Being a small city, Pearsall does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Pearsall have a very low rate of college education: just 6.99% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Pearsall in 2018 was $19,519, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,076 for a family of four. However, Pearsall contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pearsall is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pearsall home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Pearsall, accounting for 88.85% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Pearsall residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pearsall include German, English, French, Canadian, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Pearsall is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.
