COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gautier vs Pascagoula
PLACE A
Gautier, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Gautier is 11% smaller than Pascagoula. Gautier earns more, with a median household income $9,704 higher.
GAUTIERPASCAGOULADIFFERENCE
Total population19,06921,409−11% vs Pascagoula
Population density6301,392−762
Population growth2.4%-1.7%+4.1 pts
Median age37.935.9+2.0
Male47.5%48.7%−1.3 pts
Female52.5%51.3%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born3.1%4.1%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.1%48.0%+5.1 pts
Black29.5%34.1%−4.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%12.6%−2.3 pts
Asian1.5%1.2%+0.3 pts
Other5.6%4.1%+1.5 pts
Median household income$61,926$52,222+$9,704
Per capita income$34,049$28,264+$5,785
Poverty rate17.5%24.4%−6.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.487Even
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%21.7%+0.2 pts
Graduate degree8.5%7.2%+1.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%7.6%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation63.7%58.4%+5.3 pts
Median home value$166,400$144,700+$21,700
Median gross rent$1,040$894+$146
Owner-occupied66.8%53.6%+13.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%15.3%−6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households41.7%53.3%−11.6 pts
Average commute23.618.7+4.9
Worked from home6.6%3.4%+3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.9%11.2%+3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025