Pascagoula ( PASS-kuh-GOOL-uh) is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula metropolitan area, and is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula Combined Statistical Area and the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. The population was 22,392 at the 2010 census, down from 26,200 at the 2000 census. In 2019 the population was 21,699.
The city is served by three airports: Mobile Regional Airport, 34 miles (55 km) to the northeast in Alabama; Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, about 40 miles (64 km) west of Pascagoula; and the Trent Lott International Airport, 9 miles (14 km) to...
Ethnicity | Pascagoula | USA |
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White | 46% | 60.1% |
African American | 34.4% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Asian | 0.8% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
Multiracial | 1.6% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 16.4% | 18.2% |
Other | 0.4% | 0.3% |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Pascagoula | USA |
---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 14.5% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 7.1% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 12% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 11.7% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 11.7% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 17.1% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 11.6% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 8.2% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2.4% | 7.1% |
Education | Pascagoula | USA |
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< 9th Grade | 4% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 10% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 33% | 27.0% |
Other College | 26% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 12% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 10% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 4% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 1% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 0% | 1.0% |