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Gulfport MS - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	71,127	397 (of 25,150) (98%)	2 (of 329) (99%)
Average Income	$32,779	13,956 (45%)	76 (77%)
Median House Value	$80,300	11,304 (55%)	48 (85%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	62.2%	22,016 (of 25,150) (12%)	163 (of 329) (50%)
% Black Population	33.5%	1,752 (93%)	172 (48%)
% Hispanic Population	2.6%	9,407 (63%)	40 (88%)
% Asian Population	1.3%	4,641 (82%)	27 (92%)
% American Indian Population	0.4%	10,179 (60%)	56 (83%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	79.2%	13,508 (of 25,150) (46%)	57 (of 329) (83%)
% College Graduates	19.1%	7,507 (70%)	58 (82%)
% Never Married	27.5%	5,218 (79%)	165 (50%)
% Married	47.0%	21,526 (14%)	179 (46%)
% Seperated	2.9%	4,833 (81%)	174 (47%)
% Divorced	14.5%	3,022 (88%)	20 (94%)
% Foreign Born	2.6%	9,684 (61%)	40 (88%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	29,593	384 (of 25,150) (98%)	2 (of 329) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	5.6%	19,338 (23%)	236 (28%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	4.2%	15,634 (38%)	183 (44%)
Average Rooms in House	5.1	17,891 (29%)	240 (27%)
% Households with No Car	7.7%	10,488 (58%)	231 (30%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	15.0%	16,354 (35%)	180 (45%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.3%	2,652 (89%)	30 (91%)
Median House Value	$80,300	11,304 (55%)	48 (85%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	6.5%	9,377 (63%)	221 (33%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.1%	5,545 (78%)	57 (83%)
Average Monthly Rent	$538	7,907 (69%)	29 (91%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	63.6%	10,979 (of 25,150) (56%)	57 (of 329) (83%)
% Drive Alone to Work	79.1%	11,986 (52%)	152 (54%)
% Take Public Transportation	0.7%	7,612 (70%)	97 (71%)
% Walk to Work	3.5%	9,060 (64%)	81 (75%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	20.2	18,158 (28%)	257 (22%)
% Households making less than $10,000	13.4%	8,220 (67%)	250 (24%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.2%	7,594 (70%)	96 (71%)
Median Household Income	$32,779	13,956 (45%)	76 (77%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	3.1%	10,790 (57%)	198 (40%)
Per Capita Income	$17,554	10,859 (57%)	53 (84%)
Male Worker Income	$29,220	16,274 (35%)	131 (60%)
Female Worker Income	$21,736	13,646 (46%)	89 (73%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	14.1%	6,093 (76%)	228 (31%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	17.7%	6,320 (75%)	226 (31%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	New Orleans, Louisiana	56 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.90

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Lynchburg, Virginia	0.93
Longview, Texas	0.92
Tyler, Texas	0.91
Lake Charles, Louisiana	0.91
Daytona Beach, Florida	0.91
North Little Rock, Arkansas	0.91
Bryan, Texas	0.91
Lakeland, Florida	0.90
Jacksonville, North Carolina	0.90
Jackson, Tennessee	0.90

Gulfport MS Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Armed Forces Population	2,312	86
People Working in Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation and Food Services	6,302	134
Houses with No Telephone Service	1,398	140
American Ancestor Population	7,467	159
Mobile Homes	2,240	160

Gulfport MS Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 329)
Filipino Population	373	1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population	65	1
Guamanian or Chamorro Population	33	1
Samoan Population	11	1
Other Pacific Islander Population	10	1

Gulfport MS Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Spouse in Household Population	16.1%	22,183
Percent In Household Population	95.2%	22,176
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	63.5%	22,141
Percent White Population	62.2%	22,016
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	58.7%	21,845

Gulfport MS Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 329)
Percent of People Working in Manufacturing	6.8%	318
Percent Single Race Population	98.4%	311
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	57.1%	302
Percent of People Working in Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations	11.5%	300
Percent of People Born in U.S.	96.1%	295

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Statistic	Gulfport MS	Lynchburg, Virginia
Total Population	71,127	65,269
Average Age	33.6	35.1
Average Income	$32,779	$32,234
Median House Value	$80,300	$85,300
% White Population	62.2%	66.6%
% Black Population	33.5%	29.7%
% Asian Population	1.3%	1.3%
% Hispanic Population	2.6%	1.3%

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