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Census Data
This data is based on the last census taken in 2000, and does not reflect any post-Katrina numbers.
People QuickFacts |
Gulfport | Mississippi |
| Population, 2006 estimate |
64,316 | 2,910,540 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-9.6% | 2.3% |
| Population, 2000 |
71,127 | 2,844,658 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
9.9% | 10.5% |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.1% | 7.2% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
26.0% | 27.3% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
11.4% | 12.1% |
| Female persons, percent, 2000 |
50.4% | 51.7% |
| White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
62.2% | 61.4% |
| Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
33.5% | 36.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.4% | 0.4% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.3% | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
| Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.9% | 0.5% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.6% | 0.7% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
2.6% | 1.4% |
| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
48.4% | 58.5% |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.6% | 1.4% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.2% | 3.6% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
79.2% | 72.9% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
19.1% | 16.9% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.2 | 24.6 |
| Housing units, 2000 |
29,559 | 1,161,953 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
58.7% | 72.3% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$80,300 | $71,400 |
| Households, 2000 |
26,943 | 1,046,434 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.51 | 2.63 |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$32,779 | $31,330 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,554 | $15,853 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
17.7% | 19.9% |
Business QuickFacts |
Gulfport | Mississippi |
| Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
286,137 | 18,445,224 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
861,529 | 20,774,508 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$13,219 | $7,605 |
| Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
87,357 | 3,064,753 |
| Total number of firms, 1997 |
5,012 | 167,907 |
| Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
14.0% | 13.1% |
| Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
27.6% | 22.8% |
Geography QuickFacts |
Gulfport | Mississippi |
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
57 | 46,907 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 |
1,249.9 | 60.6 |
| FIPS Code |
29700 | 28 |
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)
