Gulfport vs West Lealman

A side-by-side comparison of Gulfport and West Lealman: population, income, housing, and more.

Gulfport and West Lealman are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Lealman has the higher population (15,560 vs 11,735 in Gulfport). Gulfport has the higher median household income ($68,617 vs $48,965 in West Lealman). Gulfport has the higher median home value ($335,100 vs $162,800 in West Lealman).

Population, income & housing

	Gulfport	West Lealman
Population	11,735	15,560
Median age	58.2 yrs	55.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,617	$48,965
Median home value	$335,100	$162,800
Median gross rent	$1,487	$1,170
Housing units	8,007	9,134
Homeownership rate	74.5%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.8%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gulfport	West Lealman
Population	12,335 → 11,735 (-4.9%)	14,891 → 15,560 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$52,705 → $68,617 (+30.2%)	$39,133 → $48,965 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$185,600 → $335,100 (+80.5%)	$107,700 → $162,800 (+51.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,071 → $1,487 (+38.8%)	$911 → $1,170 (+28.4%)

Gulfport

Population

12,33511,735

Median household income

$52,705$68,617

Median home value

$185,600$335,100

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,487

West Lealman

Population

14,89115,560

Median household income

$39,133$48,965

Median home value

$107,700$162,800

Median gross rent

$911$1,170

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gulfport	West Lealman
Under 5	2.7%	2.7%
5 to 17	7.2%	11.3%
18 to 24	3.6%	6.0%
25 to 34	7.7%	9.1%
35 to 44	7.7%	8.4%
45 to 54	13.8%	10.8%
55 to 64	21.8%	19.4%
65 to 74	19.6%	17.5%
75 and over	16.0%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gulfport	West Lealman
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	77.4%
Black or African American	4.9%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	2.5%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gulfport	West Lealman
No high school diploma	4.6%	14.5%
High school graduate	23.4%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gulfport	West Lealman
Drove alone	66.1%	71.9%
Carpooled	3.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.7%
Walked	6.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.7%	2.7%
Worked from home	21.7%	9.1%
Other means	2.2%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gulfport	West Lealman
1-unit, detached	60.2%	33.9%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	3.7%
20 or more units	22.5%	26.1%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	27.6%

Poverty & households

	Gulfport	West Lealman
Poverty rate	14.1%	17.5%
Average household size	1.89	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1966	1973