Gulfport, Mississippi demographics

Gulfport, MS demographics: median age 38.0; 23.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Gulfport city, Mississippi · Incorporated city · GEOID 2829700. The survey estimates a population of 73,003 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Gulfport is 38.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 29,287 households (±693). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.0 ±1.1	38.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 73,003
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Under 18	16,258 ±997	22.3% ±1.4 pp	23.3%	22.0%
18–34	17,845 ±942	24.4% ±1.3 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	26,984 ±1,223	37.0% ±1.7 pp	37.2%	38.0%
65 and older	11,916 ±732	16.3% ±1.0 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 73,003
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Male	34,685 ±827	47.5% ±1.1 pp	48.5%	49.5%
Female	38,318 ±830	52.5% ±1.1 pp	51.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 73,003
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
White alone	35,372 ±1,189	48.5% ±1.6 pp	55.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	27,443 ±1,301	37.6% ±1.8 pp	36.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	136 ±80 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,246 ±315	1.7% ±0.4 pp	1.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	130 ±80 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,338 ±455	3.2% ±0.6 pp	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	6,338 ±904	8.7% ±1.2 pp	4.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 73,003
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	68,074 ±807	93.2% ±1.1 pp	96.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,929 ±807	6.8% ±1.1 pp	3.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,287
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Married-couple family	9,289 ±531	31.7% ±1.7 pp	43.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,178 ±275	4.0% ±0.9 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	6,619 ±539	22.6% ±1.8 pp	17.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	9,811 ±670	33.5% ±2.1 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,390 ±406	8.2% ±1.4 pp	4.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,287
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Households with people under 18	8,668 ±635	29.6% ±2.1 pp	31.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	20,619 ±897	70.4% ±2.6 pp	68.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,287
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	9,811 ±670	33.5% ±2.1 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	9,939 ±732	33.9% ±2.4 pp	33.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,487 ±542	15.3% ±1.8 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,804 ±337	9.6% ±1.1 pp	11.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,584 ±252	5.4% ±0.9 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	357 ±115	1.2% ±0.4 pp	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	305 ±127	1.0% ±0.4 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 73,003
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Native	70,183 ±482	96.1% ±0.7 pp	97.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,820 ±480	3.9% ±0.7 pp	2.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 68,146
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
English only	63,320 ±940	92.9% ±1.2 pp	95.7%	77.7%
Spanish	3,103 ±508	4.6% ±0.7 pp	2.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	391 ±249 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	270 ±152 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	13 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	156 ±88 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	2.0%
Korean	44 ±53 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	19 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	174 ±121 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	306 ±172 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	173 ±126 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Arabic	19 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	158 ±138 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 49,992
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	6,694 ±714	13.4% ±1.4 pp	12.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	15,760 ±939	31.5% ±1.8 pp	29.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	10,140 ±832	20.3% ±1.6 pp	21.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	5,592 ±649	11.2% ±1.3 pp	10.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,000 ±650	14.0% ±1.3 pp	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,806 ±709	9.6% ±1.4 pp	9.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 72,256
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Same house	59,453 ±1,471	82.3% ±2.0 pp	89.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	7,290 ±1,074	10.1% ±1.5 pp	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,139 ±680	3.0% ±0.9 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	3,126 ±610	4.3% ±0.8 pp	2.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	248 ±118	0.3% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

15.6% of Gulfport residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.0% in Mississippi and 8.4% nationally. 86.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gulfport	Mississippi	U.S.	Compared with Mississippi
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	15.6% ±1.3 pp	11.0%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.0% ±1.5 pp	84.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	12.6% ±1.2 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Gulfport . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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