Gulfport is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 12,627 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Gulfport is the 196th largest community in Florida.

Unlike some cities, Gulfport isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gulfport are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gulfport is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gulfport who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.90%), sales jobs (14.64%), and management occupations (8.02%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Gulfport are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

In Gulfport, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day even though Gulfport is a relatively small city. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Gulfport Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Gulfport who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 19.77% of adults in Gulfport have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Gulfport in 2000 was $22,801, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,204 for a family of four.

The people who call Gulfport home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gulfport is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gulfport include German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Gulfport is English. Some people also speak Spanish.