Perkinston is a somewhat small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 7,646 people and two associated neighborhoods, Perkinston is the 51st largest community in Mississippi. Perkinston 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 Perkinston, where the median household income is $75,024.00.

Perkinston real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Perkinston house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.63% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Perkinston, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.21 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, Perkinston does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Perkinston who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.69% of the adults in Perkinston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Perkinston in 2022 was $29,442, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,768 for a family of four. However, Perkinston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Perkinston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Perkinston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Perkinston include English, Irish, German, French, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Perkinston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.