Gulfport is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 70,986 people and 16 constituent neighborhoods, Gulfport is the second largest community in Mississippi.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gulfport is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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 (13.88%), sales jobs (13.51%), and food service (8.62%).

There are many members of the armed forces living in Gulfport. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

One of the nice things about Gulfport is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Gulfport Information and Demographics

The education level of Gulfport citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 19.10% of adults in Gulfport have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Gulfport in 2000 was $17,554, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $70,216 for a family of four.

Gulfport is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 English, Irish, German, French, and Italian.

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