Gautier.
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Mississippi·Jackson County
7 tracts·17K people·$166K median·553/mi²
White 53 · Black 29 · Hispanic 10 · Multiracial 4 · Other 2 · Asian 1
Married couple 44 · Living alone 28 · Other 28
Health 34 · Retail 21 · Professional 16 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 13 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Sales · office 25 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 14 · Production · transport 13
Drive alone 81 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 6 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Gautier is $166,400 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Gautier has 19,046 residents across 5 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.9; the population is 53.1% White, 29.5% Black, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Multiracial, 1.7% Other and 1.5% Asian; the average household has 2.6 people; 21.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.5% (Census ACS).
Gautier Elementary (61%) and College Park Elementary (41%) lead the elementary schools; Gautier Middle is the middle school with reported scores (46%); Gautier High is the high school with reported scores (52%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,040/month, 34% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Gautier is $61,926 a year, 28% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Gautier, median rent is $1,040/month and the median home value is $166,400 (Census ACS).
Gautier reported 2.8 violent crimes and 22.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 43°F; there are 101 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 69 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Gautier are lightning (96), wildfire (96) and heat wave (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Gautier, 0.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).