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Population (year 2000): 8,209. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,317 (+1.3% change)
Males: 3,933 (47.9%), Females: 4,276 (52.1%)
Hancock County
Zip code:
39520
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $34,106 (year 2000)
Median house value: $92,400 (year 2000)
Races in Bay St. Louis:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.0%)
- Black (16.6%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
Ancestries: French (14.9%), Irish (14.7%),
German (10.2%), Italian (9.4%), United States (8.0%), English
(7.9%).
Elevation: 25 feet
Land area: 6.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bay St. Louis
- High school or higher: 82.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.6%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bay St. Louis city
- Never married: 25.6%
- Now married: 49.2%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 12.7%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +30 (+0.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bay St. Louis:
- HANCOCK GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BAY SAINT
LOUIS, MS)
- COLUMBIA GARDEN PARK HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
GULFPORT, MS)
- BILOXI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles;
BILOXI, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bay
St. Louis:
- STENNIS INTL (about 9 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID:
HSA)
- GULFPORT-BILOXI INTL (about 21 miles; GULFPORT, MS;
ID: GPT)
- KEESLER AFB (about 31 miles; BILOXI, MS; ID: BIX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bay St. Louis:
- DIAMONDHEAD (about 4 miles; DIAMONDHEAD, MS; ID:
66Y)
- VORTEX (about 15 miles; LONG BEACH, MS; ID: 35M)
- PICAYUNE MUNI (about 25 miles; PICAYUNE, MS; ID: MJD)
Amtrak station:
BAY ST. LOUIS (303 S. RAILROAD AVE.). Services: public
payphones, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bay St. Louis:
- MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33
miles; PERKINSTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 6,329)
- PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
POPLARVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,433)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 52 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 54 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
(about 57 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)
- DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
- XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 59 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
Public primary/middle schools in Bay St. Louis:
- BAY WAVELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 588;
Location: 600 PINE ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GULFVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 528;
Location: 6590 LAKESHORE ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Bay St. Louis:
- HANCOCK COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,203,914; Location: 312 HWY. 90; 93,744 books; 2,366
audio materials; 3,040 video materials; 153 serial
subscriptions)
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