Pearl River Town, Louisiana

Pearl River Town is a town in the St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 1839 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the town is 2193, It is the 198th largest by population in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It has total area of 2.53 square miles (6.55 kmē), of which, 2.49 square miles (6.45 kmē) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 kmē) of it is water, making it the 220th largest by size in Louisiana.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1839 people in the town, organized into 400 households, and 290 families living in the town. The population density was 737.7 people per square mile (284.83/kmē), it would be the 189th most densely populated town in the U.S. state of Louisiana. There were 788 housing units at an average density of 316.5 per square mile (122.2/kmē). The average household size was 2.6 people, and the average family size was 3.09 people. The population's age distribution was 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males. The median age is 37.4 years, the median age of male residents at 35.9 and the median age of female residents at 38.8. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 95.38% White, 1.36% Black or African American, 0.92% American Indian, 0.49% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 1.2% from two or more races and 0.65% Other races.

Pearl River town Louisiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Pearl River town Louisiana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Pearl River Town Louisiana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $31296, it is 141st wealthiest town by median household income in Louisiana. The median income for a family in the town was $40647, it would be the 105th highest town by median family income in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The per capita income for the town was $15542, making its Louisiana's 119th highest town by per capita income. The median income of town was $19063, Males had a median income of $27773 versus $15000 for females.

In 2000, 423 pupils and students, of which 51.06% are male and 48.94% are female, 23% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.8% nursery or pri school, 10.87% kindergarten, 47.75% elementary school, 21.28% high school and 12.29% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1839
April 2000 Estimate2043
July 2000 Estimate1889
July 2001 Estimate1923
July 2002 Estimate1941
July 2003 Estimate1948
July 2004 Estimate1982
July 2005 Estimate2015
July 2006 Estimate2079
July 2007 Estimate2183
July 2008 Estimate2193
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school191433
Kindergarten222446
Elementary school11488202
High school424890
College or graduate school193352
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Pearl River town, Louisiana$31296$40647$15542
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana$47883$55346$22514
Louisiana, United States$32566$39774$16912
United States$41994$50046$21587