Gulf Hills

Population: 8,193
Median household income: $66,472
Median home value: $191,800

Gulf Hills is a community in Jackson County, Mississippi, home to 8,193 residents. Its median household income of $66,472 runs in line with the Jackson County figure of $64,756.

From 2019 to 2023, Gulf Hills's population declined 1.9% from 8,352 to 8,193, while its median home value rose 40.2% from $136,800 to $191,800.

The median resident is 34.5 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 17.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,193
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $66,472
Median home value: $191,800
Median gross rent: $1,201
Housing units: 3,670
Homeownership rate: 71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3528,193

Median household income

$53,521$66,472

Median home value

$136,800$191,800

Median gross rent

$999$1,201

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,352	$53,521	$136,800	$999
2020	8,824	$53,197	$147,600	$970
2021	8,825	$52,307	$146,300	$882
2022	8,647	$61,094	$168,400	$1,116
2023	8,193	$66,472	$191,800	$1,201

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	531	6.5%
5 to 17	1,203	14.7%
18 to 24	990	12.1%
25 to 34	1,430	17.5%
35 to 44	1,047	12.8%
45 to 54	718	8.8%
55 to 64	1,088	13.3%
65 to 74	716	8.7%
75 and over	470	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,591	68.2%
Black or African American	815	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	643	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.3%
Some other race	10	0.1%
Two or more races	278	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	829	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate15.2%

Some college or associate's43.4%

Bachelor's degree27.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	189	3.5%
High school graduate	833	15.2%
Some college or associate's	2,373	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,477	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	597	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,299	79.6%
Carpooled	362	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	481	11.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,001	27.3%
15 to 29 min	1,653	45.1%
30 to 44 min	569	15.5%
45 to 59 min	166	4.5%
60+ min	273	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 10.9% (895 of 8,193)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,356	66.8%
Nonfamily households	1,172	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,528	96.1%
Vacant	142	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,531	71.7%
Renter-occupied	997	28.3%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units14.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,834	77.2%
1-unit, attached	107	2.9%
2 to 4 units	179	4.9%
5 to 19 units	518	14.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2829620
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.74 sq mi
Water area: 0.49 sq mi
Center point: 30.4289, -88.8121