CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bay St. Louis

Mississippi · 8,063 residents · 14.7 sq mi

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Bay St. Louis is a city of 8,063 people in Mississippi. 23.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $49,900. Median household income is $19,117, under the $30,130 national median. Median rent is $329 a month. About 18% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,063

−2%vs 2000

vs 8,209 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.0

−16%vs 2000

vs 39.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(564)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(590)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(776)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.8%(707)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(416)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(1,214)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(1,052)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(818)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(654)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(698)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(492)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(82)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,117

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,106 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,843

−47%vs 2000

vs $18,483 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.9%

+10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,900

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$329

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $520 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.2%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.8% in 2000

33.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79%(6,483)

Black16.6%(1,359)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(138)

Asian1.1%(90)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic81.7%(6,586)

Black18%(1,451)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(193)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.5%(352)

Central American0.5%(55)

Salvadoran0.3%(35)

Guatemalan0.1%(12)

Panamanian0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(72)

Asian Indian0.4%(41)

Filipino0.3%(28)

Korean0%(5)

Ancestry

English20.6%(2,098)

Irish12.1%(1,237)

German11%(1,117)

American10.7%(1,095)

French9.8%(996)

Italian6.6%(675)

French Canadian1.2%(120)

Scottish0.9%(93)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(84)

Polish0.7%(68)

British0.6%(63)

Croatian0.5%(53)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.5%(50)

Norwegian0.4%(45)

Swedish0.4%(40)

West Indian0.4%(36)

Welsh0.3%(31)

Jamaican0.3%(30)

Portuguese0.3%(28)

Hungarian0.2%(22)

Slovak0.1%(14)

Lithuanian0.1%(12)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.2%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.3%

−10.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.1%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 19.0 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 married20.4%(889)

Married65.9%(2,868)

Widowed1.7%(72)

Divorced12%(522)

Women 15+

Never married19.1%(916)

Married58.2%(2,796)

Widowed9.6%(460)

Divorced13.2%(635)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.8%

−15.1 ptssince 2013

from 22.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.5%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 54.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.4%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.0%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 68.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.3%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.9% 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)43.8%(383)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45.4%(397)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.7%(443)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(51)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 874 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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