Bay St. Louis is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 10,511 people and five associated neighborhoods, Bay St. Louis is the 46th largest community in Mississippi. Bay St. Louis has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Bay St. Louis, where the median household income is $63,508.00. Bay St. Louis real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Bay St. Louis house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Bay St. Louis is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.54% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bay St. Louis is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bay St. Louis who work in sales jobs (20.27%), management occupations (14.86%), and office and administrative support (10.10%). Also of interest is that Bay St. Louis has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.31% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Bay St. Louis has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Bay St. Louis a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One of the nice things about Bay St. Louis is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. As is often the case in a small city, Bay St. Louis doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Bay St. Louis is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.36% of adults in Bay St. Louis have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Bay St. Louis in 2022 was $45,280, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $181,120 for a family of four. However, Bay St. Louis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bay St. Louis is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bay St. Louis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bay St. Louis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bay St. Louis include English, French, German, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Bay St. Louis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
