Pearl River County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 45,10581.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,15512.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,7673.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,1082.0%Two or more races
  • 1420.3%Asian alone
  • 620.1%Some other race alone
  • 320.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 311
• Thefts: 395
• Auto thefts: 65

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,285 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $811 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pearl River County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $480 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $586 a month.

Cities in this county include: Picayune, Nicholson, Poplarville, Hide-A-Way Lake.

Neighboring counties: East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana , Forrest County , Jackson County, Florida , Cook County, Georgia , Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana , Robertson County, Texas .

Current college students: 2,015
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 756 (50.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2162010 or later
• 722000 to 2009
• 731990 to 1999
• 1511980 to 1989
• 1221970 to 1979
• 145Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,934
• One, attached: 253
• Two: 916
• 3 or 4: 669
• 5 to 9: 336
• 10 to 19: 98
• 20 to 49: 56
• 50 or more: 48
• Mobile homes: 5,089
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 160

Housing units in Pearl River County with a mortgage: 8,013 (323 second mortgage, 235 home equity loan, 66 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,074

Religion statistics for Pearl River County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Pearl River County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
• Mississippi Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 09, 2016 to March 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4268: March 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4268, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Mississippi Tropical Storm Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3348: August 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3348, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Mississippi Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4081: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4081, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 28, 2008 to September 08, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1794: September 22, 2008, FEMA Id: 1794, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1604: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1604, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3213: August 28, 2005, FEMA Id: 3213, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 06, 2003 to April 25, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1459: April 24, 2003, FEMA Id: 1459, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi Tropical Storm Isidore, Incident Period: September 23, 2002 to October 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1436: October 01, 2002, FEMA Id: 1436, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Mississippi Tropical Storm Allison, Incident Period: June 06, 2001 to June 13, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1382: June 21, 2001, FEMA Id: 1382, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.09% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($42,392 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.14% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($13,227 average AGI)
3.96% relocated from other states ($29,163 average AGI)

Pearl River County:	3.96%
Mississippi average:	2.61%

from St. Tammany Parish, LA	1.29% ($43,288 average AGI)
from Hancock County, MS	0.60% ($40,596)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.35% ($55,754)
from Harrison County, MS	0.31% ($37,759)
from Lamar County, MS	0.25% ($40,930)
from Forrest County, MS	0.25% ($29,349)
from Washington Parish, LA	0.20% ($37,286)

5.78% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,046 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.21% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($14,415 average AGI)
3.57% relocated to other states ($25,630 average AGI)

Pearl River County:	3.57%
Mississippi average:	2.94%

to St. Tammany Parish, LA	0.93% ($29,906 average AGI)
to Hancock County, MS	0.75% ($42,163)
to Harrison County, MS	0.38% ($39,364)
to Forrest County, MS	0.24% ($27,073)
to Lamar County, MS	0.23% ($36,256)
to Jefferson Parish, LA	0.21% ($40,722)
to Orleans Parish, LA	0.15% ($43,769)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pearl River County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 9,937 (2,768 living alone), Female householders: 11,002 (2,713 living alone)

• 11,114 spouses (11,109 opposite-sex spouses), 976 unmarried partners, (964 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,945 children (14,007 natural, 414 adopted, 447 stepchildren), 2,531 grandchildren, 506 brothers or sisters, 507 parents, 19 foster children, 811 other relatives, 1,164 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,463

Size of family households: 7,009 2-persons, 3,010 3-persons, 3,080 4-persons, 1,147 5-persons, 719 6-persons, 204 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,481 1-person, 593 2-persons, 78 3-persons.

6,768 married couples with children.
2,880 single-parent households (589 men, 2,291 women).

97.2% of residents of Pearl River speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $271,062,000 ($5,229 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,134,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $140,566,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $72,892,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,048,000
Federal grants: $36,196,000
Federal procurement contracts: $9,402,000 ($7,027,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,957,000 ($3,736,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,486,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $20,199,000
Federal Government insurance: $54,198,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+58 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.83 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Pearl River County, Mississippi
• 1,2062014 or later
• 9252010 to 2013
• 5,6372000 to 2009
• 5,6351990 to 1999
• 3,7551980 to 1989
• 3,8401970 to 1979
• 1,8901960 to 1969
• 1,1021950 to 1959
• 5501940 to 1949
• 1,1341939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Pearl River County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pearl River County, Mississippi
• 471 room
• 1672 rooms
• 4013 rooms
• 1,6934 rooms
• 2,9955 rooms
• 3,4606 rooms
• 3,3267 rooms
• 1,9238 rooms
• 2,0939+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pearl River County, Mississippi
• 1151 room
• 1582 rooms
• 5913 rooms
• 1,0404 rooms
• 1,3475 rooms
• 7576 rooms
• 4597 rooms
• 1298 rooms
• 1569+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Pearl River County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pearl River County, Mississippi
• 45no bedroom
• 5331 bedroom
• 2,3682 bedrooms
• 9,4113 bedrooms
• 3,1584 bedrooms
• 5635+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pearl River County, Mississippi
• 113no bedroom
• 6621 bedroom
• 1,9412 bedrooms
• 1,8143 bedrooms
• 1424 bedrooms
• 1015+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Pearl River County, Mississippi in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Pearl River County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 449no vehicle
• 3,9011 vehicle
• 6,7302 vehicles
• 3,2893 vehicles
• 1,0934 vehicles
• 6175+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Pearl River County in renter-occupied apartments
• 321no vehicle
• 2,6811 vehicle
• 1,3192 vehicles
• 3713 vehicles
• 114 vehicles
• 925+ vehicles

85.9% of Pearl River County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Mississippi.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 24,016
• Other state: 30,233
• Northeast: 1,016
• Midwest: 2,724
• South: 25,346
• West: 1,044

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,827
• Number of aged recipients: 169
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,658
• Number of recipients under 18: 295
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,161
• Number of recipients older than 64: 371
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 697
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 780