Gulfport.
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Mississippi·Harrison County
34 tracts·67K people·$175K median·1,202/mi²
White 47 · Black 37 · Hispanic 7 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Other 35 · Living alone 34 · Married couple 32
Health 31 · Retail 21 · Professional 19 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Service 22 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 8 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · 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 Gulfport is $174,600 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Gulfport has 73,003 residents across 29 census tracts and 28 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.0; the population is 47.3% White, 37.3% Black, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% Multiracial, 1.7% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 23.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 22.8% (Census ACS).
Bayou View Elementary (88%), Lyman Elementary (76%) and Harrison Central Elementary (71%) lead the elementary schools; Bayou View Middle (61%), Orange Grove Elementary (59%) and Gulfport Central Middle (38%) lead the middle schools; Gulfport High School is the high school with reported scores (72%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,086/month, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Gulfport is $49,919 a year, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Gulfport, median rent is $1,086/month and the median home value is $174,600 (Census ACS).
Gulfport reported 2.5 violent crimes and 19.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2022).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 45°F; there are 110 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 68 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Gulfport are lightning (69), tornado (60) and heat wave (57), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Gulfport, 2.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).