| | People QuickFacts | Gulfport | Mississippi |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 69,220 | 2,978,512 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 67,793 | 2,967,297 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 2.1% | 0.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 67,793 | 2,967,297 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.0% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 25.0% | 25.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 11.6% | 12.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.0% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 56.9% | 59.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 36.1% | 37.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.7% | 0.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.7% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.2% | 2.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 54.6% | 58.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 74.2% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.1% | 2.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 7.4% | 3.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 82.3% | 79.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 19.5% | 19.5% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 21.4 | 23.9 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 61.2% | 70.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 24.0% | 13.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $126,000 | $96,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 24,329 | 1,081,052 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.63 | 2.64 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,623 | $19,977 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $39,956 | $37,881 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 18.4% | 21.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Gulfport | Mississippi |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,567 | 225,977 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 18.5% | 18.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.0% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.5% | 0.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.1% | 26.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 346,595 | 59,869,456 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 604,168 | 23,003,585 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,641,212 | 33,751,407 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $23,796 | $11,552 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 304,106 | 7,045,097 |