Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Mississippi has a population of 3,494.
More weak spots than strong ones. Its weakest subject is health: residents are less healthy than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. With a D− overall, Escatawpa is better than 4% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 84th of 99 in Mississippi. It lags on hazard risk as well (D−): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Where it does best is cost of living — a typical home costs about $108K, 1.7 years of the Gulfport metro’s $62K median household income. Incomes are weaker too: the median household income is $40K, and 21% of residents live below the poverty line. Walkability is weaker too (D). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index.
3,722 counted in 2010 and 3,254 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Escatawpa is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,566 in 2000, 3,254 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2017 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
Explore the history →Escatawpa is unincorporated, so Jackson County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Escatawpa.
Escatawpa is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Mississippi (mostly hurricanes).
Against the 2,425 U.S. towns with household incomes like Escatawpa’s, it is less healthy than 56%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income. Within Mississippi it is less healthy than 61% of the 101 graded towns: much of Mississippi scores lower on these measures.
20% of Escatawpa adults have been diagnosed with depression. The share of adults in Escatawpa who have high blood pressure is 50%, above both Mississippi’s towns (45%) and U.S. towns (35%). Among adults here, 18% have diabetes and 20% smoke cigarettes.
| Escatawpa | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 45% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Escatawpa | MS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of Mississippi towns, with expected losses of about $1,014 per resident a year; that rating is what its D− for hazard risk is built on.
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Escatawpa after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. 54% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 31%. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1998: 27.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Escatawpa has 182 jobs for its 1,188 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most people who work leave Escatawpa to do it: just 1% work in town. Employers in Escatawpa added 84 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 182. Half of commuters travel less than 10 miles. The top destinations are Pascagoula (34%), Moss Point (7%) and Gulfport (6%).
| Escatawpa | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 20% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $40,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Only one of the 101 Mississippi towns we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Escatawpa. For adults 25 and older locally, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 16%.
| Escatawpa | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 12% | 24% | 22% |
| Median age | 49.5 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 16% | 25% | 29% |
56% women, 44% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.7 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| Escatawpa | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.4% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.6% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.1% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 3.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.3% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.1% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 17.7% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17.6% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 46.1% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 8% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.5% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.1% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 1.7% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
July afternoons average 90.5°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 84% of Mississippi places with climate records; January nights average 40.5°.
Escatawpa’s January low is 41°F. Snow is a rarity.
| Escatawpa | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 41°F | 36°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just 118 of its 4,411 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Escatawpa itself; its outdoors grade is D.
One park or preserve covers 18 acres in Escatawpa.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ward Bayou Wildlife Management Area | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 1.7 years of the Gulfport metro’s $62K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 92% of Mississippi towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
In Escatawpa, just over four in five households own their home. The town’s median rent stands at $1,184 a month.
| Escatawpa | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,184 a month | $900 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Escatawpa. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi MuseumUSS Alabama
15 mi National SeashoreGulf Islands National Seashore7.6M visitors a year
34 mi MuseumUSS Drum
36 mi MuseumFort Morgan
34 mi MuseumBattleship Memorial Park
8 mi MuseumOld Spanish FortUSS Alabama: USN, Public domain · Gulf Islands National Seashore: National Park Service, Public domain · USS Drum: Jean-Pierre Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Morgan: Altairisfar, Public domain · Battleship Memorial Park: Rennett Stowe from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Old Spanish Fort: Michelle Miller-Freeck/FEMA, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Escatawpa; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Escatawpa residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Mississippi.
Where Escatawpa’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Escatawpa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,254 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Escatawpa.
| Town | MS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escatawpa | #84 | D− | A− | — | C− | D |
| Moss Point | #89 | D− | B | — | C− | D |
Escatawpa and Moss Point report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Escatawpa with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Escatawpa grades D− overall, better than 4% of U.S. towns and #84 of 99 in Mississippi. It grades D for health and C− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $108,000, 45% below the Mississippi typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
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