Pascagoula, Mississippi demographics

Pascagoula, MS demographics: median age 35.9; 21.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pascagoula city, Mississippi · Incorporated city · GEOID 2855360. The survey estimates a population of 21,710 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pascagoula is 35.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 8,734 households (±482). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.9 ±1.7	38.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Under 18	5,410 ±615	24.9% ±2.8 pp	23.3%	22.0%
18–34	5,160 ±597	23.8% ±2.8 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	7,284 ±580	33.6% ±2.7 pp	37.2%	38.0%
65 and older	3,856 ±443	17.8% ±2.0 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Male	10,577 ±407	48.7% ±1.9 pp	48.5%	49.5%
Female	11,133 ±409	51.3% ±1.9 pp	51.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
White alone	10,603 ±657	48.8% ±3.0 pp	55.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	7,420 ±785	34.2% ±3.6 pp	36.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	5 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	268 ±259 · low precision	1.2% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,671 ±508	7.7% ±2.3 pp	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,743 ±487	8.0% ±2.2 pp	4.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,983 ±468	87.4% ±2.1 pp	96.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,727 ±476	12.6% ±2.2 pp	3.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,734
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,035 ±333	34.7% ±3.3 pp	43.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	440 ±145	5.0% ±1.6 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,841 ±339	21.1% ±3.7 pp	17.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,088 ±427	35.4% ±4.5 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	330 ±161	3.8% ±1.8 pp	4.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,734
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,814 ±271	32.2% ±2.5 pp	31.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,920 ±527	67.8% ±4.7 pp	68.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,734
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,088 ±427	35.4% ±4.5 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,650 ±370	30.3% ±3.9 pp	33.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,044 ±251	12.0% ±2.8 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,315 ±266	15.1% ±2.9 pp	11.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	371 ±126	4.2% ±1.4 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	174 ±98 · low precision	2.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	92 ±81 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Native	20,826 ±371	95.9% ±1.7 pp	97.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	884 ±372	4.1% ±1.7 pp	2.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,901
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
English only	17,378 ±564	87.3% ±2.3 pp	95.7%	77.7%
Spanish	2,251 ±465	11.3% ±2.3 pp	2.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	76 ±86 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	14 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	10 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	105 ±106 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	16 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	5 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	28 ±44 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	18 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 14,121
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,551 ±342	11.0% ±2.4 pp	12.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,052 ±447	28.7% ±2.9 pp	29.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,613 ±497	25.6% ±3.4 pp	21.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,834 ±344	13.0% ±2.4 pp	10.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,050 ±346	14.5% ±2.4 pp	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,021 ±220	7.2% ±1.5 pp	9.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 21,601
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Same house	17,977 ±834	83.2% ±3.9 pp	89.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,162 ±548	10.0% ±2.5 pp	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	597 ±489 · low precision	2.8% ±2.3 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	667 ±292	3.1% ±1.4 pp	2.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	198 ±196 · low precision	0.9% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.2% of Pascagoula residents (±2.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.0% in Mississippi and 8.4% nationally. 86.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pascagoula	Mississippi	U.S.	Compared with Mississippi
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.2% ±2.0 pp	11.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.6% ±3.5 pp	84.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.8% ±1.7 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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