Pascagoula is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 26,222 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, Pascagoula is the 9th largest community in Mississippi.

Unlike some cities, Pascagoula isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Pascagoula are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pascagoula is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pascagoula who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.79%), sales jobs (9.82%), and management occupations (6.96%).

There are many members of the armed forces living in Pascagoula. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Pascagoula are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.13 minutes getting to work every day.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Pascagoula use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Pascagoula's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding taxis. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Pascagoula Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Pascagoula who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 15.59% of the adults in Pascagoula have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pascagoula in 2000 was $16,891, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $67,564 for a family of four.

Pascagoula is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pascagoula home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Pascagoula is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pascagoula include Irish, English, German, French, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Pascagoula is English. Some people also speak Spanish.