New Orleans vs Gulfport
New Orleans, LA compared with Gulfport, MS · 58 miles apart
New Orleans has 362,154 residents to Gulfport’s 76,506. New Orleans comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Gulfport does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| New Orleans, LA | Gulfport, MS | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 362,154 | 76,506 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,136 | 1,375 |
| Median household income | $56,631 | $49,919 |
| Median home value | $315,700 | $174,600 |
| Median rent | $1,251 | $1,086 |
| Homeownership | 51.2% | 55.1% |
| Average commute | 22.6 min | 21.9 min |
| Median age | 38.8 | 38 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 42.4% | 23.6% |
| Poverty rate | 22.6% | 22.8% |
| Unemployment | 7.5% | 9.1% |
| Price to income | 5.6× | 3.5× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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