Pearl River

Population: 4,403
Median household income: $46,295
Median home value: $55,000

Located in Neshoba County, Mississippi, Pearl River is a community with a population of 4,403. At $46,295, its median household income sits below Neshoba County's $53,087.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pearl River's population grew 7.4% from 4,100 to 4,403, while its median home value fell 27.0% from $75,300 to $55,000.

75.7% of workers drive to work alone. 72.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,403
Median age: 30.5 yrs
Median household income: $46,295
Median home value: $55,000
Median gross rent: $545
Housing units: 1,411
Homeownership rate: 82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1004,403

Median household income

$37,155$46,295

Median home value

$75,300$55,000

Median gross rent

$463$545

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,100	$37,155	$75,300	$463
2020	4,005	$35,465	$71,200	$469
2021	3,884	$37,724	$56,000	$488
2022	4,298	$40,614	$56,200	$534
2023	4,403	$46,295	$55,000	$545

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1724.0%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 646.8%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	338	7.7%
5 to 17	1,058	24.0%
18 to 24	417	9.5%
25 to 34	682	15.5%
35 to 44	394	8.9%
45 to 54	600	13.6%
55 to 64	298	6.8%
65 to 74	355	8.1%
75 and over	261	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	822	18.7%
Black or African American	85	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,230	73.4%
Asian	44	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	222	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.7%

High school graduate24.1%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree3.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	768	29.7%
High school graduate	623	24.1%
Some college or associate's	937	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	101	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	161	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means8.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,368	75.7%
Carpooled	231	12.8%
Public transit	24	1.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	1.5%
Other means	156	8.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,040	58.5%
15 to 29 min	408	22.9%
30 to 44 min	238	13.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	93	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.12
Poverty rate: 26.9% (1,138 of 4,233)

	Count	Share
Family households	890	65.3%
Nonfamily households	473	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,363	96.6%
Vacant	48	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,123	82.4%
Renter-occupied	240	17.6%

1-unit, detached72.4%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,022	72.4%
1-unit, attached	16	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	373	26.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2855930
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 31 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 32.7969, -89.2409