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Pearl, MS
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Pearl profile


Living in Pearl



Pearl is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 27,682 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Pearl is the 12th largest community in Mississippi.

Also of interest is that Pearl has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Pearl is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of people in Pearl who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.74% of adults in Pearl have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Pearl in 2018 was $32,468, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,872 for a family of four. However, Pearl contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pearl is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pearl home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pearl residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pearl include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Pearl is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.