Bay St. Louis vs Waveland

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

Bay St. Louis and Waveland 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 7,066 in Waveland). Bay St. Louis has the higher median household income ($70,082 vs $58,795 in Waveland). Bay St. Louis has the higher median home value ($231,900 vs $201,800 in Waveland).

Population, income & housing

	Bay St. Louis	Waveland
Population	9,971	7,066
Median age	52.8 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,082	$58,795
Median home value	$231,900	$201,800
Median gross rent	$1,138	$828
Housing units	5,888	3,765
Homeownership rate	75.6%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bay St. Louis	Waveland
Population	13,018 → 9,971 (-23.4%)	6,336 → 7,066 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$39,721 → $70,082 (+76.4%)	$43,860 → $58,795 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$172,600 → $231,900 (+34.4%)	$137,800 → $201,800 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	$835 → $1,138 (+36.3%)	$806 → $828 (+2.7%)

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

Waveland

Population

6,3367,066

Median household income

$43,860$58,795

Median home value

$137,800$201,800

Median gross rent

$806$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bay St. Louis	Waveland
Under 5	3.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	12.6%	17.8%
18 to 24	4.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	8.5%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.7%	14.9%
55 to 64	19.7%	12.0%
65 to 74	16.8%	13.3%
75 and over	9.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bay St. Louis	Waveland
White (non-Hispanic)	75.0%	78.5%
Black or African American	15.1%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	1.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bay St. Louis	Waveland
No high school diploma	7.5%	10.0%
High school graduate	24.4%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bay St. Louis	Waveland
Drove alone	77.0%	80.2%
Carpooled	5.1%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	6.0%
Other means	2.4%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bay St. Louis	Waveland
1-unit, detached	80.1%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	8.2%
20 or more units	6.7%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Bay St. Louis	Waveland
Poverty rate	13.7%	12.7%
Average household size	2.08	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1993	2000