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Population (year 2000): 15,851. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,125 (-4.6% change)
Males: 7,560 (47.7%), Females: 8,291 (52.3%)
Jackson County
Zip codes:
39562,
39563.
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $32,075 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,900 (year 2000)
Races in Moss Point:
- Black (70.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (27.8%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (5.5%), Irish (2.9%),
English (2.5%), German (2.1%), Subsaharan African (1.4%), French
(1.3%).
Elevation: 22 feet
Land area: 25.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Moss Point
- High school or higher: 72.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 9.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Moss Point city
- Never married: 29.6%
- Now married: 45.5%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 12.7%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1,806 (-10.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Moss Point:
- SINGING RIVER HOSPITAL SYSTEM (about 4 miles;
PASCAGOULA, MS)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-BILOXI (about 26 miles;
BILOXI, MS)
- MOBILE INFIRMARY (about 30 miles; MOBILE, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Moss
Point:
- TRENT LOTT INTERNATIONAL (about 3 miles; PASCAGOULA,
MS; ID: PQL)
- KEESLER AFB (about 28 miles; BILOXI, MS; ID: BIX)
- MOBILE REGIONAL (about 28 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID:
MOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Moss Point:
- OCEAN SPRINGS (about 16 miles; OCEAN SPRINGS, MS;
ID: 5R2)
- ST ELMO (about 19 miles; ST ELMO, AL; ID: 2R5)
- SKYWEST AIRPARK (about 22 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID:
S26)
Amtrak station near Moss Point:
- 4 miles: PASCAGOULA (505 RAILROAD AVE.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Moss Point:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 32 miles; MOBILE,
AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,082)
- BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,758)
- MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45
miles; PERKINSTON, MS; FT enrollment: 6,329)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 45 miles;
FAIRHOPE, AL; FT enrollment: 5,582)
- JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62
miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 75 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
- PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles;
POPLARVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,433)
Public high schools in Moss Point:
- MOSS POINT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,223;
Location: 4913 WEEMS STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- EAST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 755;
Location: 21700 SLIDER RD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MOSS POINT VOC CENTER (Location: 4924 CHURCH
STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Moss Point:
- EAST CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 673;
Location: 5404 HURLEY-WADE RD.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ESCATAWPA SCHOOL (Students: 623; Location:
4924 CHURCH STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- EAST CENTRAL UPPER ELEMENTARY (Students: 622;
Location: 5400 HURLEY-WADE RD.; Grades: 03 - 05)
- KREOLE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 411; Location:
6312 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- MAGNOLIA JR HI SCHOOL (Students: 353;
Location: 4630 MAGNOLIA STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
- EAST PARK ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 328;
Location: 4025 MCCALL STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- ED MAYO JR HI SCHOOL (Students: 301;
Location: 6601 ORANGE GROVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 299;
Location: 3524 PRENTISS STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- CHARLOTTE HYATT SCHOOL (Students: 252;
Location: 4524 WELCH STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- ORANGE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 213;
Location: 9717 OLD STAGE ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
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