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PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI QUICK STATSCounty: Pearl River
Incorporated: 1904
Elevation: 61 feet
Land Area: 11.8 square miles
Population Density: 1002 people per square mile
Population change since 2000: 11.90%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (61.4%), Black (35.9%), Hispanic (1.1%), Two or more races (1.1%), American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries (City): United States (14.4%), German (8.0%), Irish (8.0%), English (7.1%), French (6.4%), Italian (2.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gulfport, MS (37.1 miles , pop. 71,127)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (44.6 miles , pop. 484,674)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (345.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Pearl River, LA (3.4 miles ), Sun, LA (3.9 miles ), Kiln, MS (4.1 miles ), Slidell, LA (4.3 miles ), Pearlington, MS (4.4 miles ), Bogalusa, LA (4.5 miles ), Diamondhead, MS (4.6 miles ), Lacombe, LA (4.6 miles )
Picayune Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average. House age significantly above state average.
PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 73.80%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.50%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.60%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Picayune:
PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 17 miles, POPLARVILLE, MS, Full-time enrollment: 2,433 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 38 miles, PERKINSTON, MS, FT enrollment: 6,329 UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS about 42 miles, NEW ORLEANS, LA, FT enrollment: 12,442 SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS about 43 miles, NEW ORLEANS, LA, FT enrollment: 3,217 DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 46 miles, NEW ORLEANS, LA, FT enrollment: 8,193 LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER about 46 miles, NEW ORLEANS, LA, FT enrollment: 2,496 XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA about 48 miles, NEW ORLEANS, LA, FT enrollment: 3,659
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