Mississippi · Census place 49240
Moss Point, MS population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Moss Point, Mississippi (Moss Point, MS — Census place “Moss Point city”) is 12,066 residents, ranking #34 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $46,684, the median home is worth $107,700 and median gross rent runs $1,043 a month. Looking for the Moss Point Mississippi ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Moss Point, MS: 39563.
- Population
- 12,066Moss Point city residents
- Median household income
- $46,684Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $107,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,043Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.3%Owner-occupied households
Moss Point ZIP codes (Mississippi)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Moss Point.
The Moss Point MS ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Moss Point city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Moss Point city median would spend about 26.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.8% of residents and 75.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Moss Point city, MS in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Moss Point city is a mid-size town in Mississippi, with 12,066 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #34 of 427 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 42.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Moss Point city earn a median of $46,684 a year, 40.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 6% above the $44,178 median for the 191 Mississippi cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 17.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Moss Point city is valued at $107,700, 64.5% below the national figure and 11% below the $121,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,043 a month, 25.8% below the national figure, or roughly $12,516 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 26.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 75.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Mississippi.
- Picayune city 11,839
- McComb city 12,202
- Brookhaven city 11,656
- Grenada city 12,484
- Petal city 11,195
- Byram city 12,847
- Canton city 10,863
- D'Iberville city 13,033
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Moss Point city?
- Moss Point city has 12,066 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #34 of 427 in Mississippi.
- What is the median household income in Moss Point city?
- Median household income in Moss Point city is $46,684 a year, 40.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Moss Point city?
- Median gross rent is $1,043 a month and the median home value is $107,700, so rent absorbs about 26.8% of median household income.
- Is Moss Point city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Moss Point city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Moss Point city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.