Perkinston is a somewhat small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 8,027 people and two associated neighborhoods, Perkinston is the 51st largest community in Mississippi. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Perkinston, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Perkinston, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Perkinston’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Perkinston does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $75,024.00. Perkinston real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Perkinston house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Perkinston is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Perkinston is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Perkinston who work in sales jobs (9.82%), office and administrative support (9.23%), and management occupations (7.90%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.63% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Perkinston is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Perkinston, the average commute to work is 37.21 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Perkinston does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Perkinston who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.69% of the adults in Perkinston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Perkinston in 2022 was $29,442, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,768 for a family of four. However, Perkinston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Perkinston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Perkinston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Perkinston include English, Irish, German, French, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Perkinston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
