What is the population of Gulfport city?

Gulfport city has 72,533 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #2 of 427 in Mississippi.

What is the median household income in Gulfport city?

Median household income in Gulfport city is $46,044 a year, 41.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gulfport city?

Median gross rent is $1,030 a month and the median home value is $167,100, so rent absorbs about 26.8% of median household income.

Is Gulfport city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gulfport city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Gulfport, MS population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Gulfport, Mississippi (Gulfport, MS — Census place “Gulfport city”) is 72,533 residents, ranking #2 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $46,044, the median home is worth $167,100 and median gross rent runs $1,030 a month. Looking for the Gulfport Mississippi ZIP code list? 3 ZIP codes serve Gulfport, MS: 39501, 39503, 39507.

Population: 72,533Gulfport city residents
Median household income: $46,044Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $167,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,030Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 53.1%Owner-occupied households

Gulfport ZIP codes (Mississippi)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Gulfport.

The Gulfport MS ZIP code list below covers 3 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Gulfport city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Gulfport city median would spend about 26.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.3% of residents and 53.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Gulfport city, MS in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Gulfport city is a small city in Mississippi, with 72,533 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #2 of 427 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 36.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Gulfport city earn a median of $46,044 a year, 41.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 4% above the $44,178 median for the 191 Mississippi cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 24.3% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Gulfport city is valued at $167,100, 44.9% below the national figure and 38% above the $121,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,030 a month, 26.7% below the national figure, or roughly $12,360 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 26.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 53.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Gulfport city?: Gulfport city has 72,533 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #2 of 427 in Mississippi.
What is the median household income in Gulfport city?: Median household income in Gulfport city is $46,044 a year, 41.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gulfport city?: Median gross rent is $1,030 a month and the median home value is $167,100, so rent absorbs about 26.8% of median household income.
Is Gulfport city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gulfport city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Gulfport city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.