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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Pearl River is $13,074, which is much lower than the state average of $20,956 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Pearl River median household income is $40,844, which has grown by 54.99% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 25.96% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Pearl River residents spend 15.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #279

Pearl River, MS	13,074 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pearl River, MS	23,656 USD
Mississippi	26,188 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pearl River, MS	23,496 USD
Mississippi	31,341 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pearl River, MS	23,873 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #94

Pearl River, MS	40,844 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pearl River, MS	48,173 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #47

Pearl River, MS	54.99%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Pearl River, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.05%	$2,471, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.96%	$10,384, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.65%	$3,696, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	6.67%	$7,601, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Pearl River, MS	36,875 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pearl River, MS	46,265 USD
Mississippi	64,194 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Pearl River, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$25,543, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Asian	$39,167, see rank	$51,584	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$46,813, see rank	$36,379	$37,170

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Pearl River, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$15,441, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,917, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,207, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$32,361, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Pearl River, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,630, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	1,269, 48.25%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	883, 69.58%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	883, 69.58%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	735, 83.24%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	148, 16.76%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	386, 30.42%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	1,361, 51.75%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	886, 65.10%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	886, 65.10%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	768, 86.68%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	118, 13.32%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	475, 34.90%, see rank	45.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Pearl River, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,437, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,000, 69.59%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	418, 29.09%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	19, 1.32%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pearl River, MS	15.1 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Pearl River, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,503	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	735, 48.90%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	83, 11.29%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	320, 43.54%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	66, 8.98%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 1.22%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	163, 22.18%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	60, 8.16%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	768, 51.10%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	231, 30.08%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	196, 25.52%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	307, 39.97%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	34, 4.43%, see rank	7.58%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Pearl River, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,503, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	31, 2.06%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	154, 10.25%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	27, 1.80%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	37, 2.46%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	47, 3.13%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	22, 1.46%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	58, 3.86%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	47, 3.13%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	260, 17.30%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	517, 34.40%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	278, 18.50%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	25, 1.66%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Pearl River, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	918	24.24%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	179	19.80%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.