Pearl River County, Mississippi

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 56,781
Median household income: $56,535
Median home value: $174,500

Home to 56,781 residents, Pearl River County is one of Mississippi's counties. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $56,535 runs in line with the Mississippi figure of $54,915.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pearl River County's population grew 2.8% from 55,219 to 56,781, while its median household income rose 20.5% from $46,901 to $56,535.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 79.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 56,781
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $56,535
Median home value: $174,500
Median gross rent: $887
Housing units: 25,137
Homeownership rate: 82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

55,21956,781

Median household income

$46,901$56,535

Median home value

$138,200$174,500

Median gross rent

$765$887

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	55,219	$46,901	$138,200	$765
2020	55,512	$51,538	$150,800	$804
2021	55,972	$53,855	$144,100	$841
2022	56,351	$54,220	$167,700	$909
2023	56,781	$56,535	$174,500	$887

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,199	5.6%
5 to 17	9,748	17.2%
18 to 24	4,877	8.6%
25 to 34	6,244	11.0%
35 to 44	6,972	12.3%
45 to 54	6,992	12.3%
55 to 64	7,801	13.7%
65 to 74	6,563	11.6%
75 and over	4,385	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44,998	79.2%
Black or African American	7,003	12.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	55	0.1%
Asian	223	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	376	0.7%
Two or more races	1,795	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,331	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,747	12.2%
High school graduate	14,026	36.0%
Some college or associate's	13,967	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	4,573	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,644	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,766	77.4%
Carpooled	2,549	11.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	325	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,721	7.5%
Other means	578	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,697	22.1%
15 to 29 min	5,571	26.3%
30 to 44 min	4,165	19.6%
45 to 59 min	1,968	9.3%
60+ min	4,817	22.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 16.4% (9,120 of 55,491)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,462	67.3%
Nonfamily households	7,027	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,489	85.5%
Vacant	3,648	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,804	82.9%
Renter-occupied	3,685	17.1%

1-unit, detached71.9%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other19.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,071	71.9%
1-unit, attached	299	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1,235	4.9%
5 to 19 units	572	2.3%
20 or more units	98	0.4%
Mobile home & other	4,862	19.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 28109
State: Mississippi
Land area: 811 sq mi
Water area: 8.02 sq mi
Center point: 30.7748, -89.5869