Picayune, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 11,787 (Urban population: 11,066 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 721 (all nonfarm))

Picayune, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,497 (4,045 occupied: 2,653 owner occupied, 1,392 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	28%

Housing density: 382 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: $405 (lower quartile is $320, upper quartile is $515)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $378

Median gross rent in Picayune, MS in 2007: $572

Housing units in Picayune with a mortgage: 1,499 (98 second mortgage, 77 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 944

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $97,476 (it was $65,900 in 2000)

Picayune:	$97,476
Mississippi:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,522 - $135,210

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $116,235
Here: $116,235
State: $144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $128,128
Here: $128,128
State: $144,095

In 2-unit structures: $53,747
Here: $53,747
State: $70,357

Mobile homes: $17,424
Here: $17,424
State: $37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $27,068

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,246

In family households: 8,881 (1,802 male householders, 1,031 female householders)
1,877 spouses, 3,216 children (2,781 natural, 116 adopted, 319 stepchildren), 411 grandchildren, 84 brothers or sisters, 122 parents, 140 other relatives, 198 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,365 (505 male householders (411 living alone)), 691 female householders (649 living alone)), 169 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 118 (112 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,224 2-persons, 654 3-persons, 529 4-persons, 273 5-persons, 99 6-persons, 54 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,060 1-person, 110 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

1,381 married couples with children.
973 single-parent households (113 men, 860 women).

96.0% of residents of Picayune speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 175 (1.7%)
(73.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Picayune, Mississippi:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 91 4 rooms: 259 5 rooms: 587 6 rooms: 710 7 rooms: 498 8 rooms: 299 9 or more rooms: 187

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Picayune, Mississippi:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 69 3 rooms: 221 4 rooms: 426 5 rooms: 392 6 rooms: 167 7 rooms: 66 8 rooms: 22 9 or more rooms: 22

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 119
1995 to 1998: 195
1990 to 1994: 217
1980 to 1989: 800
1970 to 1979: 954
1960 to 1969: 966
1950 to 1959: 611
1940 to 1949: 299
1939 or earlier: 336

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Picayune:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 94 2 bedrooms: 426 3 bedrooms: 1,558 4 bedrooms: 515 5 or more bedrooms: 52

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Picayune:
	no bedroom: 14 1 bedroom: 263 2 bedrooms: 593 3 bedrooms: 450 4 bedrooms: 72 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Picayune in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 164 1 vehicle: 830 2 vehicles: 1,096 3 vehicles: 400 4 vehicles: 123 5 or more vehicles: 40

Cars and other vehicles available in Picayune in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 240 1 vehicle: 762 2 vehicles: 293 3 vehicles: 72 4 vehicles: 25 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 47
$10,000 to $14,999: 23
$15,000 to $19,999: 23
$20,000 to $24,999: 36
$25,000 to $29,999: 46
$30,000 to $34,999: 45
$35,000 to $39,999: 43
$40,000 to $49,999: 110
$50,000 to $59,999: 216
$60,000 to $69,999: 198
$70,000 to $79,999: 244
$80,000 to $89,999: 273
$90,000 to $99,999: 228
$100,000 to $124,999: 556
$125,000 to $149,999: 295
$150,000 to $174,999: 131
$175,000 to $199,999: 134
$200,000 to $249,999: 169
$250,000 to $299,999: 88
$300,000 to $399,999: 45
$400,000 to $499,999: 16
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Picayune rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Picayune:

Less than $100: 76 people
$100 to $149: 41
$150 to $199: 47
$200 to $249: 64
$250 to $299: 127
$300 to $349: 154
$350 to $399: 160
$400 to $449: 144
$450 to $499: 169
$500 to $549: 142
$550 to $599: 97
$600 to $649: 38
$650 to $699: 33
$700 to $749: 17
$750 to $799: 7
$800 to $899: 34
$900 to $999: 11
$1,000 to $1,249: 7
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 169

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 18 1990 to 1994: 30 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 35 1975 to 1979: 22 1970 to 1974: 27 1970 to 1974: 23 1965 to 1969: 20

Picayune, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.3%
Number of people working at home: 75 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 178
5 to 9 minutes: 774
10 to 14 minutes: 777
15 to 19 minutes: 450
20 to 24 minutes: 415
25 to 29 minutes: 132
30 to 34 minutes: 379
35 to 39 minutes: 42
40 to 44 minutes: 49
45 to 59 minutes: 137
60 to 89 minutes: 424
90 or more minutes: 165

Picayune mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,188 (80%)
Carpooled: 591 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%)
Taxi: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 76 (2%)
Other means: 31 (1%)
Worked at home: 75 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 750
$10,000 to $14,999: 313
$15,000 to $19,999: 407
$20,000 to $24,999: 355
$25,000 to $29,999: 330
$30,000 to $34,999: 281
$35,000 to $39,999: 175
$40,000 to $44,999: 190
$45,000 to $49,999: 176
$50,000 to $59,999: 377
$60,000 to $74,999: 270
$75,000 to $99,999: 165
$100,000 to $124,999: 129
$125,000 to $149,999: 15
$150,000 to $199,999: 52
$200,000 or more: 44

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3341

United States or American: 1521

German: 599

English: 551

Irish: 535

French (except Basque): 479

Italian: 180

Scotch-Irish: 162

Scottish: 117

European: 104

Subsaharan African:: 81

African: 81

Arab:: 70

Lebanese: 70

British: 56

Polish: 37

Dutch: 36

Iranian: 32

Greek: 29

Russian: 25

Finnish: 20

Norwegian: 20

French Canadian: 19

Scandinavian: 15

Swedish: 15

Welsh: 11

Acadian/Cajun: 7

Danish: 7

Portuguese: 7

Northern European: 6

Ukrainian: 6

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

Mexico (27%)
Lebanon (25%)
Iran (13%)
Russia (10%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Panama (5%)
France (3%)

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

This state: 6068
Northeast: 227
Midwest: 350
South: 3281
West: 242

58% of Picayune residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 35
Nursery to 4th grade: 33
5th and 6th grade: 32
7th and 8th grade: 91
9th grade: 126
10th grade: 141
11th grade: 148
12th grade, no diploma: 104
High school graduate (or equivalency): 779
Less than 1 year of college: 173
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 572
Associate degree: 105
Bachelor's degree: 344
Master's degree: 113
Professional school degree: 42
Doctorate degree: 46

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 45
Nursery to 4th grade: 36
5th and 6th grade: 68
7th and 8th grade: 234
9th grade: 125
10th grade: 202
11th grade: 171
12th grade, no diploma: 167
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,141
Less than 1 year of college: 194
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 616
Associate degree: 336
Bachelor's degree: 322
Master's degree: 158
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.5%

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: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,867
Black householders: $21,728
Two or more races householders: $9,614
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $17,471

Picayune household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Picayune household income for Black householders

Picayune household income for Two or more races householders

Picayune household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Picayune marital status for males

Picayune marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,166
Black or African American householders: $81,755
Two or more races householders: $122,411
Hispanic or Latino householders: $114,992

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,414
One, attached: 63
Two: 322
3 or 4: 164
5 to 9: 169
10 to 19: 49
20 to 49: 51
50 or more: 58
Mobile homes: 199
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,569

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Picayune:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (54%) Utility gas (45%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (63%) Utility gas (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17

Here:	1.4%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	0.7%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 42

Here:	14.2%
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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