 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$99,800 → $108,700 (+8.9%)	$137,800 → $201,800 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$806 → $828 (+2.7%)

Pearlington

Population

911989

Median household income

$55,313$51,719

Median home value

$99,800$108,700

Waveland

Population

6,3367,066

Median household income

$43,860$58,795

Median home value

$137,800$201,800

Median gross rent

$806$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pearlington	Waveland
Under 5	2.9%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.8%
18 to 24	4.8%	5.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.4%
35 to 44	17.2%	12.6%
45 to 54	19.8%	14.9%
55 to 64	14.6%	12.0%
65 to 74	15.8%	13.3%
75 and over	9.4%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pearlington	Waveland
White (non-Hispanic)	64.4%	78.5%
Black or African American	31.2%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	1.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pearlington	Waveland
No high school diploma	33.1%	10.0%
High school graduate	42.8%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	12.3%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pearlington	Waveland
Drove alone	73.5%	80.2%
Carpooled	21.3%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	6.0%
Other means	2.5%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pearlington	Waveland
1-unit, detached	84.7%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Pearlington	Waveland
Poverty rate	19.2%	12.7%
Average household size	2.06	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	2004	2000