Picayune, MS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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33%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

42%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Picayune	Mississippi	National
Income per capita	$30,089	$31,721	$44,883
Median household income	$46,946	$59,875	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$54,859	$74,896	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$36,542	$36,445	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,229	$46,990	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,792	$33,204	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	28.8%	22.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Picayune is 33% lower than the national average
The median household income in Picayune is 42% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Picayune is 20% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Picayune is 91% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,294 $46,946 $93,892

City

$39,912 $59,875 $119,750

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Picayune median earnings by income bracket

Picayune employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.4%	19.4%
Manufacturing sector	12.5%	12.5%
Financial & insurance services	1.2%	1.2%
Wholesale & retail services	14.8%	14.8%
Public administration	4.4%	4.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.5%	13.5%
Education, health & social services	1.2%	1.2%
Other	32.8%	32.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hide-A-Way Lake, MS	2,290	$120,418	48.1%
Lacombe, LA	7,465	$91,133	12.0%
Kiln, MS	2,513	$72,759	10.5%
Nicholson, MS	2,566	$54,125	33.5%
Sun, LA	541	$46,898	42.3%
Picayune, MS	11,292	$46,946	42.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ontario, OR	11,298	$54,307	33.2%
New Baltimore, VA	11,303	$212,870	161.7%
Poulsbo, WA	11,279	$107,732	32.5%
Mapleton, ON	11,305	n/a
Pompton Lakes, NJ	11,276	$146,552	80.2%
Picayune, MS	11,292	$46,946	42.3%

Source: The Picayune, MS employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.