People QuickFacts	Gulfport	Mississippi
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	69,220	2,978,512
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	67,793	2,967,297
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	2.1%	0.4%
 	Population, 2010    	67,793	2,967,297
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	8.0%	7.1%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	25.0%	25.5%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	11.6%	12.8%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	51.0%	51.4% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	56.9%	59.1%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	36.1%	37.0%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.4%	0.5%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	1.7%	0.9%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.1%	0.0%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	2.7%	1.1%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	5.2%	2.7%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	54.6%	58.0% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	74.2%	84.3%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	5.1%	2.2%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	7.4%	3.8%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	82.3%	79.6%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	19.5%	19.5%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	21.4	23.9 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	61.2%	70.8%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	24.0%	13.4%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$126,000	$96,500
 	Households, 2006-2010    	24,329	1,081,052
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.63	2.64
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$20,623	$19,977
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$39,956	$37,881
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	18.4%	21.2%

   	Business QuickFacts	Gulfport	Mississippi
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	5,567	225,977
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	18.5%	18.0%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	0.3%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	3.0%	1.8%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.0%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	1.5%	0.8%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	25.1%	26.9% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	346,595	59,869,456
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	604,168	23,003,585
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	1,641,212	33,751,407
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$23,796	$11,552
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	304,106	7,045,097

   	Geography QuickFacts	Gulfport	Mississippi
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	55.59	46,923.27
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	1,219.5	63.2
 	FIPS Code    	29700	28
 	Counties    	Harrison County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts