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Hancock County

Population in July 2007: 1,544.
Males: 769  (49.8%)
Females: 775  (50.2%)
Median resident age:  39.6 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 39572.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,200 (it was $31,224 in 2000)
Pearlington  $34,200
Mississippi:  $36,338

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $68,500 (it was $60,700 in 2000)
Pearlington  $68,500
Mississippi:  $96,000

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Races in Pearlington:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.4%)
  • Black (20.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Pearlington: 83.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.0%), Irish (12.5%), French (11.6%), German (8.1%), English (7.5%), Italian (4.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 8 feet

Land area: 9.11 square miles.

Population density: 170 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Pearlington

  • High school or higher: 71.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 7.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pearlington CDP

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 53.4%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 13.4%

10 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.6%
Mississippi:  1.4%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Pearlington, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Pearlington to the number of sex offenders is 1544 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Pearlington:  0.6% ($369)
Mississippi:  0.6% ($425)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: New Orleans, LA (36.6 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (398.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Slidell, LA (12.0 miles ), Pearl River, LA (13.1 miles ), Eden Isle, LA (13.5 miles ), Shoreline Park, MS (14.6 miles ), Waveland, MS (15.5 miles ), Kiln, MS (16.2 miles ), Diamondhead, MS (18.4 miles ), Bay St. Louis, MS (18.5 miles ).

Latitude: 30.25 N, Longitude: 89.60 W


Area code: 228

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)


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Average climate in Pearlington, Mississippi

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Pearlington-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.7 miles away from the Pearlington place center injured 8 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/19/1980, a category 3 tornado 30.5 miles away from the place center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Pearlington:
  • NORTHSHORE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SLIDELL, LA)
  • NORTHSHORE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; SLIDELL, LA)
  • SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SLIDELL, LA)

Political contributions by individuals in Pearlington, MS

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pearlington:
  • STENNIS INTL (about 14 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID: HSA)
  • LAKEFRONT (about 33 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
  • GULFPORT-BILOXI INTL (about 39 miles; GULFPORT, MS; ID: GPT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pearlington:
  • SLIDELL (about 16 miles; SLIDELL, LA; ID: ASD)
  • PICAYUNE MUNI (about 17 miles; PICAYUNE, MS; ID: MJD)
  • DIAMONDHEAD (about 17 miles; DIAMONDHEAD, MS; ID: 66Y)

Amtrak stations near Pearlington:
  • 13 miles: SLIDELL (1827 FRONT ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 19 miles: BAY ST. LOUIS (303 S. RAILROAD AVE.). Services: public payphones, call for taxi service.
  • 20 miles: PICAYUNE (U.S. 11 & TATE ST.). Services: free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pearlington:
  • PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 35 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 36 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
  • DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 39 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 41 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
  • TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 42 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Pearlington had been hit very hard by hurricane Katrina and still needs help. They do have National Guard, Army and Army Corp of Engineers there but no Red Cross etc. A grassroots charity did bring in a vet and two truckloads of needed supplies, but no where near enough. added by CT

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Tourist attraction: Hancock County - Welcome Center (I 10 & Highway 607).

Hotel: Hancock County Tourism Bureau Concierge Desk (9000 Highway 607).

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  71.0%
Whole state:  71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.7%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  17.6%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.4%
Whole state:  9.1%

Pearlington compared to Mississippi state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

11.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,877 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.73%
Mississippi average:  7.82%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($333 average AGI)
Hancock County:  0.13%
Mississippi average:  0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Harrison County, MS  3.32% ($39,947 average AGI)
from St. Bernard Parish, LA  1.14% ($34,585)
from St. Tammany Parish, LA  0.79% ($42,654)


25.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,013 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  25.40%
Mississippi average:  8.35%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($107 average AGI)
Hancock County:  0.09%
Mississippi average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Harrison County, MS  3.72% ($34,467 average AGI)
to Pearl River County, MS  1.72% ($32,914)
to St. Tammany Parish, LA  1.15% ($38,036)


Strongest AM radio stations in Pearlington:
  • WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
  • WBSL (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAY ST. LOUIS, MS; Owner: HANCOCK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRJW (1320 AM; 5 kW; PICAYUNE, MS; Owner: PEARL RIVER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
  • WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSLA (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SLIDELL, LA; Owner: MAPA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WRPM (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POPLARVILLE, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERS)
  • WODT (1280 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSMB (1350 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WROA (1390 AM; 5 kW; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: DOWDY/DOWDY PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pearlington:
  • WNOE-FM (101.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRNO-FM (99.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKZN (105.3 FM; KENNER, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KKND (106.7 FM; PORT SULPHUR, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLMG (101.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEZB (97.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTKL (95.7 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WYLD-FM (98.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQUE-FM (93.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZKX (107.9 FM; BAY ST. LOUIS, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOPR (94.7 FM; LACOMBE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZNF (95.3 FM; LUMBERTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
  • WBSN-FM (89.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: PROVIDENCE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WRBH (88.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: RADIO FOR THE BLIND & HANDICAPPED, INC.)
  • WWNO (89.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & A & M COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Pearlington:
  • WUPL (Channel 54; SLIDELL, LA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WXXV-TV (Channel 25; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.)
  • WGNO (Channel 26; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.)
  • WNOL-TV (Channel 38; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.)
  • WLAE-TV (Channel 32; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WPXL (Channel 49; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WYES-TV (Channel 12; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GREATER NEW ORLEANS ED TV FOUNDATION)
  • WBXN-CA (Channel 10; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WVUE (Channel 8; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: EMMIS TELEIVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WDSU (Channel 6; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: NEW ORLEANS HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WWL-TV (Channel 4; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WWL-TV, INC.)
  • WHNO (Channel 20; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLOX (Channel 13; BILOXI, MS; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WLPN-LP (Channel 61; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GLENN R. & KARIN A. PLUMMER)
  • K66FW (Channel 14; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)

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