Population

76,506

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$174,600

Owner-occupied units

Gulfport, MS

Mississippi · 30.419° N, 89.069° W · 56 sq mi

Gulfport is a city in Mississippi, with a population of 76,506 and about 1,375 residents per square mile. The median household earns $49,919 a year, and the median home is worth $174,600.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

56 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,375

People per square mile

Rank by population

#529

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#207

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$49,919

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,086

Per month

Homeownership

55.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

21.9 min

One way

People

Median age

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

23.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

3.9%

Households

29,287

2.43 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 24.8^%

Arts, food & hospitality 16.7^%

Retail trade 11.5^%

Professional & business services 8.8^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Mississippi

Name

Thomas & James Duff

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$3B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Hattiesburg

Source of wealth

Tires, diversified

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Mississippi · private sector

Employer

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Mississippi

Company

Cal-Maine Foods

Revenue

$2.3B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Ridgeland

Ticker

CALM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Mississippi

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Magnolia

State capital

Jackson

Nickname

The Magnolia State

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Cities near Gulfport

New Orleans, LA58 mi · 362,154
Mobile, AL60 mi · 200,824
Metairie, LA72 mi · 139,729
Kenner, LA76 mi · 65,136
Pensacola, FL112 mi · 53,817
Baton Rouge, LA123 mi · 222,795
Jackson, MS147 mi · 141,196