The story
History
Moss Point is home to Trent Lott International Airport and the Mississippi Export Railroad.
On August 29, 2005, Moss Point was hit by the strong eastern side of Hurricane Katrina, when it passed 30 miles (48 km) east of central New Orleans with minimal gale-force winds. However, on the east side of Hurricane Katrina, much of Moss Point was flooded or destroyed in one day, by the strong hurricane-force winds which lasted several hours and a storm surge exceeding 20 feet (6.1 m) in some sections.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Moss Point on June 19, 2023 The tornado covered six miles of the city and damaged or destroyed over 300 homes and businesses.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Moss Point had a population of 12,147. The median age was 47.2 years. 18.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.7% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males age 18 and over.
96.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.6% lived in rural areas.
There were 5,102 households and 3,263 families in Moss Point, and 23.8% of households had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 30.4% were married-couple households, 23.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 40.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 6,011 housing units, of which 15.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 13.9%.
From Wikipedia’s article on Moss Point, Mississippi, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5