With 21,710 people, Pascagoula is a city in Mississippi. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $144,700. 24.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. 4% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,222, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pascagoula
What changed most since 1990
Black share21.4% → 34.1%(+12.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share76.4% → 48.0%(−28.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population25,899 → 21,710(−16%)US over the same years: +35%
Pascagoula's population equals 15% of Jackson County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 6.6% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 26% of the county's.
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)35.9%(455)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(298)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.1%(495)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.7%(148)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,267 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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Over time
Pascagoula, decade by decade
Pascagoula population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
25,899
$59,968
$114,723
16.3%
46.3
2000
26,200
$58,369
$124,419
15.6%
61.2
2010
22,392
$55,018
$165,292
17.8%
73.5
2020
22,010
$49,896
$138,536
16.0%
80.2
2024
21,710
$52,222
$144,700
21.7%
79.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
