Gulfport is a city of 73,003 people in Mississippi. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 24% of adults. The typical home is worth $174,600, having more than doubled since 2000. 22.8% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The foreign-born share is 4%. 55% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,919, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% 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 Gulfport
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.3% → 23.6%(+5.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population40,775 → 73,003(+79%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share28.7% → 37.3%(+8.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Gulfport's population equals 35% of Harrison County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 46% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 47% 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)31%(2,179)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.1%(2,325)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26%(1,826)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6%(418)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.6%(182)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7,020 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
Gulfport, decade by decade
Gulfport 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
40,775
$50,819
$125,524
18.3%
55.5
2000
71,127
$59,712
$141,907
19.1%
64.6
2010
67,793
$57,480
$181,260
19.5%
71.2
2020
72,926
$49,153
$160,838
23.3%
77.6
2024
73,003
$49,919
$174,600
23.6%
78.4
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.
