Pearl, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 24,400 (Urban population: 23,018, Rural population: 1,382 (37 farm, 1,346 nonfarm))

Pearl, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 9,073 (8,511 occupied: 5,692 owner occupied, 2,819 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	28%

Housing density: 416 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,008.

Median contract rent in 2007: $508 (lower quartile is $421, upper quartile is $632)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $485

Median gross rent in Pearl, MS in 2007: $652

Housing units in Pearl with a mortgage: 3,462 (320 second mortgage, 238 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,401

Pearl,MS index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $111,091 (it was $68,800 in 2000)

Pearl:	$111,091
Mississippi:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $69,457 - $132,696

Household type by relationship

Households: 21,921

In family households: 18,915 (4,375 male householders, 1,734 female householders)
4,283 spouses, 6,700 children (6,112 natural, 213 adopted, 375 stepchildren), 579 grandchildren, 216 brothers or sisters, 155 parents, 283 other relatives, 590 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,006 (1,055 male householders (777 living alone)), 1,396 female householders (1,292 living alone)), 555 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 39 (36 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,412 2-persons, 1,663 3-persons, 1,234 4-persons, 521 5-persons, 199 6-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,069 1-person, 328 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

3,486 married couples with children.
1,600 single-parent households (282 men, 1,318 women).

95.4% of residents of Pearl speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 545 (2.5%)
(37.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pearl, Mississippi:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 51 3 rooms: 172 4 rooms: 502 5 rooms: 1,967 6 rooms: 1,773 7 rooms: 848 8 rooms: 254 9 or more rooms: 118

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pearl, Mississippi:
	1 room: 50 2 rooms: 167 3 rooms: 524 4 rooms: 1,036 5 rooms: 709 6 rooms: 228 7 rooms: 78 8 rooms: 12 9 or more rooms: 15

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 278
1995 to 1998: 795
1990 to 1994: 756
1980 to 1989: 1,995
1970 to 1979: 2,260
1960 to 1969: 1,944
1950 to 1959: 807
1940 to 1949: 173
1939 or earlier: 65

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pearl:
	no bedroom: 21 1 bedroom: 72 2 bedrooms: 954 3 bedrooms: 3,963 4 bedrooms: 642 5 or more bedrooms: 40

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pearl:
	no bedroom: 71 1 bedroom: 597 2 bedrooms: 1,260 3 bedrooms: 825 4 bedrooms: 51 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Pearl in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 195 1 vehicle: 1,691 2 vehicles: 2,460 3 vehicles: 925 4 vehicles: 291 5 or more vehicles: 130

Cars and other vehicles available in Pearl in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 379 1 vehicle: 1,334 2 vehicles: 942 3 vehicles: 133 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 13

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Pearl, MS:

Less than $10,000: 125
$10,000 to $14,999: 63
$15,000 to $19,999: 56
$20,000 to $24,999: 61
$25,000 to $29,999: 103
$30,000 to $34,999: 75
$35,000 to $39,999: 52
$40,000 to $49,999: 108
$50,000 to $59,999: 149
$60,000 to $69,999: 268
$70,000 to $79,999: 335
$80,000 to $89,999: 544
$90,000 to $99,999: 569
$100,000 to $124,999: 1448
$125,000 to $149,999: 949
$150,000 to $174,999: 448
$175,000 to $199,999: 323
$200,000 to $249,999: 293
$250,000 to $299,999: 194
$300,000 to $399,999: 79
$400,000 to $499,999: 40
$500,000 to $749,999: 6
$750,000 to $999,999: 4
$1,000,000 or more: 32

Pearl rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Pearl:

Less than $100: 88 people
$100 to $149: 115
$150 to $199: 95
$200 to $249: 58
$250 to $299: 78
$300 to $349: 85
$350 to $399: 211
$400 to $449: 283
$450 to $499: 407
$500 to $549: 361
$550 to $599: 296
$600 to $649: 263
$650 to $699: 179
$700 to $749: 239
$750 to $799: 99
$800 to $899: 84
$900 to $999: 12
$1,000 to $1,249: 19
$1,250 to $1,499: 9
$1,500 to $1,999: 7
$2,000 or more: 8
No cash rent: 110

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 248 1990 to 1994: 79 1985 to 1989: 123 1980 to 1984: 23 1975 to 1979: 19 1970 to 1974: 16 1970 to 1974: 19 1965 to 1969: 18

Pearl, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.6%
Number of people working at home: 148 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 250
5 to 9 minutes: 1143
10 to 14 minutes: 1811
15 to 19 minutes: 2465
20 to 24 minutes: 2242
25 to 29 minutes: 580
30 to 34 minutes: 1404
35 to 39 minutes: 65
40 to 44 minutes: 81
45 to 59 minutes: 171
60 to 89 minutes: 90
90 or more minutes: 226

Pearl mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,103 (85%)
Carpooled: 1,267 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%)
Motorcycle: 19 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 58 (1%)
Other means: 66 (1%)
Worked at home: 148 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 822
$10,000 to $14,999: 554
$15,000 to $19,999: 588
$20,000 to $24,999: 782
$25,000 to $29,999: 662
$30,000 to $34,999: 623
$35,000 to $39,999: 533
$40,000 to $44,999: 560
$45,000 to $49,999: 470
$50,000 to $59,999: 937
$60,000 to $74,999: 882
$75,000 to $99,999: 674
$100,000 to $124,999: 245
$125,000 to $149,999: 150
$150,000 to $199,999: 59
$200,000 or more: 19

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 4941

Other groups: 4817

Irish: 1728

English: 1507

German: 1148

Scotch-Irish: 421

Scottish: 329

French (except Basque): 318

Subsaharan African:: 177

African: 164

Dutch: 101

European: 89

British: 86

Italian: 75

Arab:: 55

French Canadian: 42

Moroccan: 33

Swedish: 33

Norwegian: 32

Russian: 32

Polish: 28

Welsh: 15

Greek: 14

Syrian: 13

Nigerian: 13

Finnish: 10

Austrian: 10

Swiss: 9

Lebanese: 9

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8

Jamaican: 8

Hungarian: 7

Celtic: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (37%)
India (26%)
Panama (7%)
Colombia (5%)
Philippines (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
El Salvador (3%)

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

This state: 17088
Northeast: 250
Midwest: 602
South: 2995
West: 411

51% of Pearl residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 43
Nursery to 4th grade: 36
5th and 6th grade: 124
7th and 8th grade: 207
9th grade: 189
10th grade: 189
11th grade: 327
12th grade, no diploma: 339
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,908
Less than 1 year of college: 462
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,172
Associate degree: 387
Bachelor's degree: 762
Master's degree: 150
Professional school degree: 106
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 92
7th and 8th grade: 177
9th grade: 190
10th grade: 294
11th grade: 357
12th grade, no diploma: 465
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,356
Less than 1 year of college: 687
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,278
Associate degree: 538
Bachelor's degree: 688
Master's degree: 213
Professional school degree: 53
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 45.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 16.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $49,473
Black householders: $31,894
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $46,455
Asian householders: $89,073
Some other race householders: $34,245
Two or more races householders: $17,793
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $41,502

Pearl household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Pearl household income for Black householders

Pearl household income for Asian householders

Pearl marital status for males

Pearl marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $117,872
Black or African American householders: $94,136
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $72,661
Asian householders: $263,840
Two or more races householders: $181,652
Hispanic or Latino householders: $302,754

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,871
One, attached: 68
Two: 82
3 or 4: 349
5 to 9: 562
10 to 19: 369
20 to 49: 95
50 or more: 291
Mobile homes: 1,386

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,193

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Pearl:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (32%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (66%) Utility gas (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 158

Here:	5.8%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 63

Here:	5.5%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 219

Here:	23.9%
Mississippi:	12.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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