Moss Point, Mississippi Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Moss Point is 8th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Moss Point is 12th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Home ownership rate

Moss Point is 13th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Moss Point, Mississippi Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Moss Point	Rank	Mississippi	US
Current population (2012)	13,687	30th	2,984,926	313,914,040
Size in square miles	24.2	22nd	46,923.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	567.3	50th	63.2	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Moss Point	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	6.0%	63rd	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.9%	63rd	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.0%	13th	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Moss Point	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	77.8%	51st	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.0%	66th	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Moss Point	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	23.9%	62nd	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	73.6%	8th	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	49th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	55th	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	30th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.1%	38th	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	42nd	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	23.1%	62nd	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Moss Point	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	51.8%	47th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.7%	62nd	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Moss Point	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	6,194	29th	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	10.0%	62nd	13.4%	25.9%
Households	5,204	29th	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	71.8%	12th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$88,800	46th	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	2.6	31st	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Moss Point	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$18,890	41st	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$36,923	33rd	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.7%	45th	21.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Moss Point	Rank	Mississippi	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	948	42nd	225,977	27,092,908
Retail sales	$111,742	55th	$33,751,407	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,826	57th	$11,552	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$33,903	27th	$7,045,097	$613,795,732

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