Bay St. Louis vs Pearlington

A side-by-side comparison of Bay St. Louis and Pearlington: population, income, housing, and more.

Bay St. Louis and Pearlington are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bay St. Louis has the higher population (9,971 vs 989 in Pearlington). Bay St. Louis has the higher median household income ($70,082 vs $51,719 in Pearlington). Bay St. Louis has the higher median home value ($231,900 vs $108,700 in Pearlington).

Population, income & housing

	Bay St. Louis	Pearlington
Population	9,971	989
Median age	52.8 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,082	$51,719
Median home value	$231,900	$108,700
Median gross rent	$1,138	—
Housing units	5,888	577
Homeownership rate	75.6%	92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bay St. Louis	Pearlington
Population	13,018 → 9,971 (-23.4%)	911 → 989 (+8.6%)
Median household income	$39,721 → $70,082 (+76.4%)	$55,313 → $51,719 (-6.5%)
Median home value	$172,600 → $231,900 (+34.4%)	$99,800 → $108,700 (+8.9%)
Median gross rent	$835 → $1,138 (+36.3%)	—

Bay St. Louis

Population

13,0189,971

Median household income

$39,721$70,082

Median home value

$172,600$231,900

Median gross rent

$835$1,138

Pearlington

Population

911989

Median household income

$55,313$51,719

Median home value

$99,800$108,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bay St. Louis	Pearlington
Under 5	3.2%	2.9%
5 to 17	12.6%	15.6%
18 to 24	4.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	8.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	17.2%
45 to 54	14.7%	19.8%
55 to 64	19.7%	14.6%
65 to 74	16.8%	15.8%
75 and over	9.1%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bay St. Louis	Pearlington
White (non-Hispanic)	75.0%	64.4%
Black or African American	15.1%	31.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bay St. Louis	Pearlington
No high school diploma	7.5%	33.1%
High school graduate	24.4%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	12.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bay St. Louis	Pearlington
Drove alone	77.0%	73.5%
Carpooled	5.1%	21.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	2.7%
Other means	2.4%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bay St. Louis	Pearlington
1-unit, detached	80.1%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Bay St. Louis	Pearlington
Poverty rate	13.7%	19.2%
Average household size	2.08	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	31	34
Median year structure built	1993	2004