Picayune 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.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Picayune rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.32% of adults 25 and older in Picayune have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Picayune in 2018 was $22,123, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,492 for a family of four. However, Picayune contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Picayune is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Picayune home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Picayune residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Picayune include German, English, French, Irish, and Acadian/Cajun.
The most common language spoken in Picayune is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
