Census place 2803980

Bay St. Louis

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Bay St. Louis city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Bay St. Louis.

According to the 2025 estimate, Bay St. Louis has a population of 10,634 and 724 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 41 covered Mississippi places are: median home value is $260,200, above the comparison median of $174,600; median household income is $67,442, above the comparison median of $52,222; and typical commute is 27.1 minutes, above the comparison median of 21.5 minutes. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$260,200
Above the comparison median of $174,600
median household income
$67,442
Above the comparison median of $52,222
typical commute
27.1 minutes
Above the comparison median of 21.5 minutes

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Bay St. Louis's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
10,634
2025 estimate
Annual change
+0.8%
Population estimate
Density
724/sq mi
14.7 sq mi land area
Median age
53.3 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$67,442
Median home value
$260,200
Median gross rent
$1,179
Bachelor’s degree or higher
38.3%
Typical commute
27.1 min
Drive-alone commute
74.6%
Public transit commute
0%
Walked to work
1.9%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
23.3%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
51.8%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
52.1%
Unemployed residents 16+
4.4%
Working from home
15.6%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
91.1%
Homes built 2020+
2.2%
Households without a vehicle
6.3%
Households with children
19.1%
Residents with a disability
17.5%
Residents without insurance
7.8%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Hancock County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
20
Hurricane declarations
18
Severe Storm declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: GULFPORT - BILOXI AP (19 mi from place center)
Average high
77.3°F
Average low
59.4°F
Annual rainfall
62.8"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Bay St. Louis.

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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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