Biloxi 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 48,235 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Biloxi is the fourth largest community in Mississippi. Biloxi real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Biloxi house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Biloxi is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Biloxi is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Biloxi who work in sales jobs (10.80%), office and administrative support (10.43%), and management occupations (9.38%). Biloxi is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Biloxi, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. Also of interest is that Biloxi has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Biloxi is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. The percentage of people in Biloxi who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.86% of adults in Biloxi have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Biloxi in 2022 was $32,567, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,268 for a family of four. However, Biloxi contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Biloxi is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Biloxi home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Biloxi residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Biloxi also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.33% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Biloxi include English, Irish, German, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Biloxi is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
