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Census Data
(Updated October 2012)
As of the census of 2010, there were 69,220 people residing in the city. The population density was 1,191.4 people per square mile (459.9/km²). The city had 74.97% of its population at the age of 18 and above. The racial makeup of the city was 56.86% White, 36.07% African American, 0.39% Native American, 1.69% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 2.13% from other races, and 2.73% from two or more races. Results show that 5.19% of the population was Hispanic/Latino of any race.
There were 31,602 housing units at an average density of 555.4/sq mi (214.4/km²). The city had 83.24% housing units occupied. There was an average of 2.57 persons living in each occupied housing unit.
2010 Census Data
The folliwing data is based on the last census taken in 2010.
People QuickFacts |
Gulfport |
Mississippi |
Population, 2011 estimate |
69,220 |
2,978,512 |
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base |
67,793 |
2,967,297 |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 |
2.1% |
0.4% |
Population, 2010 |
67,793 |
2,967,297 |
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 |
8.0% |
7.1% |
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 |
25.0% |
25.5% |
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 |
11.6% |
12.8% |
Female persons, percent, 2010 |
51.0% |
51.4% |
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) |
56.9% |
59.1% |
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) |
36.1% |
37.0% |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) |
0.4% |
0.5% |
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) |
1.7% |
0.9% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) |
0.1% |
0.0% |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 |
2.7% |
1.1% |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) |
5.2% |
2.7% |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 |
54.6% |
58.0% |
Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 |
74.2% |
84.3% |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 |
5.1% |
2.2% |
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 |
7.4% |
3.8% |
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 |
82.3% |
79.6% |
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 |
19.5% |
19.5% |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 |
21.4 |
23.9 |
Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 |
61.2% |
70.8% |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 |
24.0% |
13.4% |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 |
$126,000 |
$96,500 |
Households, 2006-2010 |
24,329 |
1,081,052 |
Persons per household, 2006-2010 |
2.63 |
2.64 |
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 |
$20,623 |
$19,977 |
Median household income 2006-2010 |
$39,956 |
$37,881 |
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 |
18.4% |
21.2% |
Business QuickFacts |
Gulfport |
Mississippi |
Total number of firms, 2007 |
5,567 |
225,977 |
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
18.5% |
18.0% |
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
S |
0.3% |
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
3.0% |
1.8% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
F |
0.0% |
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
1.5% |
0.8% |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
25.1% |
26.9% |
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) |
346,595 |
59,869,456 |
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) |
604,168 |
23,003,585 |
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) |
1,641,212 |
33,751,407 |
Retail sales per capita, 2007 |
$23,796 |
$11,552 |
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) |
304,106 |
7,045,097 |
Geography QuickFacts |
Gulfport |
Mississippi |
Land area in square miles, 2010 |
55.59 |
46,923.27 |
Persons per square mile, 2010 |
1,219.5 |
63.2 |
FIPS Code |
29700 |
28 |
Counties |
Harrison County |
a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
(Data taken from the United States Census Bureau website)
