Bay Springs is a city located in Jasper County Mississippi. Bay Springs has a 2020 population of 1,622. Bay Springs is currently declining at a rate of -0.73% annually and its population has decreased by -8.88% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 1,780 in 2010.
The average household income in Bay Springs is $50,861 with a poverty rate of 23.84%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $578 per month, and the median house value is $114,500. The median age in Bay Springs is 35.7 years, 35.2 years for males, and 37.6 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Bay Springswas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 770 | 44.69% |
Black or African American | 914 | 53.05% |
Two or More Races | 39 | 2.26% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 670 | 2.47 | 62.8 |
Married | 281 | 2.87 | 88.3 |
Male | 10 | 4.2 | 50 |
Female | 143 | 3.83 | 36.4 |
Non Family | 236 | 1.09 | 49.2 |
3.18
Average Family Size
2.47
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 28 | 2.46% |
9th to 12th Grade | 128 | 11.25% |
High School Graduate | 504 | 44.29% |
Some College | 221 | 19.42% |
Associates Degree | 35 | 3.08% |
Bachelors Degree | 195 | 17.14% |
Graduate Degree | 27 | 2.37% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 644 | 589 | 174 |
2+ Races | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Black | 488 | 387 | 47 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among 2+ races people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 27.02%.
99.27% of Bay Springs residents speak only English, while 0.73% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other Indo-European, which is spoken by 0.59% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Black | 878 | 308 | 35.08% |
White | 748 | 88 | 11.76% |
Other | NaN% | ||
Multiple | 39 | 1 | 2.56% |
23.84%
Overall Poverty Rate
17.76%
Male Poverty Rate
28.82%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Bay Springs is Black, with 35.08% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Bay Springs is Multiple, with 2.56% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 9.78%. Among those working part-time, it was 15.87%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 27.04%.
45.3%
Overall Marriage Rate
54.4%
Male Marriage Rate
37.7%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 91 | 13.75% |
Black | 25 | 4.11% |
4.31%
Veteran Poverty Rate
61.21%
Veteran Disability Rate
45.4%
Labor Force Participation
42.5%
Employment Rate
6.4%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
83.87%
Born in Bay Springs
99.36%
Native Born
0.64%
Foreign Born
0.00%
Non Citizen
0.64%
Naturalized
99.36% of Bay Springs residents were born in the United States, with 83.87% having been born in Mississippi. 0.00% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from North America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 1,780 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 1,760 | -20 | -1.12% |
2012 | 1,725 | -35 | -1.99% |
2013 | 1,710 | -15 | -0.87% |
2014 | 1,713 | 3 | 0.18% |
2015 | 1,710 | -3 | -0.18% |
2016 | 1,707 | -3 | -0.18% |
2017 | 1,695 | -12 | -0.70% |
2018 | 1,670 | -25 | -1.47% |
2019 | 1,658 | -12 | -0.72% |
2020 | 1,646 | -12 | -0.72% |
2021 | 1,634 | -12 | -0.73% |
2022 | 1,622 | -12 | -0.73% |