| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 601 / 769 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:09 PM |
| Population: | 10,926 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28111 |
| CBSA: | Hattiesburg, MS |
| Land Area: | 596 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.2467, -88.9469 |
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10,926 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 596 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 11,557 to 10,926 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.5% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39476 (Richton, $58,919 median) and poorest ZIP 39462 (New Augusta, $44,513) are 19.6 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $91,700 in 39423 (Beaumont) to $145,300 in 39476 (Richton).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 15 people/sq mi in 39476 (Richton) to 28 in 39423 (Beaumont).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.6% bachelor's+ in 39423 (Beaumont) to 15.0% in 39476 (Richton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #64 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #40 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,650 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
12.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (956 of 7,469 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Perry County lost 5.5% of residents between 2014 and 2024.