Gulfport, MS Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	71,127	100.0

Male	35,244	49.6
Female	35,883	50.4

Under 5 years	5,084	7.1
5 to 9 years	5,181	7.3
10 to 14 years	5,078	7.1
15 to 19 years	5,406	7.6
20 to 24 years	5,652	7.9
25 to 34 years	10,533	14.8
35 to 44 years	11,108	15.6
45 to 54 years	9,055	12.7
55 to 59 years	3,227	4.5
60 to 64 years	2,696	3.8
65 to 74 years	4,605	6.5
75 to 84 years	2,763	3.9
85 years and over	739	1.0

Median age (years)	33.6	(X)

18 years and over	52,618	74.0
Male	25,790	36.3
Female	26,828	37.7
21 years and over	49,176	69.1
62 years and over	9,647	13.6
65 years and over	8,107	11.4
Male	3,408	4.8
Female	4,699	6.6

RACE
One race	69,960	98.4
White	44,229	62.2
Black or African American	23,848	33.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	305	0.4
Asian	891	1.3
Asian Indian	47	0.1
Chinese	71	0.1
Filipino	373	0.5
Japanese	48	0.1
Korean	39	0.1
Vietnamese	258	0.4
Other Asian ¹	55	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	65	0.1
Native Hawaiian	11	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	33	0.0
Samoan	11	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	10	0.0
Some other race	622	0.9
Two or more races	1,167	1.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	45,132	63.5
Black or African American	24,276	34.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	706	1.0
Asian	1,221	1.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	148	0.2
Some other race	910	1.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	71,127	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,814	2.6
Mexican	762	1.1
Puerto Rican	312	0.4
Cuban	75	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	665	0.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	69,313	97.4
White alone	43,337	60.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	71,127	100.0
In households	67,703	95.2
Householder	26,943	37.9
Spouse	11,472	16.1
Child	20,533	28.9
Own child under 18 years	15,499	21.8
Other relatives	4,588	6.5
Under 18 years	2,358	3.3
Nonrelatives	4,167	5.9
Unmarried partner	1,800	2.5
In group quarters	3,424	4.8
Institutionalized population	1,512	2.1
Noninstitutionalized population	1,912	2.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	26,943	100.0
Family households (families)	17,653	65.5
With own children under 18 years	8,649	32.1
Married-couple family	11,472	42.6
With own children under 18 years	5,018	18.6
Female householder, no husband present	4,906	18.2
With own children under 18 years	2,961	11.0
Nonfamily households	9,290	34.5
Householder living alone	7,464	27.7
Householder 65 years and over	2,287	8.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	9,987	37.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,850	21.7

Average household size	2.51	(X)
Average family size	3.07	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	29,559	100.0
Occupied housing units	26,943	91.1
Vacant housing units	2,616	8.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	317	1.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	26,943	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	15,827	58.7
Renter-occupied housing units	11,116	41.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.57	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.43	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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