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Pearl River, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Pearl River is a Census town of 2,614 people across 3.73 square miles of land, in St. Tammany Parish. Median household income is $56,719, 73.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pearl River
What Pearl River is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.73 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land700
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Tammany Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Pearl River
- Population2,614
- Median age33.8 plus or minus 7.1
- Population under 18791 plus or minus 231
- Share under 1830.3 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Population 65 and over418 plus or minus 113
- Share 65 and over16.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households997
- Family households707
- Share of households that are families70.9 percent plus or minus 16.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Pearl River
- Median household income$56,719 plus or minus $19,721
- Per capita income$31,064 plus or minus $6,931
- Civilian labor force1,262
- Employed1,202
- Unemployed60 plus or minus 59
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over1,698
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Pearl River
- Housing units1,149
- Occupied units997
- Vacant units152 plus or minus 78
- Vacancy rate13.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied730 plus or minus 185
- Renter occupied267 plus or minus 89
- Ownership rate73.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$235,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,167 plus or minus $725
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.7 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Single family units920
- Share single family80.1 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Units in buildings of two or more25 plus or minus 39
- Share in buildings of two or more2.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes204 plus or minus 90
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Pearl River gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,048
- Commuting under 15 minutes224 plus or minus 97
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.4 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more565 plus or minus 172
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.9 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Drove alone69.5 percent
- Carpooled17.5 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home11.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Pearl River (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$6,351,500
- Average approval$705,722
- Median approval$350,000
- Largest approval$2,500,000
- Jobs supported256
- Jobs per approval28.4
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.1 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pearl River, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Pearl River
- NFIP communityTown of Pearl River
- NFIP community number220203
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/04/88
The Town of Pearl River participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220203 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
St. Tammany Parish, not Pearl River
St. Tammany Parish context, not Pearl River figures
- Establishments in St. Tammany Parish7,101
- Covered employment, St. Tammany Parish96,674
- Average annual pay, St. Tammany Parish$59,351
- Housing units permitted, St. Tammany Parish1,066
Every figure in this section is published for St. Tammany Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Pearl River.
All St. Tammany Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Pearl River questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pearl River, Louisiana?
2,614, in 997 households. Pearl River town covers 3.73 square miles of land, which is 700 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pearl River in?
St. Tammany Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Pearl River?
$56,719. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $235,200. Median gross rent is $1,167 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Pearl River businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $6.4 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $350,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pearl River, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pearl River borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pearl River. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Pearl River in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pearl River appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pearl River, town of, community 220203, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Pearl River figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Tammany Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Pearl River.
Is zoning published for Pearl River?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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