Bay St. Louis, MS

Census Place

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

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.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bay St. Louis, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bay St. Louis, MS

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.7k ± 408
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.4k ± 332
Other (Non-Hispanic)
257 ± 234

4.6%

Hispanic Population

469 people

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.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Mississippi.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
15,967 ± 3,094 people
Honduras
6,221 ± 1,934 people
Guatemala
4,623 ± 1,668 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mississippi was Mexico, the natal country of 15,967 Mississippi residents, followed by Honduras with 6,221 and Guatemala with 4,623.

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.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bay St. Louis, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
383 ± 273
Vietnam
236 ± 108
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.

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.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

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.

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).

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.

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%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bay St. Louis, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bay St. Louis, MS is from Mississippi.

0.447

2024 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2023 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2024, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.74% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.6%)
Worked At Home (15.6%)
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.

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.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bay St. Louis, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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