Gulfport

Population & Demographics

Gulfport, MS

Gulfport is home to 73,003 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 27,715 resident workers commute each day.

MississippiCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
73,003
people
Population

73,003 residents

Median age 38.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Gulfport population & demographics

Who lives in Gulfport — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
73,003
Median age
38.0yrs
Median household income
$49,919
Median home value
$174,600
Median gross rent
$1,086/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
23.6%
Poverty rate
22.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Gulfport

How Gulfport breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White47.3%
Black37.3%
Hispanic or Latino6.8%
Two or more races6.5%
Asian1.7%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Gulfport

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Gulfport.

Gulfport at a glance
Employed Residents
27,715
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
41.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Biloxi
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Gulfport proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Gulfport commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

67 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Gulfport

27,715 commutes, one dot at a time

Gulfport

Where 27,715 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Gulfport, by worker count.

1Gulfport0.0 mi11,492
2Biloxi9.0 mi5,139
3D’Iberville11.3 mi882
4Ocean Springs16.7 mi641
5Pascagoula32.2 mi633
6Hattiesburg64.3 mi536
7Jackson147.7 mi530
8Long Beach5.9 mi441

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Gulfport.

1Gulfport0.0 mi11,492
2Biloxi9.0 mi3,815
3Long Beach5.9 mi2,070
4D’Iberville11.3 mi917
5Ocean Springs16.7 mi777
6Gautier25.7 mi639
7Diamondhead17.3 mi609
8Pascagoula32.2 mi573

Top industries

The sectors that employ Gulfport’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance23.0%
RTRetail Trade14.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.2%
EDEducational Services6.9%
PAPublic Administration4.6%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.4%
MFManufacturing4.2%
COConstruction3.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Gulfport

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps98%
5 Gbps98%
8 Gbps17%
See all internet providers in Gulfport

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).