Pascagoula.
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Mississippi·Jackson County
8 tracts·22K people·$145K median·1,429/mi²
White 48 · Black 34 · Hispanic 13 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Living alone 35 · Married couple 35 · Other 30
Manufacturing 29 · Health 28 · Retail 16 · Professional 14 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Sales · office 21 · Service 20 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 15
Drive alone 85 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 4 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Pascagoula is $144,700 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Pascagoula has 21,710 residents across 8 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.9; the population is 48.0% White, 34.1% Black, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% Multiracial, 1.2% Asian and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 21.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 24.4% (Census ACS).
Beach Elementary (85%) and Cherokee Elementary (66%) lead the elementary schools; Pascagoula High is the high school with reported scores (55%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $894/month, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Pascagoula is $52,222 a year, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Pascagoula, median rent is $894/month and the median home value is $144,700 (Census ACS).
Pascagoula reported 2.2 violent crimes and 41.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 43°F; there are 103 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 69 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Pascagoula are wildfire (77), lightning (75) and tornado (63), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Pascagoula, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).