Biloxi, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 45,670 (Urban population: 41,871, Rural population: 3,799 (all nonfarm))

Biloxi, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 22,147 (19,619 occupied: 9,632 owner occupied, 9,987 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	51%
State:	28%

Housing density: 582 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,008.

Median contract rent in 2007: $682 (lower quartile is $502, upper quartile is $870)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $745

Median gross rent in Biloxi, MS in 2007: $814

Housing units in Biloxi with a mortgage: 4,971 (549 second mortgage, 428 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,358

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $152,085 (it was $87,700 in 2000)

Biloxi:	$152,085
Mississippi:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $100,625 - $223,044

Household type by relationship

Households: 47,449

In family households: 38,837 (8,948 male householders, 3,542 female householders)
8,805 spouses, 14,075 children (12,768 natural, 331 adopted, 976 stepchildren), 968 grandchildren, 378 brothers or sisters, 332 parents, 573 other relatives, 1,216 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,612 (3,516 male householders (2,812 living alone)), 3,600 female householders (3,107 living alone)), 1,496 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,264 (447 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,250 2-persons, 3,092 3-persons, 2,446 4-persons, 1,128 5-persons, 400 6-persons, 174 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,919 1-person, 1,012 2-persons, 121 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

7,303 married couples with children.
3,675 single-parent households (692 men, 2,983 women).

89.9% of residents of Biloxi speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,715 (5.4%)
(47.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Biloxi, Mississippi:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 126 3 rooms: 439 4 rooms: 874 5 rooms: 2,163 6 rooms: 2,732 7 rooms: 1,600 8 rooms: 985 9 or more rooms: 694

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Biloxi, Mississippi:
	1 room: 371 2 rooms: 1,233 3 rooms: 2,030 4 rooms: 2,455 5 rooms: 2,000 6 rooms: 1,214 7 rooms: 441 8 rooms: 129 9 or more rooms: 114

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 613
1995 to 1998: 1,742
1990 to 1994: 1,550
1980 to 1989: 3,253
1970 to 1979: 4,734
1960 to 1969: 3,535
1950 to 1959: 3,433
1940 to 1949: 1,823
1939 or earlier: 1,464

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Biloxi:
	no bedroom: 81 1 bedroom: 278 2 bedrooms: 2,119 3 bedrooms: 5,186 4 bedrooms: 1,724 5 or more bedrooms: 244

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Biloxi:
	no bedroom: 536 1 bedroom: 2,834 2 bedrooms: 3,972 3 bedrooms: 2,088 4 bedrooms: 511 5 or more bedrooms: 46

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Biloxi in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 403 1 vehicle: 2,948 2 vehicles: 4,268 3 vehicles: 1,499 4 vehicles: 380 5 or more vehicles: 134

Cars and other vehicles available in Biloxi in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,190 1 vehicle: 5,147 2 vehicles: 3,053 3 vehicles: 494 4 vehicles: 50 5 or more vehicles: 53

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Biloxi, MS:

Less than $10,000: 88
$10,000 to $14,999: 44
$15,000 to $19,999: 47
$20,000 to $24,999: 49
$25,000 to $29,999: 49
$30,000 to $34,999: 54
$35,000 to $39,999: 125
$40,000 to $49,999: 189
$50,000 to $59,999: 229
$60,000 to $69,999: 239
$70,000 to $79,999: 329
$80,000 to $89,999: 338
$90,000 to $99,999: 355
$100,000 to $124,999: 1002
$125,000 to $149,999: 1122
$150,000 to $174,999: 1106
$175,000 to $199,999: 609
$200,000 to $249,999: 984
$250,000 to $299,999: 565
$300,000 to $399,999: 540
$400,000 to $499,999: 253
$500,000 to $749,999: 198
$750,000 to $999,999: 51
$1,000,000 or more: 119

Biloxi rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Biloxi:

Less than $100: 181 people
$100 to $149: 91
$150 to $199: 140
$200 to $249: 173
$250 to $299: 209
$300 to $349: 346
$350 to $399: 242
$400 to $449: 119
$450 to $499: 401
$500 to $549: 446
$550 to $599: 486
$600 to $649: 527
$650 to $699: 591
$700 to $749: 669
$750 to $799: 413
$800 to $899: 847
$900 to $999: 726
$1,000 to $1,249: 649
$1,250 to $1,499: 112
$1,500 to $1,999: 33
$2,000 or more: 53
No cash rent: 1,682

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 583 1990 to 1994: 614 1985 to 1989: 352 1980 to 1984: 269 1975 to 1979: 337 1970 to 1974: 134 1970 to 1974: 92 1965 to 1969: 334

Biloxi, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.8%
Number of people working at home: 216 (0.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1024
5 to 9 minutes: 3858
10 to 14 minutes: 4652
15 to 19 minutes: 5395
20 to 24 minutes: 3852
25 to 29 minutes: 885
30 to 34 minutes: 2722
35 to 39 minutes: 331
40 to 44 minutes: 262
45 to 59 minutes: 722
60 to 89 minutes: 429
90 or more minutes: 293

Biloxi mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 18,092 (73%)
Carpooled: 3,191 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 165 (1%)
Taxi: 16 (0%)
Motorcycle: 33 (0%)
Bicycle: 77 (0%)
Walked: 2,627 (11%)
Other means: 224 (1%)
Worked at home: 216 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2348
$10,000 to $14,999: 1368
$15,000 to $19,999: 1495
$20,000 to $24,999: 1642
$25,000 to $29,999: 1598
$30,000 to $34,999: 1598
$35,000 to $39,999: 1377
$40,000 to $44,999: 1102
$45,000 to $49,999: 1137
$50,000 to $59,999: 1744
$60,000 to $74,999: 1577
$75,000 to $99,999: 1473
$100,000 to $124,999: 519
$125,000 to $149,999: 211
$150,000 to $199,999: 177
$200,000 or more: 240

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 14930

United States or American: 4229

German: 3659

English: 3359

French (except Basque): 3175

Irish: 3072

Italian: 1730

Scotch-Irish: 1139

Scottish: 726

French Canadian: 496

Polish: 455

European: 420

Subsaharan African:: 376

African: 344

Dutch: 338

Yugoslavian: 316

Norwegian: 238

Swedish: 192

British: 174

Welsh: 141

Arab:: 136

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 119

Canadian: 97

Portuguese: 94

Russian: 89

Acadian/Cajun: 89

Hungarian: 87

Slavic: 85

Greek: 84

Croatian: 75

Czechoslovakian: 59

Swiss: 58

Jamaican: 57

Lebanese: 54

Ukrainian: 53

Austrian: 44

Danish: 41

Belgian: 41

Scandinavian: 39

Lithuanian: 39

Celtic: 36

Other Arab: 35

Finnish: 34

Slovak: 33

Czech: 31

Luxemburger: 27

Northern European: 24

Haitian: 23

Eastern European: 20

West Indian: 19

Cypriot: 18

Syrian: 17

Arab/Arabic: 14

Other Subsaharan African: 14

Zimbabwean: 12

Egyptian: 10

Australian: 8

Armenian: 8

Guyanese: 7

Bahamian: 7

U.S. Virgin Islander: 7

Cape Verdean: 6

Palestinian: 6

Dutch West Indian: 6

Turkish: 5

Afghan: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Vietnam (33%)
Philippines (10%)
Germany (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Korea (6%)
Mexico (6%)
Canada (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 23429
Northeast: 3116
Midwest: 4941
South: 12197
West: 3064

44% of Biloxi residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 168
Nursery to 4th grade: 111
5th and 6th grade: 166
7th and 8th grade: 418
9th grade: 317
10th grade: 419
11th grade: 405
12th grade, no diploma: 513
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,874
Less than 1 year of college: 1,187
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,942
Associate degree: 1,463
Bachelor's degree: 1,986
Master's degree: 741
Professional school degree: 357
Doctorate degree: 111

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 171
Nursery to 4th grade: 109
5th and 6th grade: 223
7th and 8th grade: 619
9th grade: 315
10th grade: 441
11th grade: 542
12th grade, no diploma: 682
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,366
Less than 1 year of college: 1,491
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,888
Associate degree: 1,270
Bachelor's degree: 1,733
Master's degree: 774
Professional school degree: 181
Doctorate degree: 69

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 13.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 20.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,543
Black householders: $27,230
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $35,018
Asian householders: $19,787
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $59,844
Some other race householders: $28,028
Two or more races householders: $20,217
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $51,107

Biloxi household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Biloxi household income for Black householders

Biloxi household income for Asian householders

Biloxi household income for Two or more races householders

Biloxi household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Biloxi marital status for males

Biloxi marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $167,171
Black or African American householders: $112,719
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $82,545
Asian householders: $154,685
Some other race householders: $174,628
Two or more races householders: $141,853
Hispanic or Latino householders: $155,552

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 11,941
One, attached: 1,248
Two: 753
3 or 4: 1,407
5 to 9: 1,567
10 to 19: 1,066
20 to 49: 720
50 or more: 1,639
Mobile homes: 1,770
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 36

Median worth of mobile homes: $55,178

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Biloxi:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (57%) Electricity (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (59%) Utility gas (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 552

Here:	10.5%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 149

Here:	6.1%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 334

Here:	13.0%
Mississippi:	12.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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