Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 28.8% | | Whole state: | 19.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 13.4% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bay Springs, MS
117 people in nursing homes
35 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Bay Springs compared to Mississippi state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Bay Springs (2009 data):
- Magnolia State Bank: Downtown Motor Branch at 10 Thigpen Street, branch established on 1979-02-05; at 6th Avenue And Thigpen Street, branch established on 1975-08-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $195.5 mil, Deposits: $177.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Magnolia State Corporation, The
- BancorpSouth Bank: Bay Springs Branch at Highway 15 And Seventh Avenue, branch established on 1937-06-28. Info updated 2007-07-18: Bank assets: $13,488.9 mil, Deposits: $9,668.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 298 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
- OmniBank: United Branch at 531 3rd Street, branch established on 1904-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $74.4 mil, Deposits: $61.8 mil, headquarters in Mantee, MS, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (53%)
- Utility gas (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Religion statistics for Bay Springs
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other religions |
| Adherents | 47.6% | 31.7% | 15.8% | 1.6% | 3.3% |
| Congregations | 31.4% | 40.0% | 8.6% | 5.7% | 14.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,896 | $34,752 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
6 | $9,334 | $18,668 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,856 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $21,726 | $37,245 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
4 | $10,001 | $30,003 | 7 | $5,692 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,909 | $34,908 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $6,175 | $37,050 | 1 | $494 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $8,615 | $34,460 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
3 | $10,207 | $40,828 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $137 |
| Totals for Government |
27 | $71,863 | $31,939 | 11 | $9,179 |
Bay Springs government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $406,000
All Other: $85,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $65,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $457,000
Police Protection: $430,000
Financial Administration: $367,000
Water Utilities: $338,000
General - Other: $316,000
Gas Utilities: $243,000
Sewerage: $162,000
Solid Waste Management: $73,000
Parks & Recreation: $38,000
Fire Protection: $38,000
Libraries: $28,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $0
- Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $26,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $358,000
Gas Utilities: $13,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $610,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $211,000
Water Utilities: $54,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $545,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $376,000
Gas Utilities: $8,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $276,000
Water Utilities: $36,000
Gas Utilities: $5,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $163,000
Interest Earnings: $27,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $196,000
Regular Highways: $28,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
Water Utilities: $14,000
Fire Protection: $4,000
General - Other: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,047,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $517,000
Gas Utilities: $346,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $133,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $526,000
All Other: $126,000
Public Welfare: $0
- Tax - Property: $315,000
NEC: $136,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $912,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $21,000
6.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,786 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.97% | | Mississippi average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,111 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.46% | | Mississippi average: | 8.35% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bay Springs:
- WIZK (1570 AM; daytime; 3 kW; BAY SPRINGS, MS; Owner: M. JEROME HUGHEY)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEEZ (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
- WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WBKH (950 AM; 5 kW; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN AIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
- WALT (910 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bay Springs:
- WKZW (94.3 FM; SANDERSVILLE, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMAW-FM (88.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WHER (99.3 FM; HEIDELBERG, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQST-FM (92.5 FM; FOREST, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- WNSL (100.3 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WATP (90.7 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WJKX (102.5 FM; ELLISVILLE, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WUSW (103.7 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBBN (95.9 FM; TAYLORSVILLE, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WKXI-FM (107.5 FM; MAGEE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
- W218AY (91.5 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WXRR (104.5 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMBU (89.1 FM; FOREST, MS; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WOKK (97.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMXI (98.1 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: RAINEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bay Springs:
- WMAW-TV (Channel 14; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- W36CU (Channel 36; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W46CL (Channel 46; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W52DE (Channel 52; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W65DE (Channel 65; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W52CS (Channel 52; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W59DE (Channel 59; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W53CE (Channel 53; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W34CH (Channel 34; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W69DJ (Channel 69; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W20BS (Channel 20; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W36BY (Channel 36; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W43BM (Channel 43; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Bay Springs, Mississippi:
- Fatal accident count: 6
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 6
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 10
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Mississippi average:
- Fatal accident count: 79
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 119
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
- Fatalities: 87
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 198
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7
Bay Springs fatal accident list:
Oct 17, 2007 10:43 AM, Sr-528, Lat: 31.961656, Lon: -89.238144, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 20, 2002 11:35 AM, Sr-15 North, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 29, 1996 10:22 AM, Ms 15, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 3, 1993 06:32 AM, Ms 15, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 23, 1983 06:00 AM, 3199999999, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 11, 1975 01:45 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total average daily traffic: 8,100
Total average daily truck traffic: 648
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 12,150
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Bay Springs)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Bay Springs, MS)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3- STATION, On The Nw Side Of Old Hwy 15 2 Mi N Of, Overall height: 89.9 m, Call Sign: WNEP864
Assigned Frequencies : 1905.00 MHz Grant Date: 04/13/1998, Expiration Date: 12/19/2001, Cancelation Date: 06/07/2000
Registrant: Phone: (205) 325-3804 - Nw Side Of Old Hwy 15 2 Mi N Of, Structure height: 89.9 m, Call Sign: WPNM540
Assigned Frequencies : 1885.00 MHz Grant Date: 04/13/1998, Expiration Date: 04/13/2008, Cancelation Date: 11/06/1998
Registrant: Phone: (504) 846-6201 - BAY SPRINGS, 204 Edmond King Road (Bay Springs Site), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85 m, Overall height: 88.6 m, Call Sign: WPXT906
Assigned Frequencies : 5974.85 MHz Grant Date: 06/10/2003, Expiration Date: 06/10/2013, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- 100 North Court Street, Overall height: 88.7 m, Call Sign: KNKC396
Assigned Frequencies : 158.100 MHz Grant Date: 06/28/2008, Expiration Date: 07/01/2018
Registrant: Venable LLP, 575 7th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 344-4000, Fax: (202) 344-8300, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7- Call Sign: KB5FOX, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/18/1992, Expiration Date: 02/18/2002, Cancelation Date: 01/26/1996
Registrant: John M Vanderslice Sr, Hcr 01 Box 36, Bay Springs, MS 39422 - Call Sign: KC5QXF, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 09/14/1995, Expiration Date: 09/14/2005, Cancelation Date: 09/15/2007
Registrant: Steven D Blackwell, Rt 1 Box 2a 1, Bay Springs, MS 39422-9701 - Call Sign: KC5VSL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01253325
Grant Date: 03/07/2007, Expiration Date: 03/07/2017
Registrant: Terry D Ford, Bay Springs, MS 39422 - Call Sign: N5TXG, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/04/1991, Expiration Date: 06/04/2001, Cancelation Date: 06/05/2003
Registrant: Rodric C Vanderslice, Rt 1 Box 234, Bay Springs, MS 39422 - Call Sign: N5YSY, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/04/1992, Expiration Date: 02/04/2002, Cancelation Date: 02/05/2004
Registrant: Richard H Stockman Jr, Star Route Box 97, Bay Springs, MS 39422 - Call Sign: WA5DMJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01234953
Grant Date: 04/26/2007, Expiration Date: 06/17/2017, Certifier: Arlie E Plunk Jr
Registrant: Arlie E Plunk Jr, 2 Briarwood St, Bay Springs, MS 39422 - Call Sign: WB5LFQ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 04/05/1995, Expiration Date: 04/05/2005, Cancelation Date: 04/06/2007
Registrant: L W Twiner, Hwy 531 S, Bay Springs, MS 39422
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4- Aircraft: SWEAR SCOTT FERGY F-11B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 187BD , Serial Number: 008
Registrant (Individual): Scott Swear, 2144 Scr 76, Bay Springs, MS 39422 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-23-250 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 62682 , Serial Number: 27-7654139, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 06/07/1976
Registrant (Corporation): Jasper Aviation Inc, Po Box 301, Bay Springs, MS 39422 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150H (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7154S , Serial Number: 15067854, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 11/13/1967
Registrant (Individual): Joe F Alexander, 3 A St, Bay Springs, MS 39422 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-42 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 11, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-41 (850 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 813CF , Serial Number: 42-8001012, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 08/31/2007
Registrant (Corporation): Fail Telecommunication Corp, 12 N Third St, Bay Springs, MS 39422
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Bay Springs, MS
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