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People QuickFacts |
Pearl River County |
Mississippi |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
57,099 | 2,910,540 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
17.4% | 2.3% |
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Population, 2000 |
48,621 | 2,844,658 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.2% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
24.6% | 26.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
13.6% | 12.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.2% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
86.3% | 60.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
11.9% | 37.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.5% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | 0.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.9% | 0.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
1.8% | 1.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
84.7% | 59.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
56.4% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.2% | 1.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.6% | 3.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
74.6% | 72.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
13.9% | 16.9% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
12,221 | 607,570 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
36.4 | 24.6 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
24,539 | 1,241,489 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
79.8% | 72.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
5.7% | 13.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$76,500 | $71,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
18,078 | 1,046,434 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.65 | 2.63 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$32,548 | $34,278 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,160 | $15,853 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
19.0% | 19.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Pearl River County |
Mississippi |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
844 | 60,5421 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
7,820 | 926,9521 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
0.4% | -3.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
3,984 | 163,761 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
3,954 | 187,602 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.6% | 13.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
33.6% | 25.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
216,193 | 38,276,054 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 19,215,751 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
342,976 | 25,017,531 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,802 | $8,724 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
30,379 | 5,486,105 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
550 | 16,618 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
271,062 | 22,337,6971 |
