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Pearl, MS vs Pascagoula, MS

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Highlights
- Household income in Pascagoula, is 21% less than it is in Pearl and is 60% below the National Average.
- Pearl unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Pascagoula unemployment rate is 7.3%.
 Pearl, MSPascagoula, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,237  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,243$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,484  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Pearl, MSPascagoula, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock21.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Pearl, MSPascagoula, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.6%13.1%
Reviews for Pearl    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

In my opinion, Rankin County needs to catch up with the times. It is 2010, get off of this prejudice, white robe, peckerwood BS!!! I watched my husband be carried away  More

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Reviews for Pascagoula    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Not a place to raise a family. This place is butt ugly~ everything about it. The abandoned shops look as bad as the litter the city doesn't pick up, the way the  More

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Over 19 years ago

pascagoula is a good place to raise children not to mention that these houses here are  More

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