Bay St. Louis, MS

Census Place

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2024 Population
10,188
US Senator
Roger Wicker
Republican Party
US Senator
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
53.3
0.947% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.5%
6.19% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$67,442
3.77% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$260,200
12.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,683
0.558% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Bay St. Louis, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Bay St. Louis, MS are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Bay St. Louis, MS was $260,200, and the homeownership rate was 76.7%.

Most people in Bay St. Louis, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Bay St. Louis, MS was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Bay St. Louis, MS is home to a population of 10.2k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.7% of Bay St. Louis, MS residents were born outside of the country (275 people).

In 2024, there were 5.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.7k people) in Bay St. Louis, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 257 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%
2024 Citizenship
99.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Bay St. Louis, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bay St. Louis, MS was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bay St. Louis, MS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.7k ± 408
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.4k ± 332
  3. Other (Non-Hispanic)
    257 ± 234
4.6%
Hispanic Population
469 people

In 2024, there were 5.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.7k people) in Bay St. Louis, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 257 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.6% of the people in Bay St. Louis, MS are hispanic (469 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bay St. Louis, MS as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Mississippi.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    17,149 ± 3,206 people
  2. Honduras
    5,066 ± 1,746 people
  3. India
    4,341 ± 1,616 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mississippi was Mexico, the natal country of 17,149 Mississippi residents, followed by Honduras with 5,066 and India with 4,341.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
275 people
2.79%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
278 people

As of 2024, 2.7% of Bay St. Louis, MS residents (275 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bay St. Louis, MS was 2.79%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    383 ± 273
  2. Vietnam
    236 ± 108
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    129 ± 92

Bay St. Louis, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.62 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bay St. Louis, MS.

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Economy

The economy of Bay St. Louis, MS employs 4.68k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bay St. Louis, MS were Health Care & Social Assistance (632 people), Retail Trade (507 people), and Educational Services (480 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($250,001), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($105,250), and Manufacturing ($99,103).

Employment

Occupations

4.68k
2024 Value
± 692
0.558%
1 Year growth
± 20.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bay St. Louis, MS grew at a rate of 0.558%, from 4.66k employees to 4.68k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bay St. Louis, MS, are Management Occupations (841 people), Sales & Related Occupations (718 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (322 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bay St. Louis, MS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.68k
2024 Value
± 692
0.558%
1 Year growth
± 20.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bay St. Louis, MS grew at a rate of 0.558%, from 4.66k employees to 4.68k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bay St. Louis, MS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (632 people), Retail Trade (507 people), and Educational Services (480 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bay St. Louis, MS, though some of these residents may live in Bay St. Louis, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$73,487
Median earning men ± $3,028
$34,648
Median earning women ± $10,474

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($250,001), Manufacturing ($148,500), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($143,088).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($98,269), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,865), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($49,238).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.38%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.17M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 1.38% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Mississippi.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Mississippi went to Donald J. Trump with 60.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.439%).

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Mississippi. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Bay St. Louis, MS. Showing the available data for Mississippi.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (60.9%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.439%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Mississippi went to Donald J. Trump with 60.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.439%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Mississippi for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Mississippi

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Roger Wicker
Senator from Mississippi1
Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Senator from Mississippi2
Assumed office on April 9, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing Mississippi.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Mississippi over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Bay St. Louis, MS was $260,200 in 2024, which is 0.782 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $231,900 to $260,200, a 12.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Bay St. Louis, MS is 76.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bay St. Louis, MS have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bay St. Louis, MS is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$260,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$35,435
$3,903
Median Property Taxes
±$643

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bay St. Louis, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bay St. Louis, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

76.7%
Homeownership
2024
66.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.7% of the housing units in Bay St. Louis, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$67,442
Median Household Income
± $9,646
5.09k
Number of Households
± 727

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.09k households in Bay St. Louis, MS declined from $67,442 from the previous year's value of $70,082.

The following chart displays the households in Bay St. Louis, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bay St. Louis, MS is from Mississippi.
0.45
2023 Wage GINI in Mississippi
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2023, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.442% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (15.6%)
  3. Carpooled (5.44%)

In 2024, 74.6% of workers in Bay St. Louis, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.6%) and those who carpooled to work (5.44%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

27.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bay St. Louis, MS have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.37% of the workforce in Bay St. Louis, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bay St. Louis, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bay St. Louis, MS have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bay St. Louis, MS (1.47k out of 10.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bay St. Louis, MS is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.2% of the population of Bay St. Louis, MS has health coverage, with 39.3% on employee plans, 12.8% on Medicaid, 21% on Medicare, 18.1% on non-group plans, and 1.12% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Mississippi see 1,875 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,875 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1939 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 436 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.1% under 18 years, 10.5% between 18 and 34 years, 45.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 28.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

7.77%
Uninsured
39.3%
Employer Coverage
12.8%
Medicaid
21%
Medicare
18.1%
Non-Group
1.12%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bay St. Louis, MS declined by 0.306% from 7.8% to 7.77%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bay St. Louis, MS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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