Biloxi

Population & Demographics

Biloxi, MS

Biloxi is home to 48,861 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 18,156 resident workers commute each day.

MississippiCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
48,861
people
Population

48,861 residents

Median age 36.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Biloxi population & demographics

Who lives in Biloxi — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
48,861
Median age
36.6yrs
Median household income
$57,204
Median home value
$225,100
Median gross rent
$1,089/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
30.6%
Poverty rate
16.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Biloxi

How Biloxi breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White59.4%
Black18.4%
Hispanic or Latino10.8%
Two or more races7.0%
Asian3.6%
Some other race0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Biloxi

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Biloxi.

Biloxi at a glance
Employed Residents
18,156
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
35.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Gulfport
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Biloxi proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Biloxi commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

69 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Biloxi

18,156 commutes, one dot at a time

Biloxi

Where 18,156 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Biloxi, by worker count.

1Biloxi0.0 mi6,468
2Gulfport9.0 mi3,815
3D’Iberville3.5 mi1,127
4Ocean Springs7.8 mi718
5Pascagoula23.4 mi614
6Hattiesburg66.1 mi335
7Jackson151.3 mi328
8Gautier16.8 mi168

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Biloxi.

1Biloxi0.0 mi6,468
2Gulfport9.0 mi5,139
3D’Iberville3.5 mi1,659
4Ocean Springs7.8 mi1,152
5St. Martin4.0 mi952
6Gulf Hills6.6 mi892
7Gautier16.8 mi838
8Long Beach14.4 mi799

Top industries

The sectors that employ Biloxi’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
AFAccommodation and Food Services43.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.4%
RTRetail Trade8.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.8%
EDEducational Services2.9%
PAPublic Administration2.8%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation2.6%
COConstruction2.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Biloxi

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps82%
5 Gbps82%
8 Gbps48%
See all internet providers in Biloxi

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).