Living in Biloxi Public School District, Mississippi

Overview

A total of 15,572 households are located in Biloxi Public School District area. Among them, 4,553 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.08 people. The total number of children in the region is 10,156 and 9,669 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4% (1,506) of residents are non-citizens and 11% (4,068) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Biloxi Public School District, Mississippi
Household	15,572
Population	36,449
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,553 (29%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,156
Total Students	9,669
Pre-Kindergarten	623
Kindergarten	405
Grade 1-8	3,354
Grade 9-12	1,419
College/Graduate School	3,868
Veterans	27,403
Non-citizen	1,506
Non-English Home Language	4,068
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

31,831 residents are over the age of 16 and 20,893 people are in labor force. Among them, 17,180 people are in civilian labor force and 3,713 are in armed labor force. 15,774 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Biloxi Public School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,241	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	14,050	73.02%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,527	7.94%
Public transportation	147	0.76%
Walked	2,811	14.61%
Other method	270	1.40%
Worked from home	436	2.27%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,774	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,021	31.83%
Service	4,145	26.28%
Sales and office	3,475	22.03%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,473	9.34%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,660	10.52%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,774	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	227	1.44%
Construction	1,078	6.83%
Manufacturing	1,190	7.54%
Wholesale trade	278	1.76%
Retail trade	1,762	11.17%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	580	3.68%
Information	128	0.81%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	715	4.53%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,299	8.24%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,928	18.56%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,798	24.08%
Other services, except public administration	754	4.78%
Public administration	1,037	6.57%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,774	-
Private wage and salary workers	12,424	78.76%
Government workers	2,532	16.05%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	797	5.05%
Unpaid family workers	21	0.13%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $63,197 for the 15,572 households in Biloxi Public School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $25,698. 29,869 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 84.02%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,572	-
Less than $10,000	1,456	9.35%
$10,000 - $14,999	961	6.17%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,226	14.29%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,533	9.84%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,071	13.30%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,726	17.51%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,877	12.05%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,693	10.87%
$150,000 - $199,999	460	2.95%
More than $200,000	569	3.65%
Median Household Income	$47,342	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$63,197	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,990	-
Less than $10,000	636	7.07%
$10,000 - $14,999	397	4.42%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,009	11.22%
$25,000 - $34,999	595	6.62%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,184	13.17%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,637	18.21%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,330	14.79%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,336	14.86%
$150,000 - $199,999	422	4.69%
More than $200,000	444	4.94%

Median Family Income	$58,814	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$76,656	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,698	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$40,657	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$40,657	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	35,551	-
With health insurance coverage	29,869	84.02%
Public coverage	13,636	38.36%
Private health insurance	21,106	59.37%
Without health insurance coverage	5,682	15.98%

Housing

There are 19,143 housing units in Biloxi Public School District area, Mississippi with 15,572 units (81.35%) occupied. 6,188 houses (39.74%) are occupied by owner and 9,384 houses (60.26%) are rented. The average housing value is $159,100 and the average rental cost is $869. 409 houses (2.14%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,420 houses (7.42%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,143	-
Occupied	15,572	81.35%
Owner Occupied	6,188	39.74%
Renter Occupied	9,384	60.26%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,703	45.46%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	997	5.21%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	8,666	45.27%
Mobile Homes	777	4.06%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,143	-
Built 2014 or later	409	2.14%
Built 2010 - 2013	755	3.94%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,690	24.50%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,686	14.03%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,369	12.38%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,372	17.61%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,882	9.83%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,560	8.15%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,420	7.42%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,143	-
1 room	424	2.21%
2 rooms	769	4.02%
3 rooms	2,449	12.79%
4 rooms	4,805	25.10%
5 rooms	3,956	20.67%
6 rooms	2,855	14.91%
7 rooms	1,807	9.44%
8 rooms	908	4.74%
9 rooms or more	1,170	6.11%
Median Number of Rooms	4.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,143	-
no bedroom	439	2.29%
1 bedroom	2,538	13.26%
2 bedrooms	6,809	35.57%
3 bedrooms	6,952	36.32%
4 bedrooms	2,100	10.97%
5 bedrooms or more	305	1.59%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,188	-
Less than $50,000	488	7.89%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,291	20.86%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,010	16.32%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,434	23.17%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,067	17.24%
$300,000 - $499,999	549	8.87%
$500,000 - $999,999	215	3.47%
$1,000,000 or more	134	2.17%
Median House Value	$159,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	9,113	-
Less than $500	1,108	12.16%
$500 - $999	4,758	52.21%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,576	28.27%
$1,500 - $1,999	344	3.77%
$2,000 - $2,499	147	1.61%
$2,500 - $2,999	71	0.78%
$3,000 or more	109	1.20%
Median Rental Costs	$869	-

Demographic

A total of 39,469 people lives in Biloxi Public School District area, Mississippi with 20,360 male and 19,109 female. The males to female ratio is 51.58 to 48.42. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	39,469	-
Male	20,360	51.58%
Female	19,109	48.42%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	39,469	-
Under 5 years	2,919	7.40%
5 - 9 years	2,282	5.78%
10 - 14 years	2,075	5.26%
15 - 19 years	2,956	7.49%
20 - 24 years	3,311	8.39%
25 - 34 years	6,321	16.02%
35 - 44 years	4,441	11.25%
45 - 54 years	4,344	11.01%
55 - 59 years	2,361	5.98%
60 - 64 years	2,184	5.53%
65 - 74 years	3,528	8.94%
75 - 84 years	1,802	4.57%
85 years and older	945	2.39%
Median Age	34.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	39,469	-
One Race	37,971	96.20%
White	26,341	66.74%
Black or African American	9,021	22.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native	107	0.27%
Asian	2,059	5.22%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	22	0.06%
Other	421	1.07%

Two or more races	1,498	3.80%
White and Black or African American	656	1.66%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	101	0.26%
White and Asian	290	0.73%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	22	0.06%

Living in Biloxi Public School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic