It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Moss Point has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Moss Point has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Moss Point than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Moss Point may be for you.
Moss Point 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Moss Point is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Moss Point are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.15% of adults in Moss Point have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Moss Point in 2022 was $26,228, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,912 for a family of four. However, Moss Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Moss Point is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Moss Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moss Point residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Moss Point include English, German, Irish, African, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Moss Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
