CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Gulf Hills

Mississippi · 5,004 residents · 7.74 sq mi

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Gulf Hills is home to 5,004 people in Mississippi. Households here earn about 69% more than in Mississippi as a whole. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $64,500. There are 896 fewer people here than in 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.9% of locals.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,004

−15%vs 2000

vs 5,900 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.74 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(326)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.6%(478)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(329)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(387)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(191)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(822)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(742)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.9%(645)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(489)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(421)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(146)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(28)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,971

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,189

−35%vs 2000

vs $21,759 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.9%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,500

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$509

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $749 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.0%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

17.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.1%(4,728)

Black10.6%(623)

Hispanic / Latino2%(119)

Asian5.8%(343)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.8%(4,395)

Black10.5%(527)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(15)

Asian1.4%(72)

Other0.2%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.5%(553)

South American3.9%(332)

Venezuelan2.9%(243)

Dominican1%(85)

Central American0.7%(58)

Guatemalan0.7%(58)

Peruvian0.6%(49)

Colombian0.5%(40)

Puerto Rican0.4%(38)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.6%(133)

Filipino1.5%(130)

Korean0.4%(34)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.5%(41)

Ancestry

English15%(1,269)

Irish12%(1,016)

German10.7%(904)

American6.7%(569)

French4.4%(371)

Scottish4.1%(345)

Italian3.1%(266)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(148)

Norwegian1.3%(106)

Polish1.1%(95)

Dutch1.1%(89)

Swedish1.1%(89)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.7%(59)

Jamaican0.7%(59)

French Canadian0.7%(55)

Welsh0.6%(53)

British0.4%(38)

Slovak0.4%(37)

Lithuanian0.3%(27)

Croatian0.3%(23)

Belgian0.2%(16)

Slovene0.2%(13)

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Russian0.1%(9)

Portuguese0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.1%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.9%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.5 min

+58%vs 2000

vs 14.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.7%(1,052)

Married57.6%(1,972)

Widowed4.3%(148)

Divorced7.3%(250)

Women 15+

Never married22%(753)

Married58.3%(1,995)

Widowed7%(241)

Divorced12.7%(433)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.0%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 19.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.6%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.9%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.5%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 69.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 30.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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