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Population (year 2000): 3,566
Males: 1,793 (50.3%), Females: 1,773 (49.7%)
Jackson County
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $41,101 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,500 (year 2000)
Races in Escatawpa:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.0%)
- Black (17.6%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (34.0%), Irish (8.9%),
English (5.7%), German (3.6%), French (2.6%), Polish (2.2%).
Elevation: 15 feet
Land area: 6.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Escatawpa
- High school or higher: 76.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Escatawpa CDP
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 59.2%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 14.3%
0.7% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Escatawpa:
- SINGING RIVER HOSPITAL SYSTEM (about 9 miles;
PASCAGOULA, MS)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-BILOXI (about 25 miles;
BILOXI, MS)
- GEORGE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; LUCEDALE,
MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Escatawpa:
- TRENT LOTT INTERNATIONAL (about 4 miles; PASCAGOULA,
MS; ID: PQL)
- MOBILE REGIONAL (about 26 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID:
MOB)
- KEESLER AFB (about 27 miles; BILOXI, MS; ID: BIX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Escatawpa:
- OCEAN SPRINGS (about 16 miles; OCEAN SPRINGS, MS;
ID: 5R2)
- SKYWEST AIRPARK (about 19 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID:
S26)
- ST ELMO (about 20 miles; ST ELMO, AL; ID: 2R5)
Amtrak station near Escatawpa:
- 9 miles: 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
Escatawpa:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 30 miles; MOBILE,
AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,082)
- BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,758)
- MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41
miles; PERKINSTON, MS; FT enrollment: 6,329)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 47 miles;
FAIRHOPE, AL; FT enrollment: 5,582)
- JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61
miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 70 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
- PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles;
POPLARVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,433)
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