Pearl River

Population: 2,614
Median household income: $60,521
Median home value: $229,200

Pearl River is a community in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, home to 2,614 residents. Its median household income of $60,521 runs below the St. Tammany Parish figure of $79,277.

From 2019 to 2023, Pearl River's population grew 1.4% from 2,579 to 2,614, while its median home value rose 27.1% from $180,300 to $229,200.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 89.9% of the population. 73.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,614
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $60,521
Median home value: $229,200
Median gross rent: $1,056
Housing units: 1,130
Homeownership rate: 76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5792,614

Median household income

$56,061$60,521

Median home value

$180,300$229,200

Median gross rent

$966$1,056

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,579	$56,061	$180,300	$966
2020	2,618	—	$167,100	$979
2021	2,577	$58,188	$198,100	$964
2022	2,584	$59,702	$216,700	$1,131
2023	2,614	$60,521	$229,200	$1,056

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1721.6%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6417.4%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	165	6.3%
5 to 17	564	21.6%
18 to 24	183	7.0%
25 to 34	402	15.4%
35 to 44	231	8.8%
45 to 54	237	9.1%
55 to 64	455	17.4%
65 to 74	280	10.7%
75 and over	97	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,350	89.9%
Black or African American	61	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	91	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	112	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	249	14.6%
High school graduate	521	30.6%
Some college or associate's	588	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	223	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	121	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled19.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	952	73.9%
Carpooled	255	19.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	60	4.7%
Other means	16	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	251	20.4%
15 to 29 min	359	29.2%
30 to 44 min	322	26.2%
45 to 59 min	112	9.1%
60+ min	185	15.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 15.7% (409 of 2,602)

	Count	Share
Family households	696	72.4%
Nonfamily households	265	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	961	85.0%
Vacant	169	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	737	76.7%
Renter-occupied	224	23.3%

1-unit, detached82.5%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	932	82.5%
1-unit, attached	3	0.3%
2 to 4 units	4	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	191	16.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2259445
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 30.3714, -89.7504