Nicholson vs Picayune

A side-by-side comparison of Nicholson and Picayune: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Picayune has the higher population (11,839 vs 2,523 in Nicholson). Nicholson has the higher median household income ($46,468 vs $37,270 in Picayune). Picayune has the higher median home value ($146,500 vs $98,500 in Nicholson).

Population, income & housing

	Nicholson	Picayune
Population	2,523	11,839
Median age	45.8 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,468	$37,270
Median home value	$98,500	$146,500
Median gross rent	$852	$907
Housing units	1,386	5,384
Homeownership rate	70.9%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nicholson	Picayune
Population	2,534 → 2,523 (-0.4%)	11,040 → 11,839 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$33,943 → $46,468 (+36.9%)	$30,006 → $37,270 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$74,900 → $98,500 (+31.5%)	$110,100 → $146,500 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $852 (+24.7%)	$767 → $907 (+18.3%)

Nicholson

Population

2,5342,523

Median household income

$33,943$46,468

Median home value

$74,900$98,500

Median gross rent

$683$852

Picayune

Population

11,04011,839

Median household income

$30,006$37,270

Median home value

$110,100$146,500

Median gross rent

$767$907

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nicholson	Picayune
Under 5	9.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	7.1%	21.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	14.2%	9.0%
35 to 44	8.3%	16.2%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.8%
55 to 64	22.0%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.5%	10.8%
75 and over	8.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nicholson	Picayune
White (non-Hispanic)	71.5%	52.8%
Black or African American	7.6%	39.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nicholson	Picayune
No high school diploma	29.0%	12.1%
High school graduate	36.9%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nicholson	Picayune
Drove alone	69.2%	79.8%
Carpooled	17.1%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	5.6%
Other means	1.3%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nicholson	Picayune
1-unit, detached	50.3%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.9%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	45.5%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Nicholson	Picayune
Poverty rate	20.8%	25.8%
Average household size	2.12	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	29	34
Median year structure built	1996	1977