Demographics of Moss Point city, Mississippi

Moss Point city, Mississippi had 11,743 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −379 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Moss Point city, in four figures

11,743
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,957 ±27.; −3.1%
Change since July 2020: −379 people.; 44.6 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,296 ±$6,970
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Moss Point 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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Moss Point city, Mississippi's population shrank 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Moss Point 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	12,122	100.0	100.0
2021	12,067	99.5	100.2
2022	11,942	98.5	100.7
2023	11,880	98.0	101.6
2024	11,801	97.4	102.5
2025	11,743	96.9	103.1

Population of Moss Point city, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,122	—
2021	12,067	−55
2022	11,942	−125
2023	11,880	−62
2024	11,801	−79
2025	11,743	−58

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.6 ±2.8: for men 40.8 ±4.0 and for women 46.5 ±3.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Moss Point city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	853 ±251	7.1% ±2.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,683 ±283	14.1% ±2.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	823 ±236	6.9% ±2.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,725 ±408	22.8% ±3.4	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,350 ±444	28.0% ±3.7	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,523 ±291	21.1% ±2.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,296 ±$6,970, and income per person $24,886 ±$2,420, 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 Moss Point city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,652 ±343	33.5% ±6.6	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,165 ±239	23.6% ±4.6	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	832 ±249	16.8% ±4.9	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	521 ±155	10.6% ±3.1	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	449 ±135	9.1% ±2.7	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	240 ±111	4.9% ±2.2	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	36 to 122	0.7% to 2.5%	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Moss Point city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	2,358 ±446	20.0% ±3.8	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	626 ±180	25.1% ±5.9	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,259 ±294	21.8% ±4.6	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	473 ±167	13.4% ±4.5	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Moss Point city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Moss Point city	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	5,865 ±351	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.2% ±2.5	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.8% ±3.3	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.2% ±5.8	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.8% ±5.0	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$110,100 ±$9,169	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,075 ±$114	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±2	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 Moss Point city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	374 to 1,114	3.1% to 9.3%	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,692 ±430	22.5% ±3.6	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,211 ±545	68.7% ±4.6	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 204	0% to 1.7%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 74	0% to 0.6%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	80 to 262	0.7% to 2.2%	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 Moss Point city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	9,071 ±469	75.9% ±3.9	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,513 ±408	21.0% ±3.4	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	45 to 291	0.4% to 2.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	66 to 344	0.6% to 2.9%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	19 to 151	0.2% to 1.3%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 245	0% to 2.0%	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Moss Point city among the places of Mississippi

34th 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 Moss Point city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Greenwood city	14,086 ±26
D'Iberville city	13,203 ±32
Byram city	12,799 ±22
Grenada city	12,375 ±21
McComb city	12,049 ±23
Moss Point city	11,957 ±27
Picayune city	11,900 ±33
Brookhaven city	11,650 ±40
Petal city	11,294 ±37
Canton city	10,811 ±46
Cleveland city	10,623 ±26

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