Moss Point vs St. Martin

A side-by-side comparison of Moss Point and St. Martin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Moss Point has the higher population (12,066 vs 7,797 in St. Martin). St. Martin has the higher median household income ($53,488 vs $46,684 in Moss Point). St. Martin has the higher median home value ($171,300 vs $107,700 in Moss Point).

Population, income & housing

	Moss Point	St. Martin
Population	12,066	7,797
Median age	42.5 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,684	$53,488
Median home value	$107,700	$171,300
Median gross rent	$1,043	$1,040
Housing units	5,712	3,320
Homeownership rate	75.3%	55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moss Point	St. Martin
Population	13,451 → 12,066 (-10.3%)	7,963 → 7,797 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$42,173 → $46,684 (+10.7%)	$47,210 → $53,488 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$90,800 → $107,700 (+18.6%)	$126,000 → $171,300 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $1,043 (+20.3%)	$901 → $1,040 (+15.4%)

Moss Point

Population

13,45112,066

Median household income

$42,173$46,684

Median home value

$90,800$107,700

Median gross rent

$867$1,043

St. Martin

Population

7,9637,797

Median household income

$47,210$53,488

Median home value

$126,000$171,300

Median gross rent

$901$1,040

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Moss Point	St. Martin
Under 5	6.3%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.5%	17.0%
18 to 24	8.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	18.2%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	16.4%
65 to 74	14.1%	6.1%
75 and over	7.8%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moss Point	St. Martin
White (non-Hispanic)	18.6%	74.5%
Black or African American	73.3%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moss Point	St. Martin
No high school diploma	14.3%	22.5%
High school graduate	35.5%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moss Point	St. Martin
Drove alone	83.4%	84.7%
Carpooled	11.3%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	6.5%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moss Point	St. Martin
1-unit, detached	87.9%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	21.4%
20 or more units	0.2%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Moss Point	St. Martin
Poverty rate	17.8%	12.4%
Average household size	2.49	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1968	1990