CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bay Springs

Mississippi · 1,729 residents · 14.9 sq mi

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Bay Springs is a city of 1,729 people in Mississippi. The poverty rate is 27.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $41,100. Median rent is $208 a month. Households take in $17,333 at the median, 42% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,729

−18%vs 2000

vs 2,097 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.3

−13%vs 2000

vs 40.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(108)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(144)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(159)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(127)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(93)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(226)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(215)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.5%(129)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(160)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(141)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.4%(128)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.7%(99)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,333

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,895 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,221

−28%vs 2000

vs $14,199 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.4%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,100

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$208

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $245 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.3%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

21.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.8%(1,044)

Black49.4%(1,035)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(12)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic54.4%(940)

Black45.6%(789)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(10)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.5%(27)

Ancestry

American55.3%(1,026)

English4.2%(78)

Irish2.2%(41)

Italian1.4%(26)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(25)

Scottish1%(19)

German0.4%(7)

Swedish0.3%(5)

Subsaharan African0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Vietnamese population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.6%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.3%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 15.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married48%(354)

Married38.3%(283)

Widowed3.8%(28)

Divorced9.9%(73)

Women 15+

Never married32.9%(291)

Married28.5%(252)

Widowed17.1%(151)

Divorced21.5%(190)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2013

from 14.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.2%

+9.0 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.2%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.7%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 27.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.0%

−11.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.9%

+9.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.2%

−14.0 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14.9%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(17)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 101 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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