Pascagoula

Population: 21,812
Median household income: $43,286
Median home value: $132,500

Located in Jackson County, Mississippi, Pascagoula is a community with a population of 21,812. Its median household income of $43,286 runs below the Jackson County figure of $64,756.

From 2019 to 2023, Pascagoula's population held roughly steady from 21,809 to 21,812, while its median home value rose 19.5% from $110,900 to $132,500.

87.7% of workers drive to work alone. 58.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,812
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $43,286
Median home value: $132,500
Median gross rent: $896
Housing units: 10,218
Homeownership rate: 51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Unemployment rate: 9.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,80921,812

Median household income

$39,887$43,286

Median home value

$110,900$132,500

Median gross rent

$752$896

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,809	$39,887	$110,900	$752
2020	21,732	$41,167	$114,300	$760
2021	22,001	$43,243	$116,000	$809
2022	21,904	$41,679	$130,400	$869
2023	21,812	$43,286	$132,500	$896

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,936	8.9%
5 to 17	4,087	18.7%
18 to 24	2,115	9.7%
25 to 34	2,941	13.5%
35 to 44	2,880	13.2%
45 to 54	1,933	8.9%
55 to 64	2,584	11.8%
65 to 74	2,281	10.5%
75 and over	1,055	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,770	44.8%
Black or African American	8,151	37.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	202	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	623	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,060	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's40.4%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,602	11.7%
High school graduate	3,870	28.3%
Some college or associate's	5,519	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,823	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	860	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone87.7%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,202	87.7%
Carpooled	656	8.0%
Public transit	21	0.3%
Walked	63	0.8%
Bicycle	18	0.2%
Worked from home	196	2.4%
Other means	52	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,922	49.0%
15 to 29 min	2,268	28.3%
30 to 44 min	853	10.6%
45 to 59 min	650	8.1%
60+ min	319	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 28.5% (6,001 of 21,043)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,189	59.8%
Nonfamily households	3,491	40.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,680	84.9%
Vacant	1,538	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,497	51.8%
Renter-occupied	4,183	48.2%

1-unit, detached58.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units11.3%

5 to 19 units17.5%

20 or more units9.9%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,929	58.0%
1-unit, attached	108	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1,159	11.3%
5 to 19 units	1,786	17.5%
20 or more units	1,012	9.9%
Mobile home & other	224	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2855360
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 9.13 sq mi
Center point: 30.3601, -88.5563