Picayune, Mississippi Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Picayune is 7th in Mississippi out of 60 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Picayune is 12th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Picayune is 16th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Two or More

Picayune is 19th in Mississippi out of 65 other cities in Retail sales

Picayune is 19th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Picayune is 19th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Picayune, Mississippi Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Picayune	Rank	Mississippi	US
Current population (2012)	10,854	39th	2,984,926	313,914,040
Size in square miles	13.0	44th	46,923.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	839.6	33rd	63.2	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Picayune	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	8.6%	12th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.8%	38th	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.2%	19th	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Picayune	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.3%	25th	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.5%	33rd	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Picayune	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	59.3%	34th	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	36.7%	33rd	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	19th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	47th	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	34th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.9%	16th	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	34th	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	57.6%	34th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Picayune	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	53.5%	28th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.1%	55th	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Picayune	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	4,891	38th	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	19.9%	30th	13.4%	25.9%
Households	4,317	36th	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.2%	36th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$108,600	33rd	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	2.5	39th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Picayune	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$18,296	47th	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$32,890	43rd	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	23.0%	33rd	21.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Picayune	Rank	Mississippi	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,383	29th	225,977	27,092,908
Retail sales	$424,807	19th	$33,751,407	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$36,691	7th	$11,552	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$31,934	29th	$7,045,097	$613,795,732

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