Gulf Park Estates vs Vancleave

A side-by-side comparison of Gulf Park Estates and Vancleave: population, income, housing, and more.

Gulf Park Estates and Vancleave are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gulf Park Estates has the higher population (6,517 vs 5,196 in Vancleave). Vancleave has the higher median household income ($71,000 vs $62,100 in Gulf Park Estates). Vancleave has the higher median home value ($218,900 vs $196,800 in Gulf Park Estates).

Population, income & housing

	Gulf Park Estates	Vancleave
Population	6,517	5,196
Median age	42.1 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,100	$71,000
Median home value	$196,800	$218,900
Median gross rent	$1,389	—
Housing units	2,630	2,173
Homeownership rate	68.2%	95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gulf Park Estates	Vancleave
Population	7,053 → 6,517 (-7.6%)	4,939 → 5,196 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$75,378 → $62,100 (-17.6%)	$56,602 → $71,000 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$147,700 → $196,800 (+33.2%)	$161,500 → $218,900 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,332 → $1,389 (+4.3%)	$1,182 → $1,029 (-12.9%)

Gulf Park Estates

Population

7,0536,517

Median household income

$75,378$62,100

Median home value

$147,700$196,800

Median gross rent

$1,332$1,389

Vancleave

Population

4,9395,196

Median household income

$56,602$71,000

Median home value

$161,500$218,900

Median gross rent

$1,182$1,029

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gulf Park Estates	Vancleave
Under 5	5.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.7%	20.2%
18 to 24	9.3%	3.8%
25 to 34	13.3%	13.0%
35 to 44	9.8%	9.9%
45 to 54	14.6%	13.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	17.8%
65 to 74	12.8%	9.3%
75 and over	5.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gulf Park Estates	Vancleave
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	93.7%
Black or African American	3.9%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	3.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gulf Park Estates	Vancleave
No high school diploma	10.7%	6.1%
High school graduate	20.0%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gulf Park Estates	Vancleave
Drove alone	74.2%	80.9%
Carpooled	12.5%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	10.4%
Other means	6.1%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gulf Park Estates	Vancleave
1-unit, detached	91.1%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	26.6%

Poverty & households

	Gulf Park Estates	Vancleave
Poverty rate	4.6%	5.3%
Average household size	2.51	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1993	2000