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Pearlington, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Pearlington is a Census CDP of 1,278 people across 9.13 square miles of land, in Hancock County. Median household income is $44,507, 91.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pearlington
What Pearlington is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area9.13 sq mi
- Water area0.41 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land140 plus or minus 52
- County holding the largest share of its areaHancock County, 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.
Pearlington
How many people live in Pearlington
- Population1,278 plus or minus 475
- Median age48.3
- Population under 18266 plus or minus 161
- Share under 1820.8 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Population 65 and over304 plus or minus 141
- Share 65 and over23.8 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Households594 plus or minus 194
- Family households334 plus or minus 145
- Share of households that are families56.2 percent plus or minus 16.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pearlington
Income and work in Pearlington
- Median household income$44,507 plus or minus $19,830
- Per capita income$24,582 plus or minus $5,140
- Civilian labor force573 plus or minus 284
- Employed536 plus or minus 253
- Unemployed37 plus or minus 57
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Adults 25 and over918 plus or minus 297
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher66.8 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.8 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent plus or minus 8.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pearlington
Housing in Pearlington
- Housing units683 plus or minus 208
- Occupied units594 plus or minus 194
- Vacant units89 plus or minus 89
- Vacancy rate13.0 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Owner occupied544 plus or minus 200
- Renter occupied50 plus or minus 74
- Ownership rate91.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$98,100 plus or minus $26,833
- Single family units568 plus or minus 203
- Share single family83.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes115 plus or minus 94
- Median year structure built2004
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pearlington
How Pearlington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute515 plus or minus 260
- Commuting under 15 minutes59 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.5 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more319 plus or minus 204
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more61.9 percent plus or minus 24.4
- Drove alone70.3 percent plus or minus 27.8
- Carpooled25.7 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hancock County, not Pearlington
Hancock County context, not Pearlington figures
- Establishments in Hancock County850
- Covered employment, Hancock County14,399
- Average annual pay, Hancock County$62,168
- Housing units permitted, Hancock County244
Every figure in this section is published for Hancock County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pearlington.
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.
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Common questions
Pearlington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pearlington, Mississippi?
1,278, in 594 households. Pearlington CDP covers 9.13 square miles of land, which is 140 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pearlington in?
Hancock County, 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 Pearlington?
$44,507. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $98,100. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Pearlington figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hancock County 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 Pearlington.
Is zoning published for Pearlington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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