Demographics of Biloxi city, Mississippi

Biloxi city, Mississippi had 48,516 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −896 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Biloxi city, in four figures

48,516
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 48,861 ±47.; −1.8%
Change since July 2020: −896 people.; 36.6 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,204 ±$3,986
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Biloxi city, Mississippi's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Biloxi city, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Biloxi city, Mississippi's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Biloxi city, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	49,412	100.0	100.0
2021	49,181	99.5	100.2
2022	49,098	99.4	100.7
2023	48,408	98.0	101.6
2024	48,409	98.0	102.5
2025	48,516	98.2	103.1

Population of Biloxi city, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	49,412	—
2021	49,181	−231
2022	49,098	−83
2023	48,408	−690
2024	48,409	+1
2025	48,516	+107

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.6 ±1.6: for men 35.9 ±1.5 and for women 37.5 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Biloxi city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	2,604 ±438	5.3% ±0.9	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,468 ±743	17.3% ±1.5	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,997 ±499	10.2% ±1.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,541 ±959	27.7% ±2.0	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,331 ±862	23.2% ±1.8	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,920 ±555	16.2% ±1.1	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,204 ±$3,986, and income per person $33,883 ±$1,714, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Biloxi city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	4,131 ±557	20.7% ±2.7	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,321 ±615	21.7% ±3.0	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,738 ±412	18.8% ±2.0	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,500 ±452	12.6% ±2.2	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,831 ±433	14.2% ±2.1	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,129 ±191	5.7% ±0.9	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,264 ±220	6.3% ±1.1	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Biloxi city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	7,607 ±1,045	16.4% ±2.3	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,041 ±453	19.2% ±3.9	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,708 ±598	15.1% ±2.3	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,858 ±298	16.7% ±2.4	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Biloxi city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Biloxi city	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	23,033 ±528	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.5% ±1.3	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.5% ±1.7	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.1% ±2.1	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.9% ±2.5	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$225,100 ±$13,776	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,089 ±$32	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±3	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Biloxi city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,291 ±786	10.8% ±1.6	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	29,020 ±1,113	59.4% ±2.3	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,001 ±1,143	18.4% ±2.3	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,756 ±316	3.6% ±0.6	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5 to 43	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	6 to 64	< 0.1% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	32 to 604	0.1% to 1.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,416 ±769	7.0% ±1.6	3.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Biloxi city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	21,891 ±1,136	44.8% ±2.3	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	22,183 ±1,183	45.4% ±2.4	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,199 ±251	2.5% ±0.5	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,588 ±634	7.3% ±1.3	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,647 ±326	3.4% ±0.7	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,941 ±536	4.0% ±1.1	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Biloxi city among the places of Mississippi

4th of 68 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Places of Mississippi near Biloxi city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Jackson city	146,631 ±64
Gulfport city	73,003 ±40
Southaven city	56,226 ±36
Biloxi city	48,861 ±47
Hattiesburg city	48,619 ±32
Olive Branch city	47,019 ±37
Tupelo city	37,791 ±32
Meridian city	34,137 ±45
Greenville city	28,166 ±34

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Biloxi city, Mississippi

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026