Gulfport City, Mississippi

Gulfport City, Harrison County, Mississippi is a city located in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. In 2000, city's population was 71127 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the city is 70055, It is second most populous in Mississippi. It covers total area of 64.23 sq mi (166.35 square kilometre), of which, 56.91 square miles (147.4 square kilometre) of it is land and 7.32 square miles (18.96 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the second largest by total area in Mississippi. It is ranks third in the size of its inland waterways in Mississippi.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 71127 residents, 26943 households, and 17653 families in the city. The population density was 1249.9 people per square mile (482.59/kmē), it is the 54th most populated city in terms of population density. There were 29559 housing units at an average density of 519.4 per square mile (200.54/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.51 persons, and the average family size was 3.07 persons. In the city Population was distributed with 26% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. The median age was 33.6 years, The median age of males and females living in Gulfport City was 32.2 and 35.1 years respectively. The racial makeup of the city was 62.18% White, 33.53% Black or African American, 0.43% American Indian, 1.25% Asian, 0.09% Native Hawaiian, 1.64% from two or more races and 0.87% Other races.

Gulfport city Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Gulfport city Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Gulfport City Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $32779, it would be the 76th highest city by median household income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The median income for a family in the city was $39213, it is the 88th highest city by median family income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The per capita income for the city was $17554, it is the 53rd wealthiest city in terms of per capita income. The median income of city was $19695, Males have a median income of $23123 versus $16273 for females.

In 2000, 18387 pupils and students, of which 9054 are male and 9333 are female, 25.85% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1477 nursery or pri school, 1170 kindergarten, 8531 elementary school, 3800 high school and 3409 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census71127
April 2000 Estimate71125
July 2000 Estimate71453
July 2001 Estimate72373
July 2002 Estimate72623
July 2003 Estimate71683
July 2004 Estimate72661
July 2005 Estimate73260
July 2006 Estimate68005
July 2007 Estimate68981
July 2008 Estimate70055
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school7846931477
Kindergarten6415291170
Elementary school431442178531
High school180319973800
College or graduate school151218973409
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Gulfport city, Mississippi$32779$39213$17554
Harrison County, Mississippi$35624$41445$18024
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587