Moving to Pascagoula, Mississippi

Population: 26,200. Estimated population in July 2024: 25,173 (-3.9% change)
Males: 13,216 (50.4%), Females: 12,984 (49.6%)

Jackson County

Zip codes: 39567, 39581.

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.6 years
Median household income: $32,042
Median house value: $69,000

Population by Race

Races in Pascagoula:

  • White Non-Hispanic (65.2%)
  • Black (29.0%)
  • Hispanic (3.9%)
  • Other race (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

Ancestries: United States (12.3%), Irish (8.8%), English (7.9%), German (5.7%), French (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%).

Elevation: 16 feet

Land area: 15.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pascagoula

  • High school or higher: 78.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 9.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pascagoula city

  • Never married: 28.9%
  • Now married: 49.4%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

3.5% Foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +135 (+0.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Pascagoula:

  • SINGING RIVER HOSPITAL SYSTEM (2809 DENNY AV)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Pascagoula:

  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-BILOXI (about 25 miles; BILOXI, MS)
  • GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; BILOXI, MS)
  • MOBILE INFIRMARY (about 33 miles; MOBILE, AL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pascagoula:

  • TRENT LOTT INTERNATIONAL (about 7 miles; PASCAGOULA, MS; Abbreviation: PQL)
  • KEESLER AFB (about 27 miles; BILOXI, MS; Abbreviation: BIX)
  • MOBILE REGIONAL (about 31 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: MOB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pascagoula:

  • OCEAN SPRINGS (about 15 miles; OCEAN SPRINGS, MS; Abbreviation: 5R2)
  • ST ELMO (about 22 miles; ST ELMO, AL; Abbreviation: 2R5)
  • ROY E. RAY (about 25 miles; BAYOU LA BATRE, AL; Abbreviation: 5R7)

Amtrak station:
PASCAGOULA (505 RAILROAD AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
 
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pascagoula:

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 35 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,082)
  • BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,758)
  • MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; PERKINSTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 6,329)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 47 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 5,582)
  • JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,050)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 77 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; Full-time enrollment: 12,541)
  • PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)

Schools

Public high schools in Pascagoula:

  • PASCAGOULA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,206; Location: 1716 TUCKER STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MOSS POINT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 4903 TELEPHONE ROAD; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL CENTER (Location: 2602 MARKET STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Pascagoula:

  • RESURRECTION MIDDLE HIGH (Students: 183; Location: PO BOX 1267 520 WATTS AVE; Grades: 6 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Pascagoula:

  • WILLIAM M COLMER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 564; Location: 3112 EDEN STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • TRENT LOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 545; Location: 2234 PASCAGOULA STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • EASTLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 451; Location: 2611 INGALLS AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 443; Location: 3511 ARLINGTON STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CHEROKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 430; Location: 4102 SCOVEL RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 262; Location: 3203 LANIER STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 212; Location: 1100 DUPONT STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 138; Location: 4503 WILLOW STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 112; Location: 633 MARKET STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • EXCEPTIONAL SCHOOL (Students: 47; Location: 4311 HOSPITAL ROAD; Grades: UG – UG)

Private primary/middle schools in Pascagoula:

  • RESURRECTION CATHOLIC ELEMENTA (Students: 255; Location: 3704 QUINN DRIVE; Grades: PK – 5)
  • BETHEL ACADEMY & DAYCARE (Students: 211; Location: BOX 967; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST PETER THE APOSTLE SCHOOL (Students: 115; Location: 1703 TELEPHONE ROAD; Grades: PK – 6)

Libraries

Library in Pascagoula:

  • JACKSON-GEORGE REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $2,847,074; Location: 3214 PASCAGOULA STREET; 258,445 books; 15,925 audio materials; 16,852 video materials; 906 serial subscriptions)