Pearl River is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,647 people and four associated neighborhoods, Pearl River is the 155th largest community in Louisiana. Pearl River has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Pearl River, where the median household income is $59,702.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pearl River is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pearl River is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pearl River who work in management occupations (12.23%), food service (12.09%), and sales jobs (10.33%). One downside of living in Pearl River is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Pearl River, the average commute to work is 32.12 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The percentage of adults in Pearl River who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.71% of the adults in Pearl River have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Pearl River in 2022 was $37,198, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,792 for a family of four. However, Pearl River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Pearl River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pearl River residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pearl River include German, French, Italian, Irish, and English. The most common language spoken in Pearl River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
