Pass Christian is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 6,646 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Pass Christian is the 59th largest community in Mississippi.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pass Christian is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pass Christian is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pass Christian who work in sales jobs (14.77%), office and administrative support jobs (12.70%), and management occupations (9.92%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Pass Christian are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Pass Christian is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Pass Christian isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.83% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Being a small city, Pass Christian does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Pass Christian Information and Demographics

The education level of Pass Christian citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 27.74% of adults in Pass Christian have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Pass Christian in 2000 was $26,008, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,032 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Pass Christian is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Spanish.