Moving to Pascagoula, Mississippi

About Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pascagoula

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 the north in Jackson County.

Gender
Gender Pascagoula Mississippi Country
Female 49.6% 51.6% 50.8%
Male 50.4% 48.4% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Pascagoula Mississippi Country
Less than $10,000 14.5% 9.4% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 7.1% 6.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 12% 12.3% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.7% 11% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 11.7% 13.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.1% 17% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.6% 11.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 8.2% 11.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.4% 4.1% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 3.7% 3.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Pascagoula Mississippi Country
< 9th Grade 4% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 10% 10% 7.0%
High School or GED 33% 30% 27.0%
Other College 26% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 12% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 10% 14% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Pascagoula Mississippi Country
White 46% 56.4% 60.1%
African American 34.4% 37.5% 12.2%
American Indian 0.4% 0.4% 0.6%
Asian 0.8% 1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.6% 1.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 16.4% 3.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity