Gulf Hills is a city of 8,451 people in Mississippi. The population is up 43% since 2000. Households here earn about 29% more than in Mississippi as a whole. The median age is 35.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $203,700. 4% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,839, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gulf Hills
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants83.0% → 71.1%(−11.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$154,804 → $203,700(+32%)US over the same years: +67%
Population5,004 → 8,451(+69%)US over the same years: +35%
Gulf Hills's population equals 5.8% of Jackson County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 15% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)51.6%(419)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27%(219)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.5%(215)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 812 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Gulf Hills, decade by decade
Gulf Hills population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,004
$81,533
$154,804
21.1%
27.6
2000
5,900
$89,717
$165,771
23.6%
42.8
2010
7,144
$77,831
$203,270
18.9%
55.1
2020
8,526
$64,477
$178,897
29.3%
67.7
2024
8,451
$72,839
$203,700
37.0%
64.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
