With 11,900 people, Picayune is a city in Mississippi. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $157,100. The foreign-born share is 2%. The median household earns $41,213, about 50% below the national median. Households here earn about 27% less than in Mississippi as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $41,213, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Picayune
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.0% → 16.2%(+3.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants65.8% → 58.8%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share62.8% → 52.1%(−10.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Its weight in Pearl River County
Picayune's population equals 21% of Pearl River County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 13% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 15% 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)21.8%(141)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.2%(215)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.3%(261)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(38)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 648 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
Picayune, decade by decade
Picayune 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
10,633
$41,392
$105,363
13.0%
59.3
2000
10,535
$49,108
$120,047
15.5%
61.8
2010
10,878
$38,800
$158,387
18.7%
66.5
2020
11,885
$37,996
$141,203
12.2%
70.9
2024
11,900
$41,213
$157,100
16.2%
72.0
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.
