Census-designated place · Jackson County, Mississippi

Escatawpa, Mississippi

Escatawpa is a census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi, part of the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area. It has 3,494 residents. Escatawpa, Mississippi has a quality-of-life score of 6 out of 100 (very low), ranking #14,694 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Mississippi it ranks #113 of 194 cities and towns. It ranks best on effective property tax rate (low), comfortable days (high) and reading scores (high). It ranks worst on broadband subscriptions (low), hospital quality rating (low) and voter turnout (low).

6Very low

Quality-of-life score: #14,694 of 15,651 cities and towns
Mississippi: #113 of 194 in MS
Population: 3,494 (2020-2024)
Land area: 7 mi²
Density: 523.2 /mi²
FIPS code: 2822900

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 75 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety19#12,608/15,637
Economy10#14,067/15,631
Housing47#7,943/14,977
Health9#14,232/15,609
Healthcare7#14,617/15,650
Environment32#10,447/15,453
Education46#8,384/15,649
Infrastructure4#15,050/15,650
Community4#15,021/15,651
Leisure & amenities33#10,534/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Escatawpa, Mississippi ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Jackson County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Effective property tax rate · low0.49%
88/100Mississippi 0.58%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Comfortable days · high32.1%
87/100Mississippi 26.7%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationJackson County value
Reading scores · high3.28
86/100Mississippi 3.06United States 3.052019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteJackson County value
Child care cost burden · low22.6%
86/100Mississippi 25.5%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteJackson County value
Days with unhealthy air · low0.0%
84/1002025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyJackson County value
Distance to an Amtrak station · low7 mi
83/100Mississippi 27 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauJackson County value

Weaknesses

Broadband subscriptions · low76.7%
1/100Mississippi 84.1%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Hospital quality rating · low1.0
1/100Mississippi 2.3United States 3.2Jul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesJackson County value
Voter turnout · low47.4%
3/100Mississippi 55.1%United States 65.2%2024U.S. Election Assistance CommissionJackson County value
Child poverty rate · high28.1%
3/100Mississippi 25.0%United States 15.5%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001High uncertainty
Median household income · low$40,109
6/100Mississippi $59,301United States $81,6042020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19013
Firearm deaths · high25.3 /100k
6/100Mississippi 25.8 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataJackson County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
2,257 (2015-2019) → 3,494 (2020-2024)
+55%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
63.9% (2015-2019) → 76.7% (2020-2024)
+13 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
61.8% (2015-2019) → 51.1% (2020-2024)
−11 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
6.9% (2015-2019) → 15.8% (2020-2024)
+8.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Child poverty rateWorsening
19.6% (2015-2019) → 28.1% (2020-2024)
+8.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Rent as share of incomeImproving
36.8% (2015-2019) → 31.4% (2020-2024)
−5.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Escatawpa, Mississippi improved on 2 of 11 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 9 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Bachelor's++8.9 points6.9% → 15.8%
Broadband+13 points63.9% → 76.7%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 11 measures

Change of every measure of Escatawpa, Mississippi between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	21.3 min2015-2019	24.2 min2020-2024	+2.9 min	Within the margin of error	21%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%2015-2019	15.8%2020-2024	+8.9 points	Improved	87%
Broadband subscriptions	63.9%2015-2019	76.7%2020-2024	+13 points	Improved	72%
Effective property tax rate	0.65%2015-2019	0.49%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	51%
High school diploma or higher	86.6%2015-2019	82.4%2020-2024	−4.2 points	Within the margin of error	7%
Home price to income ratio	2.3×2015-2019	2.7×2020-2024	+0.4×	Within the margin of error	56%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.5882015-2019	0.5032020-2024	−0.085	Within the margin of error	93%
Median household income	$38,2422015-2019	$40,1092020-2024	+4.9%	Within the margin of error	11%
Poverty rate	17.6%2015-2019	20.8%2020-2024	+3.2 points	Within the margin of error	19%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	20.3%2015-2019	22.1%2020-2024	+1.8 points	Within the margin of error	27%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Escatawpa, Mississippi five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Escatawpa, Mississippi in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Escatawpa, Mississippi itself moved −1.8 points in standing on average over the same 8 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

3,494 residents (±641)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 men (−11.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

3,494 residents (±641)

Escatawpa, Mississippi
Mississippi share

White75%2,620
Black18%†620
Hispanic or Latino0.7%†26

Education

2,798 residents (±526)

Escatawpa, Mississippi
Mississippi share

No high school diploma18%†493
High school or GED46%1,289
Some college8.0%†223

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,614 households (±349)

Escatawpa, Mississippi
Mississippi share

Under $25k35%†571
$25k–50k21%†331
$50k–75k13%†210
$75k–100k11%†182
$100k–150k13%†209
$150k–200k3.9%†63
$200k or more3.0%†48

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,614 households (±349)

Escatawpa, Mississippi
Mississippi share

Own81%1,304
Rent19%†310

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

281 households (±178)

Escatawpa, Mississippi
Mississippi share

Under $7504.3%†12
$750–1,00037%†105
$1,000–1,50046%†129

Home values

1,304 homes (±319)

Escatawpa, Mississippi
Mississippi share

Under $150k66%†864
$150k–250k9.2%†120
$250k–400k18%†

Age of homes

1,851 homes (±382)

Escatawpa, Mississippi
Mississippi share

2010 or later2.2%†40
2000–20098.7%†161
1980–199921%†382

Size of homes

1,851 homes (±382)

Escatawpa, Mississippi
Mississippi share

Studio3.3%†61
1 bedroom6.1%†113
2 bedrooms12%†219

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

1,239 workers (±228)

Escatawpa, Mississippi
Mississippi share

Drive alone76%941
Carpool18%†229
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home1.2%†15
Other4.4%†54

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

1,224 workers (±227)

Escatawpa, Mississippi
Mississippi share

Under 15 min23%†277
15–29 min37%†449
30–44 min29%†

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Jackson County, the county holding most of Escatawpa's residents.

Jackson County has 2,358 employer establishments, 162 for every 10,000 residents (0.65× the US rate of 248; 0.79× Mississippi's), with 44,996 paid employees at an average annual pay of $57,680. The Census Bureau also counts 11,875 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,358; 11,875 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 162; US 248 · Mississippi 205
Paid employees: 44,996
Average annual pay: $57,680; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Jackson County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	235	16.1	0.77×Fewer than typical	2,257	$67,054	539
Restaurants and other eating places	221	15.1	0.82×About typical	4,316	$18,271	81
Specialty trade contractors	113	7.7	0.50×Fewer than typical	1,515	$62,087	1,075
Limited-service restaurants	99	6.8	0.85×About typical	2,212	$15,374	26
Religious organizations	94	6.4	1.16×About typical	659	$19,942	—
Full-service restaurants	92	6.3	0.82×About typical	1,825	$21,619	27
Offices of physicians	79	5.4	0.84×About typical	841	$97,224	128
Lessors of real estate	78	5.3	0.43×Fewer than typical	288	$35,865	875
Gasoline stations	73	5	1.54×More than typical	562	$23,989	7
Offices of other health practitioners	70	4.8	0.79×Fewer than typical	499	$53,170	186
Automotive repair and maintenance	63	4.3	0.86×About typical	344	$36,692	190
Services to buildings and dwellings	62	4.2	0.63×Fewer than typical	666	$32,751	1,048

Rank places for an industry Open Jackson County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 145,946 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $99.2K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Escatawpa, Mississippi: $28.39 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $99.2K; +2,151% vs FY2025
Per resident: $28.39; US $1,995
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.5%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$99.6K100%
Department of the Navy$4650.5%

Top recipients

SHIP & SHORE CONSTRUCTION LLC$99.6K100%
MCCULLOUGH ENGINEERING SERVICES INC$4650.5%
ECO-RESTORE LLC$00.0%
GROUND LEVEL, INC.-$8200.0%

Spending by fiscal year

6KFY2017
5.8KFY2018
84.5KFY2019
99.2FY2020
-788.4FY2021
12.9KFY2022
317.9FY2023
21.5KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Ship and boat building · 3366$99.6K100%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$4650.5%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Escatawpa, Mississippi, so they do not add up across cities.

Escatawpa, Mississippi's figures are part of those of Jackson County, MS ($3.7B in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Escatawpa is mostly in Jackson County.

See federal money in Jackson County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Escatawpa, Mississippi is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Mike EzellR-MS-4 · 100% of residentsWith party 98%Missed 2.1%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Jackson County29100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Gulfport-Biloxi, MS20

Other cities and towns in Jackson County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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