Living in Gulfport School District, Mississippi

Overview

A total of 15,421 households are located in Gulfport School District area. Among them, 4,422 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.98 people. The total number of children in the region is 10,651 and 8,356 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (1,041) of residents are non-citizens and 6% (2,290) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Gulfport School District, Mississippi
Household	15,421
Population	36,312
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,422 (29%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,651
Total Students	8,356
Pre-Kindergarten	585
Kindergarten	487
Grade 1-8	3,684
Grade 9-12	1,866
College/Graduate School	1,734
Veterans	27,849
Non-citizen	1,041
Non-English Home Language	2,290
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

29,703 residents are over the age of 16 and 17,211 people are in labor force. Among them, 16,212 people are in civilian labor force and 999 are in armed labor force. 13,914 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 14.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Gulfport School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,603	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	12,252	83.90%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,199	8.21%
Public transportation	55	0.38%
Walked	644	4.41%
Other method	146	1.00%
Worked from home	307	2.10%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,914	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,237	30.45%
Service	3,849	27.66%
Sales and office	2,743	19.71%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,616	11.61%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,469	10.56%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,914	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	33	0.24%
Construction	1,017	7.31%
Manufacturing	833	5.99%
Wholesale trade	220	1.58%
Retail trade	1,461	10.50%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	700	5.03%
Information	235	1.69%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	616	4.43%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,185	8.52%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,859	20.55%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,959	21.27%
Other services, except public administration	886	6.37%
Public administration	910	6.54%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,914	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,959	78.76%
Government workers	2,148	15.44%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	773	5.56%
Unpaid family workers	34	0.24%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $54,350 for the 15,421 households in Gulfport School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $24,705. 29,178 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 81.38%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,421	-
Less than $10,000	2,060	13.36%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,221	7.92%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,378	15.42%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,750	11.35%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,286	14.82%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,680	17.38%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,274	8.26%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,058	6.86%
$150,000 - $199,999	300	1.95%
More than $200,000	414	2.68%
Median Household Income	$36,464	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$54,350	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,080	-
Less than $10,000	1,228	13.52%
$10,000 - $14,999	515	5.67%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,120	12.33%
$25,000 - $34,999	852	9.38%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,372	15.11%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,571	17.30%
$75,000 - $99,999	929	10.23%
$100,000 - $149,999	859	9.46%
$150,000 - $199,999	236	2.60%
More than $200,000	398	4.38%

Median Family Income	$43,584	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$64,895	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$24,705	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$34,444	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$34,444	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	35,853	-
With health insurance coverage	29,178	81.38%
Public coverage	15,366	42.86%
Private health insurance	18,429	51.40%
Without health insurance coverage	6,675	18.62%

Housing

There are 19,283 housing units in Gulfport School District area, Mississippi with 15,421 units (79.97%) occupied. 6,757 houses (43.82%) are occupied by owner and 8,664 houses (56.18%) are rented. The average housing value is $135,900 and the average rental cost is $844. 78 houses (0.40%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,056 houses (10.66%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,283	-
Occupied	15,421	79.97%
Owner Occupied	6,757	43.82%
Renter Occupied	8,664	56.18%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,191	58.04%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	765	3.97%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,851	35.53%
Mobile Homes	476	2.47%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,283	-
Built 2014 or later	78	0.40%
Built 2010 - 2013	729	3.78%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,035	20.93%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,840	9.54%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,432	7.43%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,119	16.17%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,553	18.43%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,441	12.66%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,056	10.66%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,283	-
1 room	287	1.49%
2 rooms	577	2.99%
3 rooms	2,215	11.49%
4 rooms	4,249	22.03%
5 rooms	4,797	24.88%
6 rooms	2,889	14.98%
7 rooms	1,795	9.31%
8 rooms	1,090	5.65%
9 rooms or more	1,384	7.18%
Median Number of Rooms	5.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,283	-
no bedroom	310	1.61%
1 bedroom	1,929	10.00%
2 bedrooms	6,208	32.19%
3 bedrooms	8,640	44.81%
4 bedrooms	1,866	9.68%
5 bedrooms or more	330	1.71%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,757	-
Less than $50,000	481	7.12%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,866	27.62%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,397	20.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,048	15.51%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,162	17.20%
$300,000 - $499,999	559	8.27%
$500,000 - $999,999	135	2.00%
$1,000,000 or more	109	1.61%
Median House Value	$135,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	8,158	-
Less than $500	660	8.09%
$500 - $999	5,033	61.69%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,300	28.19%
$1,500 - $1,999	112	1.37%
$2,000 - $2,499	53	0.65%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$844	-

Demographic

A total of 37,222 people lives in Gulfport School District area, Mississippi with 17,621 male and 19,601 female. The males to female ratio is 47.34 to 52.66. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	37,222	-
Male	17,621	47.34%
Female	19,601	52.66%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,222	-
Under 5 years	2,299	6.18%
5 - 9 years	2,100	5.64%
10 - 14 years	2,633	7.07%
15 - 19 years	2,259	6.07%
20 - 24 years	2,982	8.01%
25 - 34 years	5,601	15.05%
35 - 44 years	3,976	10.68%
45 - 54 years	4,480	12.04%
55 - 59 years	2,757	7.41%
60 - 64 years	2,310	6.21%
65 - 74 years	3,491	9.38%
75 - 84 years	1,804	4.85%
85 years and older	530	1.42%
Median Age	36.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,222	-
One Race	36,290	97.50%
White	20,851	56.02%
Black or African American	14,325	38.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native	146	0.39%
Asian	524	1.41%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	444	1.19%

Two or more races	932	2.50%
White and Black or African American	532	1.43%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	38	0.10%
White and Asian	98	0.26%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	58	0.16%

Living in Gulfport School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic