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Population (year 2000): 1,684
Males: 839 (49.8%), Females: 845 (50.2%)
Hancock County
Zip code:
39572
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $31,224 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,700 (year 2000)
Races in Pearlington:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.4%)
- Black (20.4%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (20.0%), Irish
(12.5%), French (11.6%), German (8.1%), English (7.5%), Italian
(4.7%).
Elevation: 8 feet
Land area: 9.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pearlington
- High school or higher: 71.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 37.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pearlington CDP
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 53.4%
- Separated: 3.7%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 13.4%
0.6% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Pearlington:
- NORTHSHORE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
SLIDELL, LA)
- NORTHSHORE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
SLIDELL, LA)
- SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SLIDELL,
LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pearlington:
- STENNIS INTL (about 14 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID:
HSA)
- LAKEFRONT (about 33 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
- GULFPORT-BILOXI INTL (about 39 miles; GULFPORT, MS;
ID: GPT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pearlington:
- SLIDELL (about 16 miles; SLIDELL, LA; ID: ASD)
- PICAYUNE MUNI (about 17 miles; PICAYUNE, MS; ID:
MJD)
- DIAMONDHEAD (about 17 miles; DIAMONDHEAD, MS; ID:
66Y)
Amtrak stations near Pearlington:
- 13 miles: SLIDELL (1827 FRONT ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 19 miles: BAY ST. LOUIS (303 S. RAILROAD AVE.).
Services: public payphones, call for taxi service.
- 20 miles: PICAYUNE (U.S. 11 & TATE ST.). Services:
free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call
for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Pearlington:
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 33 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,217)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 36 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
- DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
(about 39 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)
- PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
POPLARVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,433)
- XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 41 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 42 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
Public primary/middle school in Pearlington:
- CHARLES B MURPHY SCHOOL (Students: 134;
Location: 6098 1ST AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
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