Being a small city, Picayune does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Picayune rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.32% of adults 25 and older in Picayune have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Picayune in 2022 was $22,123, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,492 for a family of four. However, Picayune contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Picayune is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Picayune home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Picayune residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Picayune include German, English, French, Irish, and Acadian/Cajun.
The most common language spoken in Picayune is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
