Gulfport, Mississippi Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Gulfport is 2nd in Mississippi out of 62 other cities in Current population (2012)

Gulfport is 2nd in Mississippi out of 63 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Gulfport is 2nd in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Households

Gulfport is 2nd in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Housing units

Gulfport is 2nd in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Size in square miles

Gulfport is 3rd in Mississippi out of 65 other cities in Retail sales

Gulfport is 4th in Mississippi out of 58 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Gulfport is 6th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Two or More

Gulfport is 16th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Gulfport is 16th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Gulfport, Mississippi Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Gulfport	Rank	Mississippi	US
Current population (2012)	70,113	2nd	2,984,926	313,914,040
Size in square miles	55.6	2nd	46,923.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,219.5	16th	63.2	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Gulfport	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	8.0%	22nd	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.0%	46th	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.6%	45th	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Gulfport	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	81.1%	37th	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	19.9%	40th	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Gulfport	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	56.9%	38th	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	36.1%	34th	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	18th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.7%	18th	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	19th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.7%	6th	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	16th	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	54.6%	38th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Gulfport	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	51.0%	58th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.4%	19th	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Gulfport	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	31,602	2nd	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	25.1%	18th	13.4%	25.9%
Households	25,015	2nd	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	58.9%	46th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$130,300	22nd	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	2.6	33rd	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Gulfport	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$20,845	26th	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$39,246	30th	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.1%	43rd	21.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Gulfport	Rank	Mississippi	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	5,567	2nd	225,977	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,641,212	3rd	$33,751,407	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$23,796	28th	$11,552	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$304,106	4th	$7,045,097	$613,795,732

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