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Pearl, Mississippi Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 21,961. Estimated population in July 2024: 23,111 (+5.2% change)
Males: 10,451 (47.6%), Females: 11,510 (52.4%)

Zip code: 39208

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $37,617
Median house value: $72,200

Population by Race

Races in Pearl:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.2%)
  • Black (16.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (22.5%), Irish (10.4%), English (8.0%), German (7.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), Scottish (2.1%).

Land area: 21.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pearl

  • High school or higher: 77.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pearl city

  • Never married: 24.6%
  • Now married: 52.8%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 13.9%

2.5% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 0.9% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,444 (+12.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pearl:

  • WOMAN’S HOSPITAL AT RIVER OAKS (about 1 miles; FLOWOOD, MS)
  • BRENTWOOD BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (about 1 miles; JACKSON, MS)
  • RIVER OAKS HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; JACKSON, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pearl:

  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 4 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
  • HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 77 miles; HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; Abbreviation: PIB)
  • HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 94 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; Abbreviation: HEZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pearl:

  • HAWKINS FIELD (about 9 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: HKS)
  • BRUCE CAMPBELL FIELD (about 12 miles; MADISON, MS; Abbreviation: MBO)
  • JOHN BELL WILLIAMS (about 21 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Abbreviation: M16)

Amtrak station near Pearl:

  • 7 miles: JACKSON (300 W. CAPITOL ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Pearl:

  • ACADEMY OF HAIR DESIGN 4 (Full-time enrollment: 48; Location: 3167 HWY 80 E; Private, for-profit; Website: [email protected])

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pearl:

  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 21 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
  • ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
  • JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 78 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)
  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)

Schools

Public high school in Pearl:

  • PEARL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 975; Location: 500 PIRATE COVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Pearl:

  • PEARL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 906; Location: 200 MARY ANN DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 595; Location: 3600 HARLE STREET; Grades: 02 – 03)
  • PEARL LOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 590; Location: 160 MARY ANN DRIVE; Grades: KG – 01)
  • PEARL UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 581; Location: 180 MARY ANN DRIVE; Grades: 04 – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Pearl:

  • FAITH ACADEMY (Students: 175; Location: 2065 MURRAY DR 1; Grades: PK – 8)

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