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39507

Gulfport, MS · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
18,564
Median household income
$54,657
People below poverty
20.8%
Median home value
$217,800

Income

The median income of households in 39507 was $54,657. An estimated 6.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 39507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.3
$10,000 to $14,999 6.2
$15,000 to $24,999 9.9
$25,000 to $34,999 10.7
$35,000 to $49,999 13.5
$50,000 to $74,999 15.9
$75,000 to $99,999 12.1
$100,000 to $149,999 14.1
$150,000 to $199,999 5.6
$200,000 or more 5.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 39507 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 47843
Female 47732

An estimated 66.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,903. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 39507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 66.5
Social Security 36.1
Retirement income 30.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.3
Cash public assistance income 6.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 20.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 29% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 20.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 39507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 20.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 29
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 20.7

In 2020-2024, 14.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 31.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 48.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 39507 in 2020-2024, 82.6% had health insurance coverage and 17.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 61% and public coverage was 36.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 10.9%.


In 2020-2024, 39507 had a total population of 18,564 - 9,567 (51.5%) females and 8,997 (48.5%) males. The median age was 39.3 years. An estimated 20.5% of the population was under 18 years, 36.4% was 19 to 44 years, 22.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 39507 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 456 557
5 to 9 382 713
10 to 14 449 622
15 to 19 647 413
20 to 24 609 716
25 to 29 1006 702
30 to 34 884 401
35 to 39 479 441
40 to 44 683 856
45 to 49 483 465
50 to 54 461 745
55 to 59 336 434
60 to 64 624 706
65 to 69 542 504
70 to 74 259 456
75 to 79 235 241
80 to 84 195 196
85 and over 267 399

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 65.9% were White; 20.8% were Black or African American; 15% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.5% were Asian; 10.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.6% of the people in 39507 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 64.5% of the people in 39507 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,735 households in 39507. The average household size was 2.38 people.

Married-couple households made up 32.4% of the households in 39507 while cohabiting couple households made up 14.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 35.2% of all households, while 18.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 22.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 36.3% of all households.

In 39507, 25.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 39507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 32.4
Cohabiting Couples 14.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
35.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 38.5% of males and 36.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 39.9 27.3
Now married, except separated 38.5 36.9
Separated 1 3.3
Widowed 5.5 14.9
Divorced 15.1 17.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 39507, 263 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 12.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.8% of the people living in 39507 were U.S. natives. 53.6% of the 39507 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.2% of 39507 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 46.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 64.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 39507 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 39507.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 39507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 65.1
Asia 17.8
Europe 15.7
Africa 0
Northern America 1.4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 39507 in 2020-2024, 8.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.8% of people at least five years old; 3.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 39507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.8
Other Indo-European languages 2.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 76.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 39507 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 39507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 76.5
Different house, same county 15.2
Different county, same state 2.8
Different state 5.4
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 87.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 29.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 39507 was 4,217 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 155 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,002. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,060.

Educational Attainment of People in 39507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.4
High school diploma or equivalency 27.2
Some college, no degree 18.9
Associate's degree 11.8
Bachelor's degree 16.9
Graduate or professional degree 12.8

Disability

In 39507, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 10% of people under 18 years old, to 15.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 44% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 39507, 57.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,358 72.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,755 20.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 589 6.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 39507 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 39507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1
Construction 9.1
Manufacturing 7.3
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 13
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.8
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 18.5
Other Services, except public administration 3.8
Public administration 8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 39507 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,191 36.6
Service occupations 1,877 21.5
Sales and office occupations 1,714 19.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,002 11.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 937 10.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.1% of 39507 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 39507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.6
Walked 0.3
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 8.5

In 2020-2024, 39507 had a total of 9,294 housing units. Of these housing units, 64.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 31.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 39507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 64.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 31.3
Mobile homes 4.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

8.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 39507 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 62.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 39507 had 7,735 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,559 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 55.7% while renters occupied 44.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.44 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.3.

8.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7% and another 21.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 39507:

House Heating Fuel Used in 39507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 30.8
Electricity 67
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.4
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 1.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 39507 was $217,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53.3 % had a mortgage. 46.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,595 and for owners without a mortgage it was $475.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 39507 was $1,225. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.