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Population (year 2000): 50,644. Estimated
population in July 2005: 50,209 (-0.9% change)
Males: 25,563 (50.5%), Females: 25,081 (49.5%)
Harrison County
Zip codes:
39530,
39531,
39532.
Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $34,106 (year 2000)
Median house value: $92,600 (year 2000)
Races in Biloxi:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.7%)
- Black (19.0%)
- Hispanic (3.6%)
- Vietnamese (3.4%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Filipino (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (10.5%), Irish (10.2%),
English (8.6%), French (8.5%), United States (8.4%), Italian
(4.4%).
Elevation: 25 feet
Land area: 38.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Biloxi
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Biloxi city
- Never married: 29.4%
- Now married: 47.7%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 13.0%
5.4% Foreign born (3.3% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 0.7%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,352 (+9.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Biloxi:
- BILOXI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (PO BOX
128/150 REYNOIR STREET)
- GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER (180 DEBUYS ROAD)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-BILOXI (648 BEACH
BOULEVARD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Biloxi:
- KEESLER AFB (about 2 miles; BILOXI, MS; ID: BIX)
- GULFPORT-BILOXI INTL (about 10 miles; GULFPORT, MS;
ID: GPT)
- TRENT LOTT INTERNATIONAL (about 29 miles;
PASCAGOULA, MS; ID: PQL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Biloxi:
- OCEAN SPRINGS (about 13 miles; OCEAN SPRINGS, MS;
ID: 5R2)
- VORTEX (about 16 miles; LONG BEACH, MS; ID: 35M)
- DIAMONDHEAD (about 32 miles; DIAMONDHEAD, MS; ID:
66Y)
Amtrak station:
BILOXI (860 ESTERS BLVD.). Services: partially wheelchair
accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Biloxi:
- MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24
miles; PERKINSTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 6,329)
- PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
POPLARVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,433)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 56 miles; MOBILE,
AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 59 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
- BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles;
MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,758)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 73 miles;
FAIRHOPE, AL; FT enrollment: 5,582)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 81 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)
Public high schools in Biloxi:
- BILOXI HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,147;
Location: 1845 RICHARD DRIVE; Grades: 10 - 12)
- R D BROWN VOC CENTER (Location: 1424 FATHER
RYAN AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Biloxi:
- MERCY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 402;
Location: 390 CRUSADERS DRIVE; Grades: 7 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Biloxi:
- BILOXI JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 1,027;
Location: 1424 FATHER RYAN AVENUE; Grades: 08 - 09)
- NORTH WOOLMARKET ELEMENTARY AND MID
(Students: 883; Location: 16237 OLD WOOLMARKET ROAD;
Grades: KG - 08)
- NORTH BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 857;
Location: 1825 POPP'S FERRY ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
- POPPS FERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 685;
Location: 364 NELSON ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
- ST. MARTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 611;
Location: 16300 LEMOYNE BLVD.; Grades: 06 - 07)
- JEFF DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 601;
Location: 340 ST. MARY BLVD.; Grades: KG - 06)
- ST MARTIN UPPER ELEMENTARY (Students: 559;
Location: 16304 LEMOYNE BLVD.; Grades: 04 - 05)
- WOOLMARKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 509;
Location: 12513 JOHN LEE ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
- BEAUVOIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 501;
Location: 2003 LAWRENCE STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- ST MARTIN N ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 457;
Location: 16308 LEMOYNE BLVD.; Grades: KG - 03)
Private primary/middle schools in Biloxi:
- OUR LADY OF FATIMA SCHOOL (Students: 298;
Location: 320 JIM MONEY ROAD; Grades: PK - 6)
- NATIVITY BVM SCHOOL (Students: 283; Location:
1046 BEACH BLVD; Grades: PK - 6)
- CEDAR LAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 140;
Location: PO BOX 6069; Grades: KG - 7)
- GULF COAST 7TH DAY ADVENTIST E (Students: 10;
Location: 13301 HWY 67; Grades: 1 - 8)
- GULF OAKS HOSPITAL (Students: 10; Location:
180 DEBUYS RD.; Grades: UG - UG)
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