Pearl River is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,647 people and four associated neighborhoods, Pearl River is the 155th largest community in Louisiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Pearl River, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Pearl River, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Pearl River’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Pearl River does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $59,702.00.

One downside of living in Pearl River is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Pearl River, the average commute to work is 32.12 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The percentage of adults in Pearl River who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.71% of the adults in Pearl River have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pearl River in 2018 was $37,198, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,792 for a family of four. However, Pearl River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Pearl River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pearl River residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pearl River include German, French, Italian, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Pearl River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.