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Vicksburg, MS vs Picayune, MS

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- Picayune is 0% more densely populated than Vicksburg.
- People are 28.4% more likely to be married in Picayune.
- The Median Age is 1.1 years older in Picayune.
 Vicksburg, MSPicayune, MSUnited States
 Population  Unlock11,777329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 201023,873  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,535285,036,114
 Population - 199020,908  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock652.993.4
 Land Area33.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Vicksburg, MSPicayune, MSUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Vicksburg, MSPicayune, MSUnited States
 White27.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock37.7%12.2%
 Asian0.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Vicksburg, MSPicayune, MSUnited States
 Married Population33.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.5%50.2%
 Never Married46.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.7%10.8%
 Widowed8.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.662.60
 Households8,479  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,83180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,882  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock34.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Vicksburg    8 Reviews

I was born and raised in Vicksburg. I left for a town 25 miles south in 2015. Vicksburg was a great city when I was coming up. However, in the past 15 to so years, it  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice People..Rich Culture....Just a great place to  More

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My son was attacked by two teenage thugs when he stopped in Vicksburg to do some laundry, find something to eat and recharge batteries for his electronics. Jake, my  More

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Reviews for Picayune    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved down here from the midwest. Crime is very bad in pearl river county. 4 or 5 murders in the county so far this year. Drugs are all over. Decaying houses are all  More

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Over 7 years ago

Picayune is overall a decent place to live. Beware of constractors. Over all they are good people however they hire all of the dope heads and excons that will Rob you  More

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Over 9 years ago

we moved from southern Indiana, the snow and cold weather, you can have it. It did get hot there yet not as humid, the growing season here is longer, there is no tax on  More

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