Moving to Picayune, Mississippi

About Picayune, Mississippi
Picayune

Picayune ( pik-ə-YOON) is the largest city in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 11,885 at the 2020 census. The city is located approximately 45 miles (72 km) from New Orleans, Hattiesburg, and Gulfport–Biloxi. The Stennis Space Center is 10 miles (16 km) away. Picayune is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Hammond combined statistical area.

Gender
Gender Picayune Mississippi Country
Female 55.6% 51.6% 50.8%
Male 44.4% 48.4% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.056%44%Female55.6%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.014%10%18%14%15%13%8%5%1%2%$15K to $25K18.1%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Picayune Mississippi Country
Less than $10,000 14.5% 9.4% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 9.6% 6.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 18.1% 12.3% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 14.2% 11% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.3% 13.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 12.7% 17% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 7.7% 11.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 4.8% 11.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1% 4.1% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.1% 3.4% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%10%31%31%12%9%4%0%0%High School or GED31%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Picayune Mississippi Country
< 9th Grade 3% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 10% 10% 7.0%
High School or GED 31% 30% 27.0%
Other College 31% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 12% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 9% 14% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Picayune Mississippi  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K14.59.45.89.66.74.118.112.38.514.2118.615.313.51212.71717.27.711.412.84.811.215.614.17.12.13.48.3
Education
 Picayune Mississippi  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade355101073130273122201210991420469022011
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.055%38%0%1%3%0%3%0%White54.6%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Picayune Mississippi Country
White 54.6% 56.4% 60.1%
African American 38.2% 37.5% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.4% 0.6%
Asian 0.9% 1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.6% 1.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 3.5% 3.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Picayune Mississippi  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0017.53552.570Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite54.656.460.138.237.512.200.40.60.915.6000.20.20.20.32.61.32.83.53.218.2