| | People QuickFacts | Pearl River County | Mississippi |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 2,978,512 |
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Population, 2010 | 55,834 | 2,967,297 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 14.8% | 4.3% |
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Population, 2000 | 48,621 | 2,844,658 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.9% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.6% | 25.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.6% | 12.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.6% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 84.0% | 59.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 12.3% | 37.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.7% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.9% | 2.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 82.2% | 58.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 85.5% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.5% | 2.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.5% | 3.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 80.4% | 79.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 14.6% | 19.5% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 5,362 | 212,088 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 34.3 | 23.9 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 23,968 | 1,274,719 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 78.0% | 70.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.9% | 13.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $121,700 | $96,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 20,628 | 1,081,052 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.64 | 2.64 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,014 | $19,977 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $40,038 | $37,881 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 20.1% | 21.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Pearl River County | Mississippi |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 838 | 59,6071 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 7,477 | 904,0371 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -4.0% | -5.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 4,065 | 185,000 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,224 | 225,977 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 18.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.8% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 26.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 59,869,456 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 23,003,585 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 615,612 | 33,751,407 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $10,779 | $11,552 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 43,186 | 7,045,097 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 238 | 5,259 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 409,906 | 33,104,6891 |
