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Picayune, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Picayune is a Census city of 11,900 people across 18.04 square miles of land, in Pearl River County. Median household income is $41,213, 58.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Picayune
What Picayune is
- Census place typecity
- Land area18.04 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land660
- County holding the largest share of its areaPearl River 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.
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How many people live in Picayune
- Population11,900
- Median age41.8
- Population under 182,829
- Share under 1823.8 percent
- Population 65 and over2,353
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent
- Households4,544
- Family households2,745
- Share of households that are families60.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Picayune
- Median household income$41,213
- Per capita income$25,878
- Civilian labor force5,226
- Employed4,910
- Unemployed316 plus or minus 206
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over8,166
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Picayune
- Housing units5,574
- Occupied units4,544
- Vacant units1,030 plus or minus 283
- Vacancy rate18.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Owner occupied2,672
- Renter occupied1,872
- Ownership rate58.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$157,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$931
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.1 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Single family units4,000
- Share single family71.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,361 plus or minus 327
- Share in buildings of two or more24.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Mobile homes213 plus or minus 154
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Picayune gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,351
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,497 plus or minus 321
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,933 plus or minus 393
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.4 percent
- Drove alone77.7 percent
- Carpooled11.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home5.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Picayune (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,429,000
- Average approval$357,250
- Median approval$342,000
- Largest approval$500,000
- Jobs supported56
- Jobs per approval14.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term122 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises75.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Picayune, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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 Picayune
- NFIP communityCity of Picayune
- NFIP community number280130
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date09/27/19
The City of Picayune participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280130 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Pearl River County, not Picayune
Pearl River County context, not Picayune figures
- Establishments in Pearl River County894
- Covered employment, Pearl River County11,629
- Average annual pay, Pearl River County$41,138
- Housing units permitted, Pearl River County330
Every figure in this section is published for Pearl River County as a whole and is not a measurement of Picayune.
All Pearl River County 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
Picayune questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Picayune, Mississippi?
11,900, in 4,544 households. Picayune city covers 18.04 square miles of land, which is 660 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Picayune in?
Pearl River 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 Picayune?
$41,213. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $157,100. Median gross rent is $931 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Picayune businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.4 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $342,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Picayune, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Picayune borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Picayune. Only 0 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 Picayune in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Picayune appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Picayune, city of, community 280130, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Picayune figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pearl River 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 Picayune.
Is zoning published for Picayune?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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