CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Escatawpa

Mississippi · 3,902 residents · 6.68 sq mi

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Escatawpa is a city of 3,902 people in Mississippi. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Households here earn about 32% more than in Mississippi as a whole. The typical home is worth $45,600. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,902

+9%vs 2000

vs 3,566 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

30.1

−18%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.68 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(307)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(333)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(363)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(337)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(250)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.7%(729)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(599)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(399)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(305)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.1%(200)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(80)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,651

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,101 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,443

−20%vs 2000

vs $16,850 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.6%

+5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,600

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$362

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $470 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.2%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.5% in 2000

21.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80%(2,852)

Black17.6%(627)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(21)

Asian0.7%(26)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.6%(3,535)

Black9.4%(367)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(26)

Ancestry

English16.6%(579)

American10.2%(358)

German8%(278)

Scottish7%(246)

Irish5.6%(197)

Scotch-Irish2.9%(100)

Swiss1.7%(59)

Subsaharan African1.6%(55)

French1.5%(53)

Polish1.5%(52)

Italian1.3%(47)

Swedish0.9%(31)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Armenian0.1%(5)

British0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.5%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 14.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.6%(553)

Married44.4%(653)

Widowed10.5%(154)

Divorced7.5%(110)

Women 15+

Never married18.1%(304)

Married43.9%(739)

Widowed20.6%(346)

Divorced17.5%(294)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.0%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 24.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.4%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 31.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.9%

−9.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.7%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.8%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 47.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.1%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 55.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)9.4%(29)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.4%(66)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.9%(77)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War23%(71)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 309 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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