For population 15 years and over in Pearl River CDP:
Never married: 41.2%
Now married: 35.9%
Separated: 4.6%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 9.4%
88 residents are foreign born (2.2% Asia, 0.3% Europe, 0.3% Latin America).
This place:
2.8%
Mississippi:
1.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $152 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $121 (0.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (65.0 miles , pop. 184,256).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (149.3 miles , pop. 242,820).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (419.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Pearl River-area historical tornado activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 234% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 2/23/1977, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.2 miles away from the Pearl River place center killed 2 peopleand injured 5 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 12/2/1967, a category F4 tornado 19.5 miles away from the place center killed 2 peopleand injured 10 peopleand causedbetween $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Pearl River-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 76.4 miles away from the city center On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 88.9 miles away from Pearl River center On 3/25/1996 at 14:15:50, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 56.0 miles away from the city center On 6/24/1998 at 15:20:01, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.2 miles away from the city center On 5/28/1995 at 15:28:36, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 86.4 miles away from Pearl River center On 3/22/2005 at 08:11:50, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.1 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Neshoba County (11) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 5, Floods: 4, Winds: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pearl River:
NESHOBA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, about 8 miles away; PHILADELPHIA, MS)
LAIRD HOSPITAL INC (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; UNION, MS)
WINSTON MEDICAL CENTER & SWINGBED (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; LOUISVILLE, MS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pearl River:
East Central Community College (about 26 miles; Decatur, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,155)
Holmes Community College (about 42 miles; Goodman, MS; FT enrollment: 4,518)
Meridian Community College (about 42 miles; Meridian, MS; FT enrollment: 2,932)
East Mississippi Community College (about 44 miles; Scooba, MS; FT enrollment: 3,463)
Mississippi State University (about 53 miles; Mississippi State, MS; FT enrollment: 15,187)
University of Mississippi Medical Center (about 64 miles; Jackson, MS; FT enrollment: 2,006)
Belhaven University (about 64 miles; Jackson, MS; FT enrollment: 2,631)
Notable locations in Pearl River: Choctaw Youth Center (A), Choctaw Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (B), Choctaw Fire Department Station 2 (C), Fairview Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Pearl River include: Hope Baptist Church (A), Blackjack Church (B), New Testament Holiness Church (C), New Canaan Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neshoba County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 41.4%
(43.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 51.3% for Black residents, 40.3% for American Indian residents, 40.2% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
3.7 people
Mississippi:
2.6 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
80.5%
Whole state:
70.1%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
13.0%
Whole state:
4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Pearl River (based on Neshoba County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.57%
Here
62.6%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
Adherents
64.2%
19.3%
5.6%
3.2%
1.7%
Congregations
41.6%
23.8%
3.0%
5.0%
7.9%
Name
Churches of Christ
Presbyterian Church in America
Assemblies of God
Mennonite Church USA
Other
Adherents
1.4%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
2.2%
Congregations
3.0%
2.0%
3.0%
2.0%
8.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Neshoba County:
1.66 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
2.08 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.33 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
Neshoba County:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
0.80 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19
Neshoba County:
6.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
Here:
3.31 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.03 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
13.3%
Mississippi:
12.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Neshoba County:
32.4%
Mississippi:
33.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
14.3%
State:
14.4%
4.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,154 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.97%
Mississippi average:
7.82%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
