Gulfport

Population: 72,533
Median household income: $46,044
Median home value: $167,100

Gulfport is a community in Harrison County, Mississippi, home to 72,533 residents. Its median household income of $46,044 runs below the Harrison County figure of $57,233.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gulfport's population grew 1.2% from 71,676 to 72,533, while its median home value rose 36.6% from $122,300 to $167,100.

63.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1986.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 72,533
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $46,044
Median home value: $167,100
Median gross rent: $1,030
Housing units: 33,175
Homeownership rate: 53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

71,67672,533

Median household income

$39,171$46,044

Median home value

$122,300$167,100

Median gross rent

$860$1,030

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	71,676	$39,171	$122,300	$860
2020	71,660	$40,554	$132,700	$887
2021	72,468	$41,250	$138,200	$927
2022	72,524	$43,499	$158,300	$988
2023	72,533	$46,044	$167,100	$1,030

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,848	6.7%
5 to 17	11,999	16.5%
18 to 24	6,726	9.3%
25 to 34	11,292	15.6%
35 to 44	8,724	12.0%
45 to 54	8,517	11.7%
55 to 64	9,048	12.5%
65 to 74	6,608	9.1%
75 and over	4,771	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35,338	48.7%
Black or African American	27,417	37.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	89	0.1%
Asian	1,092	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	59	0.1%
Some other race	244	0.3%
Two or more races	3,991	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,303	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,006	12.3%
High school graduate	15,605	31.9%
Some college or associate's	16,424	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	6,665	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,260	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,150	80.4%
Carpooled	2,982	9.9%
Public transit	151	0.5%
Walked	820	2.7%
Bicycle	50	0.2%
Worked from home	1,564	5.2%
Other means	339	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,161	32.2%
15 to 29 min	12,641	44.4%
30 to 44 min	4,464	15.7%
45 to 59 min	853	3.0%
60+ min	1,373	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 24.3% (17,113 of 70,432)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,877	59.4%
Nonfamily households	11,543	40.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	28,420	85.7%
Vacant	4,755	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,092	53.1%
Renter-occupied	13,328	46.9%

1-unit, detached63.3%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units12.0%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	20,996	63.3%
1-unit, attached	897	2.7%
2 to 4 units	3,537	10.7%
5 to 19 units	3,971	12.0%
20 or more units	2,416	7.3%
Mobile home & other	1,358	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2829700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 56 sq mi
Water area: 8.39 sq mi
Center point: 30.4195, -89.0690